Alekhine Defense: Spielmann Gambit
1. e4 Nf6 2. Nc3 d5 3. e5 Nfd7 4. e6
The Alekhine Defense: Spielmann Gambit is a chess opening classified as ECO B02, reached after 1. e4 Nf6 2. Nc3 d5 3. e5 Nfd7 4. e6. It is a line of the Alekhine Defense. Black is to move.
In 12.6 million rated Lichess games (blitz and slower), this position was reached 125 times by this move order. White won 46%, 4% were drawn and Black won 50%. The most popular continuation is 4… fxe6 (96% of games).
Engine evaluation: +0.16 (Stockfish, depth 38; best line 4… fxe6 5. d4 c5 6. dxc5 Nc6 7. Nf3)
- ECO
- B02
- Moves
- 7 plies
- FEN
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1. e4 Nf6 2. Nc3 d5 3. e5 Nfd7 4. e6
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Results by rating
| Average rating | Games | White / draw / Black |
|---|---|---|
| 0-1499 | 8 | |
| 1500-1999 | 39 | |
| 2000+ | 78 | |
| All | 125 |
Most played moves
| Move | Games | White / draw / Black |
|---|---|---|
| 4… fxe6 | 120 (96%) | |
| 4… Nb6 | 2 (2%) | |
| 4… Nf6 | 1 (1%) | |
| 4… Ne5 | 1 (1%) | |
| 4… Nc5 | 1 (1%) |
Master games
99 over-the-board games are classified under this line (White 38%, draw 10%, Black 52%). The strongest:
- IM Tamas Petenyi (2443) – GM Vasyl Ivanchuk (2733) 0-1 · 32nd ECC Open 2016 · 2016-11-09
- GM Kamil Dragun (2548) – GM Viktor Gazik (2555) 0-1 · Texas Collegiate Rapid TB · 2023-01-29
- IM Pawel Teclaf (2542) – GM Mikhail Demidov (2556) 1-0 · World Blitz 2021 · 2021-12-30
- FM Moritz Weishaeutel (2402) – GM Olexandr Bortnyk (2604) 0-1 · Titled Tue 30th Jun 2026 · 2026-06-30
- IM Nicolas Abarca Gonzalez (2402) – GM Olexandr Bortnyk (2604) 1/2-1/2 · Titled Tuesday 25th Jan · 2022-01-25
Search all games of the Alekhine Defense: Spielmann Gambit and its sub-variations
Highest-rated Lichess games
- Muerto2014 (2498) – IM Odirovski (2519) 0-1 · 2026-09-06 · 180 + 0s
- Vihajaisestatulesta (2404) – IM Odirovski (2590) 0-1 · 2026-09-02 · 180 + 0s
- Muerto2014 (2477) – IM Odirovski (2506) 1-0 · 2026-09-05 · 180 + 0s
Comes from
Alekhine Defense: Scandinavian Variation 1. e4 Nf6 2. Nc3 d5
More Alekhine Defense lines (all)
- Alekhine Defense (1. e4 Nf6) B02
- Alekhine Defense: Brooklyn Variation B02
- Alekhine Defense: Brooklyn Variation, Everglades Variation B02
- Alekhine Defense: Buckley Attack B02
- Alekhine Defense: Hunt Variation, Lasker Simul Gambit B02
- Alekhine Defense: Hunt Variation, Matsukevich Gambit B02
- Alekhine Defense: Hunt Variation, Mikenas Gambit B02
- Alekhine Defense: Kmoch Variation B02
- Alekhine Defense: Krejcik Variation B02
- Alekhine Defense: Krejcik Variation, Krejcik Gambit B02
- Alekhine Defense: Maróczy Variation B02
- Alekhine Defense: Mokele Mbembe B02
Opening names and moves from the Lichess openings dataset; statistics from the Lichess open database, 2026-09 (CC0), sample of 12.6 million games, bots excluded; evaluations from Lichess cloud analysis (all CC0). Master games from The Week in Chess #920–#1664 by Mark Crowther, used with permission.