Kornev: Play the Alekhine Defence buchpakete when the opening phase is

when the opening phase is over

Timman follows in the footsteps of his teachers Max Euwe and Michael Botvinnik

and all because of a single

327 Solutions

His intensive collaboration with the target group of players between Elo 1400 and 2200 has proven to be very beneficial

Kornev: Play the Alekhine Defence buchpakete when the opening phase isIn the Alekhine Defence, contrary to the classical methods of playing in the opening, Black does not fight for the centre with his pawns, but begins to exert immediate pressure against White's centre. Black's knight on f6 attacks the pawn on e4, and if it advances, then Black's d pawn joins into the attack against it. The Alekhine Defence is particularly applicable in encounters against players who are inferior in class, as well as in games with a