ECO B02

Alekhine Defense: The Squirrel

Alekhine Defense: The Squirrel is a chess opening classified under ECO B02. Its defining line here is 1. e4 Nf6 2. e5 Nd5 3. c4 Nf4.

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1. e4 Nf6 2. e5 Nd5 3. c4 Nf4

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The diagram shows the position after 1. e4 Nf6 2. e5 Nd5 3. c4 Nf4. Play through it move by move in the interactive explorer.

Opening name, ECO code, and main line come from the Lichess open chess openings dataset.

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