starting out: tarting OUL alekhine’s defence alekhine’s defence BTolenaeyg De eed Se em ean eR oe the centre, Whi Se ee ey) een eee ae eee Ce ee es eee ene ees ee ae ete nT studying the essential principles of Alekhine’s Defence and its numerous Ce eee een See ene ee See ee ee Ge Coe ea Coe John Cox is a FIDE Master and experenced intemational player. ee eee rear ete ened EVERYMAN CHESS ~ Renter ey EVERYMAN CHESSFirs published in 2004 by Gloueester Publishers ple (fnmerly Everyman Publishers ple, Nowtbhurgh Hous, 10 Northbugh Steet, London, ECIV OAT Copyright © 2008 John Cox “The tight of Join Cox to be identified as the autoe ofthis work has been asserted in accotdance with the Copyrights, Designs and Patents Act 1988, All ghts reserved. No att ofthis publication may be reprsiaced, stored in etieva stem or teanemited it any form oe by any means, eleetzonic, electrostatic, magnetic "Spe, photocopying, eseding or otherwise, without prior permission ofthe publisher. Beitsh Library Cataloguing in-Publication Data 1 estalogue record for this book salle from de Bris Libr: ISBN: 978 1 85746370 Distributed in Noeth America by The Globe Pequot Press, P.O Box 480, 245 Goose Lats, Gulloed, CT 06437-0180, All cher sles cnguiies shouldbe directed to Gloucester Publishers ple, Norbury House, 10 Nomtburph Street, Pondon, ECIV OAT tel O20 7253 TBAT fin: 020 7490 3708 email info@everymanehess.com Wehsite: warmeverrmanchesscom Everyman ise eget trade mark of Random House Ine. and is use in his swork unde leense fom Rendom House Ine EVERYMAN CHESS SERIES Chief Advisor: Garey Kasparov CComminsioning Exitar Byron Jacabs “Typeset and edited by First Rank Poblishing, Brighton (Cover Design by Horatio Monteverde Peited end bound in the UR, starting out: alekhine’s defence JOHN COXContents Bibliography and Acknowledgements {introduction Main Line with 4...dxe5 Main Line with 4...B9¢ Main Line with 4..96/4..NoB Exchange Variation with 5,.cxd6 Exchange Variation with 5.xd6 ‘The Four Pawns Attack The Chase Variation Other Tries for White Index of Variations Index of Complete Games 10 48 7 95 114 125 151 163 188 191 Bibliography Books Alekhine's Defence, Bales and Wiliams (Batsford 1973) [Acassic and very wseful for a positional understanding of the older systems, ‘The Complete Alekhine and New Idees in the Alekhine Defence both Graham Burgess (Gatsford 1992 and 1996) Extremely comprehensive; the fist in particular is indispensable, Aleihine'e Defence, Davies (Everyman Chess 2001) Inspiring rather than comprehensive but Very good on the fashionable lines, ‘The Alekhine for vee Tournament Player, Alburt and Schiller (Batsford 1985) Alburt gave little away but is interesting on his own games Alekhine's Defence, Hort (A © Black 1982) Comprehensive but languageless and alittle dll, However Hort is, ofcourse, a vory strong player and his perspective interesting Zashchita Alekhina, Bagirow (Fitzcalture Sport 1987) “Tertfc if you have Russian; Bagirov was the foremost Alekhine player of his ay, he held nothing back and his thoughts are invaluable. Magazines and Databases Megas 2009; wu chesspublishina.com; Chess Informant 1-87; TWIC Acknowledgements Richard Palliser and Natasha Regan were extremely helpful during the writing of| this book, while Jonathan Rogers. Peter Taylor, William Watson and David Coleman also made suggestions. My thanks to them,