Modern 4...dxe5
Alekhine Defence · B04 · you play Black. 1.e4 Nf6 2.e5 Nd5 3.d4 d6 4.Nf3 dxe5 5.Nxe5 c6
About the Modern 4...dxe5
The Modern Variation, 4.Nf3, is White's most common Alekhine. Black plays ...dxe5 and ...c6, develops the bishop to f5 and challenges the e5 knight with ...Nd7. The structure is solid and resembles a Caro-Kann.
1.e4 Nf6 2.e5 Nd5 3.d4 d6 4.Nf3 dxe5: that is the start of the Modern 4...dxe5, a B04 line of the Alekhine Defence for Black. There are 3 lines of this opening to train. Go through the Modern 4...dxe5 one move at a time, and when you know it, try to play the whole line without help. After the opening, the page shows the typical middlegame plans, the endgames that often follow and grandmaster games with the Modern 4...dxe5. Use it to build your set of defences against 1.e4 and 1.d4, and test what you remember with speed training or the random-position drill.