ALEKHINE DEFENCE

Alekhine Defence is a King’s Side Defence .In this knights are used by the Black to lure White's pawns forward which makes them object of attack. White's P-K4 (move 1wb, left) is countered by Black’s Kt-KB. This move tempts White into a Four Pawns Attack (move 5w) facing combined knights on the queen's side (move 6b, right). Though the defence is slightly in favour of white as it has an imposing centre but Black has the advantage of exerting great pressure on White. This ensures that there is no early opportunity to castle.

The pictures above better illustrate the principle of Aleknine’s defence.