Annotated by hityerclock (1200): The Alekhine Defense is my usual reply to e4 vs. good players. It avoids a lot of theory, and it's easy for black to find useful plans in the middle-game Entering the so-called "Modern variation."
Black's other continuation is 4...g6 followed by ...Bg7. In both cases, black's plan is to blockade the white pawn center, and snipe away at it from the flanks.
An often-seen line is the …
Annotated by charleshiggie (2222): This game is unusual in that the white knights at move 15 occupy h7 and h8. It also features an unusual way of exchanging king side rooks, both of which are captured on their starting squares! Enjoy!
I had played Cherrypie seven times, I have lost to him, and conceded 3 draws. He is a player I greatly respect. I normally start with d4, but I played e4 mainly for variety. I think I drew with him …
