Alburt Defense 2024/07/09

The Alburt Defense is a chess opening that is a variation of the Chigorin Defense, which is a response to the Queen’s Pawn Opening. It is also connected to the Alekhine’s Defense, as the Modern Alburt Variation is a sub-variation of the Alekhine’s Defense. In the Alburt Defense, Black moves their queen’s pawn to d5, and then moves their knight to f6. This setup aims to control the center and prepare for development of the other pieces. [Event “Casual rapid game“] [Site “Chess Life“] [Date ““] [White “Anonymous“] [Black “Anonymous“] [Result “1-0“] [Variant “Standard“] [TimeControl “600 5“] [ECO “D00“] [Opening “Queen’s Pawn Game: Chigorin Variation, Alburt Defense“] [Termination “Time forfeit“] 1. d4 d5 2. Nc3 Bf5 3. Nf3 Nf6 4. Bf4 e6 5. h3 c5 6. Nb5 Na6 7. e3 Qa5 8. c3 c4 9. Nd6 Bxd6 10. Bxd6 Qd8 11. Be5 b5 12. b4 Nb8 13. Be2