Alekhine Defense: A Complete Guide - Chetverik & KalinichenkoAlekhine Defense: A Complete Guide by Maxim Chetverik & Nikolay Kalinichenko The Alekhine Defense is a bold choice for Black, challenging the classical chess rules from the very beginning of the game yet proving itself to be a flexible system. Black can choose to head for mind boggling complications or carefully manoeuvre across the 6th to 8th ranks, waiting for the right time to strike out at the center. Although once a favorite of Bobby Fischer and