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Alekhine Defense: Modern Variation, Larsen Variation, Nb6, dxe5, N8d7, O-O, e6BETA
The Alekhine is a quintessential example of the "Hypermodern Style" of chess. Black provokes white's pawns forwards, allowing white extra space. Black argues that white's big center is weakness, not a strength, and seeks to attack the center before white can consolidate it.