1e4Nf6From move one, in true hypermodern style, Black challenges White to push his center pawns, bearing in mind that pawns cannot move backwards. White is happy to oblige! The whole point behind this opening is to allow White to build up a massive pawn center only to chip away at it as the game progresses.2e5Nd5Now here, White can do several moves to either boot the knight away or solidify his center pawn mass. Either way works for both sides.3c4...3.d4d64.c4Nb65.exd6cxd66.Nc3g6is the Exchange Alekhine's which we will examine in the 3rd chapter.3...Nb64d4d65f4...The first variation and game we will examine is the Four Pawns Attack, an aggressive opening choice for White as well as my own personal preference against Alekhine's Defense.5.Nf3Bg4is the Modern Alekhine's which we will examine in Chapters 4 and 5.