Chess Opening Theory/1. e4/1...Nf6/2. e5/2...Nd5/3. Nc3

Sämisch attack B02 Alekhine's defence 3. Nc3 · Sämisch attack White offers Black the trade of knights. After 3...Nxc3 4. dxc3 White has open lines for their pieces to develop, but is unable to support their e5-pawn with their d-pawn. 3...e6, allowing White to trade into Black, and 3...Nb6 have also been tried. History This was the line chosen by Friedrich Sämisch [de] (also rendered Saemisch) against Alekhine in the first appearance of the Alekhine defence in 1921.Saemisch v Alekhine, 1921. Chessgames.com References See also