I much prefer the nimzowitsch sicilian to the alekhines... I think it's just better honestly, they're about the same objectively but with the nimzowitsch there's only really 1 challenging line and it's sharp / gives opportunities, white rarely plays it right or knows it.. whereas many players do know alekhines, at least the first few moves, since it's a move 1 position.
But maybe my discounting of alekhines is evidence to your point, who knows -
The game of chess is unique because there is no one correct opening to play. If that was the case, chess would be extremely boring and repetitive. Some openings, however, are better than others, and there are some openings that seem to fly under the radar while giving players a high win rate. Today, I wanted to share my favorite opening as the black pieces against 1.e4 by white: the Alekhine's Defense.
This defense(1..Nf6 in response to 1.e4) seems dumb at first sight but actually it makes sense when you think about it. Yes, the pawn can attack your knight, yes, they get a big pawn center. But who says that's a good thing for White? If anything, White will have the burden of defending his center for the rest of the game. Here is what to do against White's common responses.
2.Nf3
Just take the free pawn, play d5 if they don't attack your knight, and move the pony back to f6 when you do. Easy
2. Nc3 or 2.d3
Play 2..e5 and transpose into a King's Pawn game. Play like you would against the Italian or Spanish. Me personally, I prefer playing Nc6, d3, Be2, 0-0, and Be3 and getting an open f-file against the king.
I will show you what to do against 2.e5 next!