ECO C42 Play as Black

Petrov's Defense

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Moves

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Move by move

  1. Controls the center.
  2. Black mirrors White's move.
  3. Attacks e5.
  4. The Petrov! Counter-attacks e4 instead of defending.

Variations of the Petrov's Defense

Petrov's Defense: Classical AttackPetrov's Defense: Cochrane GambitPetrov's Defense: Cozio AttackPetrov's Defense: Damiano VariationPetrov's Defense: French AttackPetrov's Defense: Italian VariationPetrov's Defense: Karklins-Martinovsky VariationPetrov's Defense: Kaufmann AttackPetrov's Defense: Millennium AttackPetrov's Defense: Modern AttackPetrov's Defense: Moody GambitPetrov's Defense: Nimzowitsch AttackPetrov's Defense: Paulsen AttackPetrov's Defense: Stafford GambitPetrov's Defense: Three Knights Game