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Chess Opening Theory/1. e4/1...e5/2. Nf3/2...Nf6/3. Nxe5/3...d6/4. Nf3/4...Nxe4

Petrov's Defence
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Position in Forsyth-Edwards Notation (FEN)
Moves: 1. e4 e5 2. Nf3 Nf6 3. Nxe5 d6 4. Nf3 Nxe4

Petrov's Defence

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After Black captures the pawn on e4, the most popular continuation is 5. d4, but White has several ways to deviate from the main line:

5. Qe2 (Cozio Attack): Black's only move to unpin and defend the knight is 5...Qe7. After 6. d3 Nf6, the position often leads to an exchange of queens and an early endgame.

5. Nc3 (Nimzowitsch Attack): A popular alternative to the mainline. After 5...Nxc3 6. dxc3, White has doubled pawns in exchange for rapid development.

5. d3 (French Attack): After 5...Nf6 6. d4, Black can tranpose to the French Defense Exchange Variation by playing 6...d5.

5. c4 (Kaufman Attack): The idea behind this move is to prevent Black from advancing his pawn to d5.

5. Bd3 (Millennium Attack): A rarely played sideline. This awkward-looking move blocks White's own d-pawn, but is considered playable.

Theory Table

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For explanation of theory tables, see theory table and for notation, see algebraic notation..

1. e4 e5 2. Nf3 Nf6 3. Nxe5 d6 4. Nf3 Nxe4

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d4
d5
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Nc3
Nxc3
dxc3
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Qe2
Qe7
d3
Nf6
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c4
Be7
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References

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  • Artur Yusupov (1999). The Petroff Defence. Edition Olms. ISBN 3-283-00400-5.


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1. e4
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