Chess Opening Theory/1. e4/1...e5/2. Nf3/2...Nf6/3. Nxe5/3...d6/4. Nxf7/4...Kxf7/5. d4/5...c5

Cochrane Gambit, Center Variation
	a b c d e f g h 8 7 6 5 4 3 2 1 8 7 6 5 4 3 2 1 a b c d e f g h
	Position in Forsyth-Edwards Notation (FEN) rnbq1b1r/pp3kpp/3p1n2/2p5/3PP3/8/PPP2PPP/RNBQKB1R w
	Moves: 1. e4 e5 2. Nf3 Nf6 3. Nxe5 d6 4. Nxf7 Kxf7 5. d4 c5
	Parent: Petroff Defence

5...c5

This move destroys White's center using the c-pawn. It also avoids Nxe4? Qh5+ when Black will lose a piece and still have an exposed King.^[1]

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↑ Lakdawala, Cyrus. The Petroff, Move by Move. Gloucester Publishers Limited, 2015

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Chess openings quick reference

1. e4

2. Nf3

With 2...Nc6:

With other 2nd moves:

2. Other

With 2...Nc6:

With 2...d6:

With 2...e6:

With other 2nd moves:

Anti-Sicilians

1... other

Other

1. d4

2. other

2. c4

With 2...e6:

With 2...g6:

With other 2nd moves for Black:

2. Nf3

2. other

1... other

Flank

Unorthodox

Cochrane Gambit, Center Variation
a b c d e f g h 8 7 6 5 4 3 2 1 8 7 6 5 4 3 2 1 a b c d e f g h
Position in Forsyth-Edwards Notation (FEN) rnbq1b1r/pp3kpp/3p1n2/2p5/3PP3/8/PPP2PPP/RNBQKB1R w
Moves: 1. e4 e5 2. Nf3 Nf6 3. Nxe5 d6 4. Nxf7 Kxf7 5. d4 c5
Parent: Petroff Defence