C42-C43
Petroff Defense
1. e4 e5 2. Nf3 Nf6 3. Bc4 About This Opening
The Petroff Defense (1.e4 e5 2.Nf3 Nf6) is a symmetrical, solid response to 1.e4. Known for leading to drawish positions at the highest level, it's popular among players who want reliable equality as Black.
Famous Games
- Kramnik vs Kasparov, multiple games
- Caruana vs Carlsen, 2018 World Championship
Variations
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Urosov Gambit, Petroff
e4 e5 Nf3 Nf6 Bc4 Russian Three Knights Var, Petroff
e4 e5 Nf3 Nf6 Nc3 Modern Attack, Petroff
e4 e5 Nf3 Nf6 d4 Stafford Gambit, Petroff
e4 e5 Nf3 Nf6 Nxe5 Nc6 Damiano Variation, Petroff
e4 e5 Nf3 Nf6 Nxe5 Nxe4 Symmetrical Variation, Petroff
e4 e5 Nf3 Nf6 d4 d5 Boden-Kieseritzky Gambit, Petroff
e4 e5 Nf3 Nf6 Bc4 Nxe4 Nc3 Paulsen Attack, Petroff
e4 e5 Nf3 Nf6 Nxe5 d6 Nc4 Karklins-Martinovsky Variation, Petroff
e4 e5 Nf3 Nf6 Nxe5 d6 Nd3 Cochrane Gambit, Petroff
e4 e5 Nf3 Nf6 Nxe5 d6 Nxf7 Moody Gambit, Petroff
e4 e5 Nf3 Nf6 Qe2 Nc6 d4 Suchting Gambit, Petroff
e4 e5 Nf3 Nf6 d4 exd4 Bc4 Lichtenhein Defense, Petroff
e4 e5 Nf3 Nf6 Bc4 Nxe4 Nc3 d5 Kholmov Gambit, Petroff
e4 e5 Nf3 Nf6 Nxe5 Nxe4 Qe2 Qe7 Petrov Defense: Quick Escape
e4 e5 Nf3 Nf6 Nxe5 Nxe4 d3 Nf6 Murret Variation, Petroff
e4 e5 Nf3 Nf6 d4 Nxe4 Bd3 Nc6 Millenium Attack, Petroff
e4 e5 Nf3 Nf6 Nxe5 d6 Nf3 Nxe4 Bd3 Kaufmann Variation, Petroff
e4 e5 Nf3 Nf6 Nxe5 d6 Nf3 Nxe4 c4 French Attack, Petroff
e4 e5 Nf3 Nf6 Nxe5 d6 Nf3 Nxe4 d3 Classical Attack, Petroff
e4 e5 Nf3 Nf6 Nxe5 d6 Nf3 Nxe4 d4 Nimzovich Attack, Petroff
e4 e5 Nf3 Nf6 Nxe5 d6 Nf3 Nxe4 Nc3 Lasker Variation, Petroff
e4 e5 Nf3 Nf6 Nxe5 d6 Nf3 Nxe4 Qe2 Cozio (Lasker) Attack, Petroff
e4 e5 Nf3 Nf6 Nxe5 d6 Nf3 Nxe4 Qe2 Tal Gambit, Petroff
e4 e5 Nf3 Nf6 d4 exd4 e5 Ne4 Bb5 Center Attack, Petroff
e4 e5 Nf3 Nf6 d4 exd4 e5 Ne4 Qxd4 Petrov Defense: Knight Dancer
e4 e5 Nf3 Nf6 Nxe5 Nxe4 Qf3 Ng5 Qf4 d6 Petrov Defense: Solid Shield
e4 e5 Nf3 Nf6 Nxe5 Nxe4 Qf3 Ng5 Qe3 Be7 Marshall Variation, Petroff
e4 e5 Nf3 Nf6 Nxe5 d6 Nf3 Nxe4 d4 d5 Bd3 Bd6 Mason-Showalter Variation, Petroff
e4 e5 Nf3 Nf6 Nxe5 d6 Nf3 Nxe4 d4 d5 Bd3 Nc6 Mason Variation, Petroff
e4 e5 Nf3 Nf6 Nxe5 d6 Nf3 Nxe4 d4 d5 Bd3 Be7 O-O O-O Petrov Defense: Queen Invasion
e4 e5 Nf3 Nf6 Nxe5 Nxe4 Bc4 d5 Bb3 Qg5 Nf3 Qxg2 Rf1 Bg4 Trifunovic Variation, Petroff
e4 e5 Nf3 Nf6 d4 Nxe4 Bd3 d5 Nxe5 Bd6 O-O O-O c4 Bxe5 Jaenisch Variation, Petroff
e4 e5 Nf3 Nf6 Nxe5 d6 Nf3 Nxe4 d4 d5 Bd3 Be7 O-O Nc6 c4 Chigorin Variation, Petroff
e4 e5 Nf3 Nf6 Nxe5 d6 Nf3 Nxe4 d4 d5 Bd3 Be7 O-O Nc6 Re1 Tarrasch Variation, Petroff
e4 e5 Nf3 Nf6 Nxe5 d6 Nf3 Nxe4 d4 d5 Bd3 Bd6 O-O O-O c4 Bg4 Staunton Variation, Petroff
e4 e5 Nf3 Nf6 Nxe5 d6 Nf3 Nxe4 d4 d5 Bd3 Bd6 O-O O-O c4 c6 Petrov Defense: Bishop Blunder
e4 e5 Nf3 Nf6 Nxe5 Nxe4 Qe2 Qe7 Qxe4 d6 Bb5+ c6 Bxc6+ Nxc6 O-O dxe5 Petrov Defense: Double Strike
e4 e5 Nf3 Nf6 Nxe5 Nxe4 Bc4 d5 Bb3 Qg5 O-O Qxe5 d3 Nxf2 Rxf2 Bc5 Browne Attack, Petroff
e4 e5 Nf3 Nf6 Nxe5 d6 Nf3 Nxe4 d4 d5 Bd3 Be7 O-O Nc6 c4 Nb4 cxd5 Petrov Defense: Tempo Thief
e4 e5 Nf3 Nf6 Nxe5 Nxe4 Qe2 Qe7 Qxe4 d6 Qa4+ Bd7 Qe4 Nc6 d4 dxe5 dxe5 O-O-O Berger Variation, Petroff
e4 e5 Nf3 Nf6 Nxe5 d6 Nf3 Nxe4 d4 d5 Bd3 Be7 O-O Nc6 Re1 Bg4 c3 f5 Nbd2 Petrov Defense: Royal Ambush
e4 e5 Nf3 Nf6 Nxe5 Nxe4 Qe2 Qe7 Qxe4 d6 d4 dxe5 dxe5 Nc6 f4 Bg4 Bb5 O-O-O O-O Qc5+ Be3 Qxb5 Petrov Defense: Castle Denied
e4 e5 Nf3 Nf6 Nxe5 Nxe4 Qe2 Qe7 Qxe4 d6 d4 dxe5 Qxe5 Qxe5+ dxe5 Nc6 f4 Bf5 c3 O-O-O Bb5 Bc5 Petrov Defense: Bishop Kick
e4 e5 Nf3 Nf6 Nxe5 Nxe4 Qe2 Qe7 Qxe4 d6 d4 dxe5 dxe5 Nc6 Bb5 Bd7 O-O O-O-O Nc3 a6 Ba4 Nxe5 Petrov Defense: Active Trade
e4 e5 Nf3 Nf6 Nxe5 Nxe4 Qe2 Qe7 Qxe4 d6 d4 dxe5 dxe5 Nc6 Bb5 Bd7 O-O O-O-O Nc3 a6 Bxc6 Bxc6 Petrov Defense: Pawn Prison
e4 e5 Nf3 Nf6 Nxe5 Nxe4 Qe2 Qe7 Qxe4 d6 d4 dxe5 dxe5 Nc6 Bb5 Bd7 O-O O-O-O Bf4 g5 Bg3 f5 Qa4 f4 Petrov Defense: Bishop Snare
e4 e5 Nf3 Nf6 Nxe5 Nxe4 Qe2 Qe7 Qxe4 d6 d4 dxe5 dxe5 Nc6 Bf4 g5 Bg3 f5 Qe2 f4 Qh5+ Qf7 Qxg5 fxg3 Petrov Defense: Bishop Tomb
e4 e5 Nf3 Nf6 Nxe5 Nxe4 Qe2 Qe7 Qxe4 d6 d4 dxe5 dxe5 Nc6 Bf4 g5 Bg3 f5 Qd5 f4 Bb5 Bd7 O-O O-O-O Petrov Defense: Knight Bomb
e4 e5 Nf3 Nf6 Nxe5 Nxe4 Qe2 Qe7 Qxe4 d6 d4 dxe5 dxe5 Nc6 Nc3 Qxe5 Qxe5+ Nxe5 Bf4 Bd6 Nb5 Nf3+ gxf3 Bxf4 Petrov Defense: Pawn Doubler
e4 e5 Nf3 Nf6 Nxe5 Nxe4 Qe2 Qe7 Qxe4 d6 d4 dxe5 Qxe5 Qxe5+ dxe5 Nc6 Bb5 Bd7 Bxc6 Bxc6 O-O O-O-O Nc3 Bb4 Petrov Defense: Rook Skewer
e4 e5 Nf3 Nf6 Nxe5 Nxe4 Qe2 Qe7 Qxe4 d6 d4 dxe5 Qxe5 Qxe5+ dxe5 Nc6 Bf4 Bf5 c3 O-O-O Bb5 Nxe5 Bxe5 Rd5 Bxg7 Bxg7 Petrov Defense: Fork Finale
e4 e5 Nf3 Nf6 Nxe5 Nxe4 Qe2 Qe7 Qxe4 d6 d4 dxe5 dxe5 Nc6 f4 Bg4 Bb5 O-O-O Nc3 Nd4 Bd3 Qh4+ g3 Qh3 Be3 Bf3 Petrov Defense: Quiet Squeeze
e4 e5 Nf3 Nf6 Nxe5 Nxe4 Qe2 Qe7 Qxe4 d6 d4 dxe5 Qxe5 Qxe5+ dxe5 Nc6 f4 Bf5 Bd3 Bxd3 cxd3 Nb4 Kd2 O-O-O Nc3 f6 Petrov Defense: Dark Pin
e4 e5 Nf3 Nf6 Nxe5 Nxe4 Qe2 Qe7 Qxe4 d6 d4 dxe5 Qxe5 Qxe5+ dxe5 Nc6 f4 Bf5 c3 O-O-O Be3 g5 g3 gxf4 gxf4 Bh6 Nd2 Nxe5 Petrov Defense: Pin Strike
e4 e5 Nf3 Nf6 Nxe5 Nxe4 Qe2 Qe7 Qxe4 d6 d4 dxe5 Qxe5 Qxe5+ dxe5 Nc6 Bf4 Bf5 c3 O-O-O Nd2 Nxe5 Bxe5 Re8 f4 f6 Nf3 fxe5 Petrov Defense: Royal Hunt
e4 e5 Nf3 Nf6 Nxe5 Nxe4 Qe2 Qe7 Qxe4 d6 d4 dxe5 Qxe5 Qxe5+ dxe5 Nc6 Bf4 Bf5 Bd3 Bxd3 cxd3 Nb4 Kd2 O-O-O Nc3 Nxd3 Ke3 Bc5+ Kf3 Bxf2 Petrov Defense: Sacrificial Mate
e4 e5 Nf3 Nf6 Nxe5 Nxe4 Qe2 Qe7 Qxe4 d6 d4 dxe5 dxe5 Nc6 Bf4 g5 Bg3 f5 Qa4 f4 Bb5 Qxe5+ Kd1 Bd7 Re1 O-O-O Rxe5 Bg4+ Ke1 Rd1# Petrov Defense: Check Storm
e4 e5 Nf3 Nf6 Nxe5 Nxe4 Qe2 Qe7 Qxe4 d6 d4 dxe5 dxe5 Nc6 f4 Bg4 Bb5 O-O-O Bxc6 Rd1+ Kf2 Rxh1 Bxb7+ Kb8 Be3 Qh4+ g3 Rxh2+ Kf1 Bh3+ Ke1 Qxg3+