Openings/Petrov's Defense
Petrov's Defense: Classical Attack, Chigorin Variation, Main Line C42
1. e4 e5 2. Nf3 Nf6 3. Nxe5 d6 4. Nf3 Nxe4 5. d4 d5 6. Bd3 Nc6 7. O-O Be7 8. c4 Nb4 9. Be2
316 tournament games from this position · White wins 38%, draws 47%, Black wins 15%
Moves
| Move | Games | White · Draw · Black | Elo | Last |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| O-O | 246 | 40% 45% 15% | 2350 | 2026 |
| Bf5 | 31 | 35% 52% | 2302 | 2026 |
| dxc4 | 26 | 19% 69% | 2318 | 2026 |
| Be6 | 12 | 42% 33% 25% | 2317 | 2026 |
| c6 | 1 | 100% | 2199 | 2013 |
Top games
| Radjabov, T2731–Giri, A2797 | ½-½ | Tbilisi FIDE GP 2015 | 2015 |
| Nakamura, Hi2760–Nepomniachtchi, I2766 | ½-½ | FIDE Candidates 2022 | 2022 |
| Vachier Lagrave, M2760–Dominguez Perez, L2754 | 1-0 | SuperUnited Blitz 2022 | 2022 |
| Ponomariov, R2756–Dominguez Perez, L2757 | ½-½ | FIDE GP Paris | 2013 |
| Dominguez Perez, L2753–Leko, P2732 | ½-½ | 29th ECC Open 2013 | 2013 |
| Karjakin, Sergey2776–Wang Yue2705 | ½-½ | FIDE GP Beijing | 2013 |
| Ivanchuk, V2731–Giri, A2737 | ½-½ | FIDE GP Paris | 2013 |
| Ivanchuk, V2731–Wang Hao2735 | ½-½ | SportAccord Rapid Men 2013 | 2013 |
| Andreikin, D2728–Esipenko, Andrey2720 | ½-½ | 74th ch-RUS 2021 | 2021 |
| Anand, V2780–Fridman, D2667 | 1-0 | 1st GRENKE Chess Classic | 2013 |
Petrov's Defense variations
Petrov's DefenseC42Modern AttackC43Italian VariationC42Three Knights GameC42Petrov's DefenseC42Modern Attack, Symmetrical VariationC43Petrov's DefenseC42Modern AttackC43Stafford GambitC42Damiano VariationC42Moody GambitC42Petrov's DefenseC42Karklins-Martinovsky VariationC42Paulsen AttackC42Modern Attack, Center VariationC43Cochrane GambitC42Modern Attack, Murrey VariationC43Petrov's DefenseC42Damiano Variation, Kholmov GambitC42Stafford Gambit AcceptedC42Modern Attack, Steinitz VariationC43Modern Attack, Tal GambitC43Classical AttackC42French AttackC42