Openings/Petrov's Defense
Petrov's Defense: Classical Attack, Closed Variation C42
1. e4 e5 2. Nf3 Nf6 3. Nxe5 d6 4. Nf3 Nxe4 5. d4 Nf6
15 tournament games from this position · White wins 53%, draws 20%, Black wins 27%
Moves
| Move | Games | White · Draw · Black | Elo | Last |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Bd3 | 13 | 62% 15% 23% | 2398 | 2026 |
| Be2 | 1 | 100% | 1910 | 2013 |
| c4 | 1 | 100% | 2308 | 2016 |
Top games
| Nabaty, T2630–Seitaj, I2374 | 1-0 | 42nd Olympiad 2016 | 2016 |
| Szabo, Krisz12541–Kovacs, Ga22461 | 1-0 | TCh-HUN 2012-13 | 2013 |
| Heimann, An2567–Kalesis, N2435 | 1-0 | 49th TCh-GRE 2022 | 2022 |
| Durarbayli, V2615–Grabarczyk, M2371 | 1-0 | European Rapid 2021 | 2021 |
| Solodovnichenko, Y2546–Grabarczyk, M2378 | ½-½ | Malopolska Championships | 2021 |
| Pijpers, A2469–Wegerle, J2442 | 0-1 | 2nd Bundesliga West 2016-17 | 2016 |
| Bakalchuk, Johnatan2456–Shvidler, E2357 | 1-0 | TCh-ISR 2019 | 2019 |
| Vaz, Ethan2400–Ilincic, Z2302 | 1-0 | FSGM December 2023 | 2023 |
| De Silva, L M S T2382–Gochelashvili, D2275 | 1-0 | 2nd Chola Chess IM 2026 | 2026 |
| Osmak, Iulija2346–Malakhova, Elizaveta2270 | 0-1 | 76th ch-UKR Women 2016 | 2016 |
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