Openings/Petrov's Defense
Petrov's Defense: Classical Attack, Jaenisch Variation 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
470 tournament games from this position · White wins 39%, draws 43%, Black wins 17%
Moves
| Move | Games | White · Draw · Black | Elo | Last |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Nb4 | 385 | 37% 46% 17% | 2318 | 2026 |
| Nf6 | 66 | 52% 27% 21% | 2238 | 2026 |
| Bg4 | 8 | 25% 50% 25% | 2165 | 2026 |
| O-O | 8 | 63% 25% | 2280 | 2026 |
| Bf5 | 3 | 67% 33% | 2111 | 2026 |
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 |
| Wei Yi2696–Li Chao22758 | ½-½ | CHN Team Men 2016 | 2016 |
| Andreikin, D2728–Esipenko, Andrey2720 | ½-½ | 74th ch-RUS 2021 | 2021 |
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