Openings/Petrov's Defense
Petrov's Defense: Classical Attack, Mason Variation C42
1. e4 e5 2. Nf3 Nf6 3. Nxe5 d6 4. Nf3 Nxe4 5. d4 d5 6. Bd3 Be7 7. O-O O-O
228 tournament games from this position · White wins 54%, draws 32%, Black wins 14%
Moves
| Move | Games | White · Draw · Black | Elo | Last |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| c4 | 129 | 49% 35% 16% | 2200 | 2026 |
| Re1 | 83 | 66% 24% | 2184 | 2026 |
| Nbd2 | 9 | 33% 56% | 2440 | 2022 |
| Nc3 | 3 | 33% 67% | 2403 | 2019 |
| h3 | 2 | 50% 50% | 2133 | 2019 |
| c3 | 1 | 100% | 2406 | 2021 |
| Bf4 | 1 | 100% | 1851 | 2025 |
Top games
| Anand, V2767–Yu Yangyi2738 | ½-½ | 7th Norway Chess 2019 | 2019 |
| Carlsen, M2827–Granda Zuniga, J2653 | 1-0 | chess.com IoM Masters | 2017 |
| Wei Yi2734–Li Chao22725 | 1-0 | Yinzhou Cup 2018 | 2018 |
| Bacrot, E2725–Li Chao22732 | ½-½ | World Rapid 2017 | 2017 |
| Abdusattorov, Nodirbek2751–Nguyen, Thai Dai Van2656 | 1-0 | 88th Tata Steel Masters | 2026 |
| Sevian, Samuel2610–Li Chao22745 | ½-½ | FIDE World Cup 2017 | 2017 |
| Yu Yangyi2753–Bai, Jinshi2600 | 1-0 | TCh-CHN 2019 | 2019 |
| Van Foreest, Jorden2624–Li Chao22708 | ½-½ | 43rd Olympiad 2018 | 2018 |
| Volokitin, And2623–Kuzubov, Y2690 | 1-0 | TCh-HUN 2017-18 | 2017 |
| Onischuk, V2620–Kuzubov, Y2652 | 1-0 | 90th ch-UKR 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