ECO C42 · Petrov's Defense

Petrov's Defense: Classical Attack, Chigorin Variation

The position after 1.e4 e5 2.Nf3 Nf6 3.Nxe5 d6 4.Nf3 Nxe4 5.d4 d5 6.Bd3 Be7 7.O-O Nc6 8.Re1.

Petrov's Defense: Classical Attack, Chigorin Variation 15 half-moves in · no named continuation

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1. e4 e5 2. Nf3 Nf6 3. Nxe5 d6 4. Nf3 Nxe4 5. d4 d5 6. Bd3 Be7 7. O-O Nc6 8. Re1

Variations of Petrov's Defense: Classical Attack, Chigorin Variation

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Petrov's Defense: Classical Attack, Chigorin Variation is filed under ECO C42, a variation of Petrov's Defense: Classical Attack. It is the position after 1.e4 e5 2.Nf3 Nf6 3.Nxe5 d6 4.Nf3 Nxe4 5.d4 d5 6.Bd3 Be7 7.O-O Nc6 8.Re1 — 15 half-moves in, with Black to move. Named theory ends here; beyond this the position is yours to work out.