ECO C42 · Petrov's Defense

Petrov's Defense: Classical Attack

The position after 1.e4 e5 2.Nf3 Nf6 3.Nxe5 d6 4.Nf3 Nxe4 5.d4.

Petrov's Defense: Classical Attack 9 half-moves in · 1 named continuation

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1. e4 e5 2. Nf3 Nf6 3. Nxe5 d6 4. Nf3 Nxe4 5. d4

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Nf6 Petrov's Defense: Classical Attack, Closed Variation C42

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Walks the same position move by move, and plays on against Moonforge.

Variations of Petrov's Defense: Classical Attack

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Petrov's Defense: Classical Attack is filed under ECO C42, a variation of Petrov's Defense. It is the position after 1.e4 e5 2.Nf3 Nf6 3.Nxe5 d6 4.Nf3 Nxe4 5.d4 — 9 half-moves in, with Black to move. From here theory names one continuation, Nf6.