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King's Gambit Declined: Petrov's Defense

ECO C30 · 1,566 games · White to move

1. e4 e5 2. f4 Nf6

47% White4% Draw49% Black

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What gets played next

Move	Games	Share	White / draw / Black	Leads to
Nc3	592	37.8%		Vienna Game: Vienna Gambit C29
Nf3	460	29.4%
fxe5	347	22.2%
d3	132	8.4%
Bc4	10	0.6%		Bishop's Opening: Berlin Defense, Greco Gambit C24

A further 25 games played a rarer move, or ended right here.

How this line is reached

King's Pawn Game 1. e4 King's Pawn Game 1... e5 King's Gambit 2. f4King's Gambit Declined: Petrov's Defense 2... Nf6

Other lines in this family

Queen's Knight DefenseC30… 2... Nc615,537 Falkbeer CountergambitC31… 2... d510,042 Falkbeer Countergambit AcceptedC31… 2... d5 3. exd56,403 Classical VariationC30… 2... Bc52,628 Falkbeer Countergambit, Staunton LineC31… 2... d5 3. exd5 e42,457 Falkbeer Countergambit, Modern TransferC31… 2... d5 3. exd5 exf42,185 Falkbeer Countergambit, Blackburne AttackC31… 2... d5 3. Nf32,146 Falkbeer Countergambit, Charousek GambitC31… 2... d5 3. exd5 e4 4. d3806 Keene's DefenseC30… 2... Qh4+806 Keene's DefenseC30… 2... Qh4+ 3. g3803

All 22 lines in the family

Data: 4 million rated games from the Lichess open database (CC0), both players 1600+, blitz and slower. Popular is not the same as good.