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Petrov's Defense

ECO C42 · 6,237 games · White to move

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1. e4 e5 2. Nf3 Nf6 3. Nxe5 d6
47% White10% Draw43% Black
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What gets played next

MoveGamesShareWhite / draw / BlackLeads to
Nf35,38686.4%Petrov's Defense C42
Nxf74457.1%Petrov's Defense: Cochrane Gambit C42
Nc42774.4%Petrov's Defense: Paulsen Attack C42
Nd31191.9%Petrov's Defense: Karklins-Martinovsky Variation C42

A further 10 games played a rarer move, or ended right here.

How this line is reached

King's Pawn Game 1. e4King's Pawn Game 1... e5King's Knight Opening 2. Nf3Petrov's Defense 2... Nf6Petrov's Defense 3. Nxe5Petrov's Defense 3... d6

Other lines in this family

Petrov's DefenseC42… 4. Nf35,386Petrov's DefenseC42… 4. Nf3 Nxe45,273Classical AttackC42… 4. Nf3 Nxe4 5. d42,112Cozio AttackC42… 4. Nf3 Nxe4 5. Qe21,053Nimzowitsch AttackC42… 4. Nf3 Nxe4 5. Nc31,013Classical Attack, Marshall VariationC42… 4. Nf3 Nxe4 5. d4 d5 6. Bd3 Bd6684French AttackC42… 4. Nf3 Nxe4 5. d3576Cochrane GambitC42… 4. Nxf7445Classical Attack, Staunton VariationC42… 4. Nf3 Nxe4 5. d4 d5 6. Bd3 Bd6 7. O-O O-O 8. c4 c6351Paulsen AttackC42… 4. Nc4277

All 33 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.