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Petrov's Defense: Classical Attack

ECO C42 · 2,112 games · Black to move

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1. e4 e5 2. Nf3 Nf6 3. Nxe5 d6 4. Nf3 Nxe4 5. d4
46% White14% Draw40% Black
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What gets played next

MoveGamesShareWhite / draw / BlackLeads to
d51,72181.5%
Be72039.6%
Bg4502.4%
Nf6422.0%
Qe7251.2%

A further 71 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... d6Petrov's Defense 4. Nf3Petrov's Defense 4... Nxe4Petrov's Defense: Classical Attack 5. d4

Other lines in this family

Classical Attack, Marshall VariationC42… 5... d5 6. Bd3 Bd6684Classical Attack, Staunton VariationC42… 5... d5 6. Bd3 Bd6 7. O-O O-O 8. c4 c6351Classical Attack, Mason-Showalter VariationC42… 5... d5 6. Bd3 Nc6259Classical Attack, Mason VariationC42… 5... d5 6. Bd3 Be7 7. O-O O-O124Classical Attack, Jaenisch VariationC42… 5... d5 6. Bd3 Nc6 7. O-O Be7 8. c488Petrov's DefenseC42…5,273Cozio AttackC42… 5. Qe21,053Nimzowitsch AttackC42… 5. Nc31,013French AttackC42… 5. d3576Millennium AttackC42… 5. Bd3134

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.