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Petrov's Defense: Damiano Variation, Kholmov Gambit

ECO C42 · 675 games · White to move

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1. e4 e5 2. Nf3 Nf6 3. Nxe5 Nxe4 4. Qe2 Qe7
42% White7% Draw51% Black
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What gets played next

MoveGamesShareWhite / draw / BlackLeads to
Qxe456283.3%
d4497.3%
Nf3345.0%
d3142.1%

A further 16 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: Damiano Variation 3... Nxe4Petrov's Defense: Damiano Variation, Kholmov Gambit 4... Qe7

Other lines in this family

Damiano VariationC42…1,544Petrov's DefenseC42…15,292Petrov's DefenseC42… 3... d66,237Petrov's DefenseC42… 3... d6 4. Nf35,386Stafford GambitC42… 3... Nc65,304Petrov's DefenseC42… 3... d6 4. Nf3 Nxe45,273Stafford Gambit AcceptedC42… 3... Nc6 4. Nxc6 dxc64,371Stafford Gambit AcceptedC42… 3... Nc6 4. Nxc6 dxc6 5. d3 Bc52,210Classical AttackC42… 3... d6 4. Nf3 Nxe4 5. d42,112Stafford Gambit AcceptedC42… 3... Nc6 4. Nxc6 dxc6 5. Nc3 Bc51,369

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.