Petrov's Defense: Italian Variation
ECO C42 · 10,998 games · Black to move
What gets played next
| Move | Games | Share | White / draw / Black | Leads to |
|---|
| Nc6 | 3,521 | 32.0% | | Italian Game: Two Knights Defense C55 |
| Nxe4 | 2,983 | 27.1% | | |
| Bc5 | 2,343 | 21.3% | | |
| d6 | 832 | 7.6% | | |
| d5 | 420 | 3.8% | | |
| c6 | 328 | 3.0% | | |
| Bd6 | 192 | 1.7% | | |
| h6 | 165 | 1.5% | | |
| Be7 | 143 | 1.3% | | |
| Bb4 | 17 | 0.2% | | |
A further 54 games played a rarer move, or ended right here.
How this line is reached
Other lines in this family
Petrov's DefenseC42…47,048Three Knights GameC42… 3. Nc321,677Petrov's DefenseC42… 3. Nxe515,292Petrov's DefenseC42… 3. Nxe5 d66,237Petrov's DefenseC42… 3. Nxe5 d6 4. Nf35,386Stafford GambitC42… 3. Nxe5 Nc65,304Petrov's DefenseC42… 3. Nxe5 d6 4. Nf3 Nxe45,273Modern AttackC43… 3. d44,664Stafford Gambit AcceptedC42… 3. Nxe5 Nc6 4. Nxc6 dxc64,371Stafford Gambit AcceptedC42… 3. Nxe5 Nc6 4. Nxc6 dxc6 5. d3 Bc52,210
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.