Petrov's Defense: Modern Attack, Symmetrical Variation
ECO C43 · 265 games · White to move
What gets played next
| Move | Games | Share | White / draw / Black | Leads to |
|---|
| dxe5 | 154 | 58.1% | | |
| Nxe5 | 57 | 21.5% | | |
| exd5 | 32 | 12.1% | | |
A further 22 games played a rarer move, or ended right here.
How this line is reached
Other lines in this family
Modern AttackC43…4,664Modern AttackC43… 3... exd41,943Modern Attack, Center VariationC43… 3... Nxe4 4. Bd3692Modern Attack, Center AttackC43… 3... exd4 4. e5 Ne4 5. Qxd4216Petrov's DefenseC42…47,048Three Knights GameC42… 3. Nc321,677Petrov's DefenseC42… 3. Nxe515,292Italian VariationC42… 3. Bc410,998Petrov's DefenseC42… 3. Nxe5 d66,237Petrov's DefenseC42… 3. Nxe5 d6 4. Nf35,386
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.