Petrov's Defense (C42)

1. e4 e5 2. Nf3 Nf6 3. Nxe5 d6

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Petrov's Defense (ECO C42) is a chess opening starting with 1. e4 e5 2. Nf3 Nf6 3. Nxe5 d6. See its main lines, common continuations, and win/draw/loss statistics from real games.

Common Continuations

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Variations