Chessmate

Petroff Defense · White

Classical Main Line, 8...Nxd2 and h3 · White (C42)

Claim the center and open lines for the queen and light-squared bishop. Against the Petroff, White is ready to meet ...Nf6 with concrete central play.

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Black repertoire · ECO C42–C43

Sample line with full explanations: Classical Attack, Jaenisch Variation.

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ECO C42

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  1. Classical Main Line, 8...Nxd2 and h3 · WhiteSample

    1. e4 e5 2. Nf3 Nf6 3. Nxe5 d6 4. Nf3 Nxe4 5. d4 d5 6. Bd3 Nc6 7. O-O Be7 8. Nbd2 Nxd2 9. Bxd2 Bg4 10. c3 O-O 11. h3

  2. Classical Main Line, 8...Nd6 and c3 · White

    1. e4 e5 2. Nf3 Nf6 3. Nxe5 d6 4. Nf3 Nxe4 5. d4 d5 6. Bd3 Nc6 7. O-O Be7 8. Nbd2 Nd6 9. c3

  3. Classical Main Line, 8...Bf5 and Nf1 · White

    1. e4 e5 2. Nf3 Nf6 3. Nxe5 d6 4. Nf3 Nxe4 5. d4 d5 6. Bd3 Nc6 7. O-O Be7 8. Nbd2 Bf5 9. Re1 Nd6 10. Nf1

  4. Classical Pin, 7...Bg4 and the c4 Break · White

    1. e4 e5 2. Nf3 Nf6 3. Nxe5 d6 4. Nf3 Nxe4 5. d4 d5 6. Bd3 Nc6 7. O-O Bg4 8. c4

  5. Marshall System, 10...Na6 and Nc3 · White

    1. e4 e5 2. Nf3 Nf6 3. Nxe5 d6 4. Nf3 Nxe4 5. d4 d5 6. Bd3 Bd6 7. O-O O-O 8. c4 c6 9. Re1 Bf5 10. Qb3 Na6 11. Nc3

  6. Marshall System, 10...Qd7 and c5 · White

    1. e4 e5 2. Nf3 Nf6 3. Nxe5 d6 4. Nf3 Nxe4 5. d4 d5 6. Bd3 Bd6 7. O-O O-O 8. c4 c6 9. Re1 Bf5 10. Qb3 Qd7 11. c5 Bc7 12. Nc3

  7. Marshall System, 9...Bg4 and h3 · White

    1. e4 e5 2. Nf3 Nf6 3. Nxe5 d6 4. Nf3 Nxe4 5. d4 d5 6. Bd3 Bd6 7. O-O O-O 8. c4 c6 9. Re1 Bg4 10. h3

  8. Modern 6...Bf5, h4 and Ng5 · White

    1. e4 e5 2. Nf3 Nf6 3. Nxe5 d6 4. Nf3 Nxe4 5. d4 d5 6. Bd3 Bf5 7. O-O Be7 8. Re1 O-O 9. Nbd2 Nd6 10. Nf1 c6 11. Bf4 Bxd3 12. Qxd3 Na6 13. h4 Nc7 14. Ng5

  9. Solid 6...Be7 and the c4 Break · White

    1. e4 e5 2. Nf3 Nf6 3. Nxe5 d6 4. Nf3 Nxe4 5. d4 d5 6. Bd3 Be7 7. O-O O-O 8. c4

  10. Delayed ...d5, 5...Be7 and h3 · White

    1. e4 e5 2. Nf3 Nf6 3. Nxe5 d6 4. Nf3 Nxe4 5. d4 Be7 6. Bd3 Nf6 7. O-O O-O 8. h3

  11. Immediate 3...Nxe4, Qe2 Punishment · White

    1. e4 e5 2. Nf3 Nf6 3. Nxe5 Nxe4 4. Qe2 Qe7 5. Qxe4 d6 6. d4 dxe5 7. dxe5

  12. Stafford Gambit, Safe Be2-h3-c3 Setup · White

    1. e4 e5 2. Nf3 Nf6 3. Nxe5 Nc6 4. Nxc6 dxc6 5. d3 Bc5 6. Be2 h5 7. h3 Qd6 8. c3