C42 · Open · a defense for Black
Petrov's Defense: Cochrane Gambit, Bishop Check Line
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1.e4e52.Nf3Nf63.Nxe5d64.Nxf7Kxf75.Bc4+
Live databaseLichess 1600–2000 · blitz + rapid
Petrov's Defense: Cochrane Gambit, Bishop Check Line144k games · Black to move
MoveWhite / draw / BlackPlayedGamesScore
56%81k51%
27%39k55%
16%22k45%
0.8%1.1k38%
0.3%37051%
0%153%
Famous games in this line2 master games
Reinderman, Dimitri (2440) – Bosboom, Manuel (2430)Pandavos, Panayotis (2312) – Khetsuriani, Besarion (2393)Heroes of this opening Bosboom, Manuel · Khetsuriani, Besarion
- Family
- Petrov's Defense
- Category
- Open
- First move
- 1.e4
- ECO
- C42
- Line
- 1. e4 e5 2. Nf3 Nf6 3. Nxe5 d6 4. Nxf7 Kxf7 5. Bc4+
GambitSolidClassical
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Named for the 19th-century Russian master Alexander Petrov, the Petrov spent a century labeled 'drawish' — then Fabiano Caruana brought it to the 2018 World Championship, where it answered both of Magnus Carlsen's 1.e4 games and drew both. All twelve classical games were drawn and the title went to a rapid tiebreak. Symmetry, it turns out, is a weapon too.
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