C43 · Open · a defense for Black

Petrov's Defense: Modern Attack, Murrey Variation

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1.e4e52.Nf3Nf63.d4Nxe44.Bd3Nc6
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Petrov's Defense: Modern Attack, Murrey Variation5.1k games · White to move
MoveWhite / draw / BlackPlayedGamesScore
63%3.2k44%
16%81748%
12%62553%
6.7%34658%
2.3%11753%
0.2%933%
0.1%764%
0.1%463%
0%10%
0%10%
Famous games in this line490 master games
So, Wesley (2770)Caruana, Fabiano (2835)2020½–½Giri, A. (2777)Aronian, L. (2782)20210–1Radjabov, T. (2753)Wang Hao (2744)2022½–½Giri, A. (2771)Yu Yangyi (2713)2022½–½Nakamura, Hi (2749)Duda, J. (2731)20191–0Vachier Lagrave, M. (2761)Yu Yangyi (2713)2022½–½Shirov, A. (2704)Rapport, R. (2763)2022½–½Mamedyarov, Shakhriyar (2719)Ivanchuk, Vassily (2739)2009½–½
Heroes of this opening Aronian, L. · Nakamura, Hi
Category
Open
First move
1.e4
ECO
C43
Line
1. e4 e5 2. Nf3 Nf6 3. d4 Nxe4 4. Bd3 Nc6
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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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