Openings/Petrov's Defense
Petrov's Defense: Italian Variation C42
1. e4 e5 2. Nf3 Nf6 3. Bc4
228 tournament games from this position · White wins 38%, draws 18%, Black wins 45%
Moves
228 games| Move | Games | White · Draw · Black | Elo | Last |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Nxe4 | 98 | 34% 18% 48% | 2006 | 2026 |
| Nc6 | 92 | 36% 17% 47% | 1974 | 2026 |
| Bc5 | 19 | 53% 21% 26% | 2007 | 2025 |
| d6 | 5 | 40% 20% 40% | 2021 | 2022 |
| d5 | 5 | 60% 40% | 1865 | 2022 |
| Be7 | 3 | 33% 67% | 1905 | 2015 |
| Bd6 | 2 | 100% | 1836 | 2022 |
| h6 | 2 | 50% 50% | 1974 | 2025 |
| c6 | 2 | 50% 50% | 2337 | 2023 |
Top games
| Short, N2655–Anton Guijarro, D2616 | 1-0 | II Neoclassical Masters | 2016 |
| Gunina, V2506–Kosteniuk, A2546 | 1-0 | IMSA Masters Rapid Women | 2019 |
| Gunina, V2506–Zhao Xue2485 | 0-1 | IMSA Masters Rapid Women | 2019 |
| Paveto, K2406–Flores, Di2551 | 0-1 | Perez Chess Open 2025 | 2025 |
| Kislinsky, A2481–Voloshin, L2406 | ½-½ | ch-CZE 2017 | 2017 |
| Pasiev, R2384–Bezgodov, A2482 | 1-0 | FIDE World Blitz 2013 | 2013 |
| Schuls, O2224–Kuzubov, Y2618 | 0-1 | 32nd Keres Mem Rapid | 2023 |
| Barbero Senidic, A2361–Campos Moreno, J2430 | 0-1 | TCh-CAT Gp1 2019 | 2019 |
| Reprintsev, A2371–Naumkin, I2410 | 0-1 | ch-Moscow Rapid 2018 | 2018 |
| Manish Anto, Cristiano F2280–Ilincic, Z2422 | ½-½ | FSGM February 2020 | 2020 |
Petrov's Defense variations
Petrov's DefenseC42Modern AttackC43Three Knights GameC42Petrov's DefenseC42Modern Attack, Symmetrical VariationC43Petrov's DefenseC42Modern AttackC43Stafford GambitC42Damiano VariationC42Moody GambitC42Petrov's DefenseC42Karklins-Martinovsky VariationC42Paulsen AttackC42Modern Attack, Center VariationC43Cochrane GambitC42Modern Attack, Murrey VariationC43Petrov's DefenseC42Damiano Variation, Kholmov GambitC42Stafford Gambit AcceptedC42Modern Attack, Steinitz VariationC43Modern Attack, Tal GambitC43Classical AttackC42French AttackC42Kaufmann AttackC42