Openings/Petrov's Defense
Petrov's Defense: Karklins-Martinovsky Variation C42
1. e4 e5 2. Nf3 Nf6 3. Nxe5 d6 4. Nd3
295 tournament games from this position · White wins 35%, draws 53%, Black wins 13%
Moves
295 games| Move | Games | White · Draw · Black | Elo | Last |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Nxe4 | 295 | 35% 53% | 2413 | 2026 |
Top games
| Carlsen, M2835–Caruana, F2832 | ½-½ | WCh 2018 | 2018 |
| Carlsen, M2855–Nepomniachtchi, I2782 | ½-½ | WCh 2021 | 2021 |
| So, W2780–Caruana, F2822 | ½-½ | 6th Sinquefield Cup 2018 | 2018 |
| Carlsen, M2859–Rapport, R2740 | 1-0 | 85th Tata Steel Masters | 2023 |
| Carlsen, M2840–Erigaisi, Arjun2751 | ½-½ | 31st Sigeman & Co 2026 | 2026 |
| Nakamura, Hi2768–Dominguez Perez, L2743 | ½-½ | American Cup Champ | 2023 |
| Nepomniachtchi, I2773–Wei Yi2736 | ½-½ | Cote d'Ivoire Rapid 2019 | 2019 |
| Vachier Lagrave, M2750–Mamedyarov, S2759 | 1-0 | 10th Norway Armageddon | 2022 |
| Vachier Lagrave, M2750–Dominguez Perez, L2753 | ½-½ | Superbet Classic 2022 | 2022 |
| Harikrishna, P2739–Yu Yangyi2760 | ½-½ | TCh-CHN 2018 | 2018 |
Petrov's Defense variations
Petrov's DefenseC42Modern AttackC43Italian VariationC42Three Knights GameC42Petrov's DefenseC42Modern Attack, Symmetrical VariationC43Petrov's DefenseC42Modern AttackC43Stafford GambitC42Damiano VariationC42Moody GambitC42Petrov's DefenseC42Paulsen AttackC42Modern Attack, Center VariationC43Cochrane GambitC42Modern Attack, Murrey VariationC43Petrov's DefenseC42Damiano Variation, Kholmov GambitC42Stafford Gambit AcceptedC42Modern Attack, Steinitz VariationC43Modern Attack, Tal GambitC43Classical AttackC42French AttackC42Kaufmann AttackC42