Openings/Petrov's Defense
Petrov's Defense: Modern Attack C43
1. e4 e5 2. Nf3 Nf6 3. d4 exd4
251 tournament games from this position · White wins 52%, draws 32%, Black wins 16%
Moves
251 games| Move | Games | White · Draw · Black | Elo | Last |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| e5 | 240 | 53% 32% 15% | 2184 | 2026 |
| Bc4 | 5 | 40% 40% 20% | 2096 | 2023 |
| Qxd4 | 3 | 33% 67% | 2036 | 2025 |
| Nxd4 | 2 | 50% 50% | 2038 | 2017 |
| Bg5 | 1 | 100% | 2386 | 2020 |
Top games
| Vitiugov, N2732–Yu Yangyi2763 | 1-0 | FIDE World Cup 2019 | 2019 |
| Bu Xiangzhi2707–Ding Liren2730 | ½-½ | 4th Chinese Rapid Masters | 2014 |
| Vachier Lagrave, M2737–Bu Xiangzhi2698 | ½-½ | 13th Hainan Danzhou GM | 2022 |
| Jones, G2665–Bu Xiangzhi2693 | 0-1 | Politiken Cup 2014 | 2014 |
| Vachier Lagrave, M2761–Krasenkow, M2576 | 1-0 | World Blitz 2021 | 2021 |
| Suleymanli, Aydin2628–Fedoseev, Vl32705 | 0-1 | 11th Gashimov Mem Rapid | 2025 |
| Robson, R2695–Theodorou, Nikolas2616 | ½-½ | St Louis Summer A | 2024 |
| Ni Hua2646–Bu Xiangzhi2662 | ½-½ | 4th Hainan Danzhou GM | 2013 |
| Safarli, E2660–Georgiev, Ki2636 | ½-½ | FIDE World Blitz 2013 | 2013 |
| Sasikiran, K2675–Rakhmanov, Ale2621 | ½-½ | FIDE Chess.com Grand Swiss | 2019 |
Petrov's Defense variations
Petrov's DefenseC42Modern AttackC43Italian VariationC42Three Knights GameC42Petrov's DefenseC42Modern Attack, Symmetrical VariationC43Petrov's DefenseC42Stafford 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