What is a Petrov in chess?

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The Petrov Defense is a King’s Pawn Opening beginning with 1. e4 e5 2. Nf3 Nf6. Rather than defending the threat to the e5 pawn, black instead decides to counterattack white’s e4 pawn by playing … Nf6.

Is the Petrov Defense good?

The Petrov Defense is a popular opening at the highest levels, with a reputation of being an equal and solid defense. The Petrov Defense can be faced in three different ways based on White’s third move: Classical Variation (3. Nxe5)

Is Petrov Drawish?

The Petrov has a drawish reputation; however, it offers attacking opportunities for both sides, and a few lines are quite sharp . Often a trade occurs and Black, after gaining a tempo, has a well-placed knight.

Is Cochrane a gambit sound?

The Cochrane Gambit is a speculative knight sacrifice that arises in the Petroff Defence: 1. e4 e5 2. The Cochrane Gambit is probably not completely sound, so players after a completely sound antidote to the Petroff may be advised to look at, for instance, Michael Goeller’s 3. d4 repertoire or the line 4.

Is the Petroff Drawish?

The Petrov has a drawish reputation; however, it offers attacking opportunities for both sides, and a few lines are quite sharp .

Is the Philidor sound?

The Philidor is passive and offers White an easy game even if he has never seen it before. Taking your opponent out of theory is only useful if in the resulting position logical moves aren’t strong. It is objectively sound but not practically strong; the latter being of far greater importance in sub-master level play.

Who plays Petrov defense?

The Petrov has been adopted by many of the world’s leading players, including world champions Vasily Smyslov, Tigran Petrosian, Anatoly Karpov, and Vladimir Kramnik. The Encyclopaedia of Chess Openings codes for Petrov’s Defence are C43 (for 3. d4) and C42 (for all other lines).

Is the Cochrane Gambit sound?

Since then, though, the Cochrane Gambit’s only appearance in top level chess came in 2016, when Ivanchuk was unsuccessful in a blitz game against the Chinese GM Li Chao. Objectively, the gambit is not quite sound. If you like this sort of thing it may well be worth a try in blitz games at lower levels.