Petrov Defense>
CONTENTS
- Introduction
- a. Symmetry in chess
- b. The isolated Queen's pawn
- A. The Classical Variation, 3. Nxe5
- 3... d6
- 1. An alternative on move 4 for White: 4. Nxf7, The Cochrane Gambit
- 2. Main line with 4. Nf3
- 1.1 An alternative on move 5 for White: 5. Qe2, Lasker Variation
- 1.2 The main line with 5. d4
- 1.2 (a) 6...Bd6 Marshall Gambit
- 1.2 (b) 6...Be7 Main Line
- 1.2 (b1) Main line with 8. c4
- 1.2 (b2) Main line with 8. Re1
- B. The Steinitz Variation, 3. d4
- (a) 3...exd4
- (b) 3...Nxe4
- (b1) 4. dxe5
- (b2) 4. Bd3
- (b2-i) 5...Nd7
- (b2-ii) 5...Bd6
- C. White tries to get into the Four Knight's Game, 3. Nc3
- D. The Boden-Kieseritsky Gambit, 3. Bc4
- Example games
- Lasker - Pillsbury, St. Petersburg, 1895
- Kupreichik - Mikhailchishin, Kujbyshev, 1986
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