Chess Openings - Petrov's Defense

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Petrov's Defense

1.e4 e5 2.Nf3 Nf6

An alternate spelling is Petroff's Defense.

3.Nxe5

1.e4 e5 2.Nf3 Nf6 3.Nxe5 d6 4.Nf3 Nxe4 5.d4

3.d4

1.e4 e5 2.Nf3 Nf6 3.d4

Example game(s)

1955	Hamburg	Matanovic A. - Kieninger	C43
1914	St Petersburg	Lasker E. - Marshall F.	C42

(Back to initial position.)
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