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Chess Opening Theory/1. e4/1...e5/2. Nf3/2...Nf6/3. Nxe5/3...d6/4. Nf3/4...Nxe4/5. Nc3

Petrov's Defence
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Position in Forsyth-Edwards Notation (FEN)
Moves: 1. e4 e5 2. Nf3 Nf6 3. Nxe5 d6 4. Nf3 Nxe4 5. Nc3

5. Nc3

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This is the Nimzowitch Attack of the Petrov's defense, often played if White wants to imbalance the position in the otherwise dull and symmetrical Petrov.

Usually Black takes the knight on c3 with 5...Nxc3, to compromises the White pawn structure, though if Black insists on keeping symmetry, he may also retreat the knight with 5...Nf6 instead.

Theory table

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5 6 7
...

Nxc3

dxc3

Be7

Be3

O-O

=
...

Nf6

d4

d5

Bd3

Bd6

+/=


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Chess Opening Theory
1. e4 e5
Open games
3. Bb5
Spanish
3. Bc4
Italian
3. Nc3 Nf6
Four knights
Other
2...Nf6
Russian
2...d6
Philidor
Other
2. f4
King's gambit
2. Nc3
Vienna
Other
1. e4 c5
Sicilian
1. e4 e6
French
1. e4 c6
Caro-Kann
1. e4 other
1. d4 d5
Closed games
1. d4 Nf6
Indian
1. d4 f5
Dutch
1. d4 ...other:
Flank
Unorthodox