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Petrov's Defense: Classical Attack, Chigorin Variation
Overview
Petrov's Defense: Classical Attack, Chigorin Variation is a variation within the Open Games family, indexed as ECO C42.
The Open Games group covers open games — classical 1.e4 e5 openings where both sides contest the centre directly with pawns.
It is reached after 15 plies of play, with the move sequence 1. e4 e5 2. Nf3 Nf6 3. Nxe5 d6 4. Nf3 Nxe4 5. d4 d5 6. Bd3 Be7 7. O-O Nc6 8. Re1.
It is a variation of Petrov's Defense: Classical Attack, which itself descends from the root opening King's Pawn Game.
It branches into 2 notable variations — Petrov's Defense: Classical Attack, Berger Variation, Petrov's Defense: Classical Attack, Maróczy Variation.
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- ECO code
- C42
- Group
- Open Games (C)
- Plies
- 15
- Direct variations
- 2
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Statistics from Lichess
40,796 games · White 44.4% / Draw 7.8% / Black 47.9%
| Moves | Games | W / D / B |
|---|---|---|
| Bg4 | 22,406 | |
| Bf5 | 9,375 | |
| Nf6 | 3,553 | |
| O-O | 3,081 | |
| f5 | 2,017 | |
| Nd6 | 184 | |
| Nb4 | 134 | |
| Be6 | 23 |
Source: Lichess Opening Explorer · cached 2026-09-26 03:05:53
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