Tree path 5 levels King's Pawn Game › King's Knight Opening › Petrov's Defense › Petrov's Defense › Damiano Variation
- Chess Codex
- King's Pawn Game C20
- King's Knight Opening C40
- Petrov's Defense C42
- Petrov's Defense C42
- Damiano Variation C42 you are here
Petrov's Defense: Damiano Variation
Overview
Petrov's Defense: Damiano 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.
Play reaches this position via 1. e4 e5 2. Nf3 Nf6 3. Nxe5 Nxe4, after 6 plies of opening development.
It is a variation of Petrov's Defense, which itself descends from the root opening King's Pawn Game.
It continues primarily into one named line, Kholmov Gambit.
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- ECO code
- C42
- Group
- Open Games (C)
- Plies
- 6
- Parent
- Petrov's Defense
- Direct variations
- 1
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Statistics from Lichess
1,079,264 games · White 54.2% / Draw 5.2% / Black 40.6%
| Moves | Games | W / D / B |
|---|---|---|
| Qe2 | 669,137 | |
| d4 | 116,222 | |
| d3 | 70,887 | |
| Bc4 | 54,296 | |
| Qf3 | 41,970 | |
| Nf3 | 38,208 | |
| Nc3 | 29,220 | |
| Nxf7 | 27,960 |
Source: Lichess Opening Explorer · cached 2026-09-26 01:26:18
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