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- Chess Codex
- King's Pawn Game C20
- King's Knight Opening C40
- Petrov's Defense C42
- Modern Attack C43
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Petrov's Defense: Modern Attack
Overview
Petrov's Defense: Modern Attack is a named branch in the Open Games group of chess theory, classified under ECO C43.
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. d4 exd4, after 6 plies of opening development.
In the opening tree, this line branches off from Petrov's Defense: Modern Attack, part of the broader King's Pawn Game system.
3 named variations grow from this line, including Center Attack, Steinitz Variation, Tal Gambit.
In total, the branch covers 4 sub-variations across all depths.
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- ECO code
- C43
- Group
- Open Games (C)
- Plies
- 6
- Direct variations
- 3
- Total in subtree
- 4
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Statistics from Lichess
1,460,841 games · White 53.3% / Draw 4.1% / Black 42.6%
| Moves | Games | W / D / B |
|---|---|---|
| e5 | 761,006 | |
| Nxd4 | 249,811 | |
| Qxd4 | 246,929 | |
| Bc4 | 114,738 | |
| c3 | 36,011 | |
| Bd3 | 20,678 | |
| Bg5 | 18,460 | |
| Ng5 | 5,765 |
Source: Lichess Opening Explorer · cached 2026-09-26 01:26:24
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