Tree path 6 levels King's Pawn Game › King's Knight Opening › Petrov's Defense › Modern Attack › Petrov's Defense: Modern Attack › Steinitz Variation
- Chess Codex
- King's Pawn Game C20
- King's Knight Opening C40
- Petrov's Defense C42
- Modern Attack C43
- Petrov's Defense: Modern Attack C43
- Steinitz Variation C43 you are here
Petrov's Defense: Modern Attack, Steinitz Variation
Overview
Petrov's Defense: Modern Attack, Steinitz Variation is a variation within the Open Games family, indexed as ECO C43.
The Open Games group covers open games — classical 1.e4 e5 openings where both sides contest the centre directly with pawns.
It begins with 9 plies and takes 1. e4 e5 2. Nf3 Nf6 3. d4 exd4 4. e5 Ne4 5. Qe2 to reach the canonical position.
It is a variation of Petrov's Defense: Modern Attack, which itself descends from the root opening King's Pawn Game.
It continues primarily into one named line, Petrov's Defense: Modern Attack, Bardeleben Variation.
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- ECO code
- C43
- Group
- Open Games (C)
- Plies
- 9
- Direct variations
- 1
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Statistics from Lichess
1,953 games · White 58.8% / Draw 3.6% / Black 37.5%
| Moves | Games | W / D / B |
|---|---|---|
| d5 | 793 | |
| Nc5 | 760 | |
| Bb4+ | 354 | |
| f5 | 26 | |
| Nxf2 | 6 | |
| Ng5 | 5 | |
| d3 | 2 | |
| d6 | 1 |
Source: Lichess Opening Explorer · cached 2026-09-26 02:04:37
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