Tree path 6 levels King's Pawn Game › King's Knight Opening › Petrov's Defense › Modern Attack › Petrov's Defense: Modern Attack › Tal Gambit
- 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
- Tal Gambit C43 you are here
Petrov's Defense: Modern Attack, Tal Gambit
Overview
Petrov's Defense: Modern Attack, Tal Gambit belongs to the gambit family of chess openings (ECO C43, Open Games). It trades material for attacking chances — a classic trade-off that has fascinated players from the Romantic era to modern correspondence chess.
The Open Games group covers open games — classical 1.e4 e5 openings where both sides contest the centre directly with pawns.
The line arises from 9 plies — specifically the moves 1. e4 e5 2. Nf3 Nf6 3. d4 exd4 4. e5 Ne4 5. Bb5.
The line refines Petrov's Defense: Modern Attack, which traces back to the root opening King's Pawn Game.
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- ECO code
- C43
- Group
- Open Games (C)
- Plies
- 9
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Statistics from Lichess
226 games · White 66.4% / Draw 4.4% / Black 29.2%
| Moves | Games | W / D / B |
|---|---|---|
| c6 | 144 | |
| Bb4+ | 36 | |
| a6 | 14 | |
| Bc5 | 10 | |
| Nc6 | 8 | |
| c5 | 8 | |
| Nc5 | 2 | |
| Be7 | 2 |
Source: Lichess Opening Explorer · cached 2026-09-26 02:04:40
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