Chess Opening Theory/1. e4/1...e5/2. Nf3/2...Nf6/3. Bc4

Petrov's Defence: Italian Variation
a b c d e f g h 8 8 7 7 6 6 5 5 4 4 3 3 2 2 1 1 a b c d e f g h
Position in Forsyth-Edwards Notation (FEN) rnbqkb1r/pppp1ppp/5n2/4p3/2B1P3/5N2/PPPP1PPP/RNBQK2R b
Moves: 1. e4 e5 2. Nf3 Nf6 3. Bc4

Petrov's Defence: Italian Variation

3. Bc4

White's e4-pawn is left undefended in preference for more development.

Theory table

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1. e4 e5 2. Bc4 Nf6 3.Nf3 or 1. e4 e5 2. Nf3 Nf6 3.Bc4

	3	4	5
Boden-Kieseritzky Gambit	... Nxe4	Nc3 Nxc3	dxc3 f6	⩱
Trébuchet Gambit	... ...	Bxf7+ Kxf7	Nxe5+ Kg8	− +
Two Knights Defence by transposition	... Nc6	d3	=
	... Bc5?	Nxe5	±

References

• Kasparov, Garry, & Keene, Raymond 1989 Batsford chess openings 2. ISBN 0-8050-3409-9.