Chess Opening Theory/1. e4/1...e5/2. Nf3/2...Nf6/3. Nc3

Petrov's Defence
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/5n2/4p3/4P3/2N2N2/PPPP1PPP/R1BQKB1R b
Moves: 1. e4 e5 2. Nf3 Nf6 3. Nc3

Petrov's Defence

Theory table

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1. e4 e5 2. Nf3 Nf6 3.Nc3

	3
Four Knights	... Nc6	Bb5	(to 2...Nc6 3.Nc3 Nf6)
Petrov Defense	... Bb4	Nxe5

References

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