Openings/Petrov's Defense
Petrov's Defense: Modern Attack, Murrey Variation C43
1. e4 e5 2. Nf3 Nf6 3. d4 Nxe4 4. Bd3 Nc6
306 tournament games from this position · White wins 37%, draws 47%, Black wins 16%
Moves
| Move | Games | White · Draw · Black | Elo | Last |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Nxe5 | 145 | 37% 50% | 2420 | 2026 |
| dxe5 | 66 | 41% 39% 20% | 2340 | 2026 |
| O-O | 40 | 50% 33% 18% | 2376 | 2026 |
| d5 | 32 | 16% 69% 16% | 2355 | 2025 |
| Bxe4 | 23 | 35% 43% 22% | 2258 | 2024 |
Top games
| Radjabov, T2753–Wang Hao2744 | ½-½ | 10th Norway Chess 2022 | 2022 |
| Giri, A2771–Yu Yangyi2713 | ½-½ | FIDE Grand Prix 3 Pool D | 2022 |
| Nakamura, Hi2749–Duda, J2731 | 1-0 | Champions Showdown Rapid | 2019 |
| Vachier Lagrave, M2761–Yu Yangyi2713 | ½-½ | FIDE Grand Prix 2 Pool D | 2022 |
| Shirov, A2704–Rapport, R2763 | ½-½ | FIDE Grand Prix 2 Pool C | 2022 |
| Abdusattorov, Nodirbek2777–Deac, Bogdan-Daniel2656 | ½-½ | GCT Super Rapid Croatia | 2026 |
| Anand, V2754–Moussard, J2661 | 1-0 | World Rapid Team 2023 | 2023 |
| Bacrot, E2662–Yu Yangyi2735 | ½-½ | FIDE World Cup 2023 | 2023 |
| Predke, A2682–Yu Yangyi2713 | ½-½ | FIDE Grand Prix 2 Pool D | 2022 |
| Vachier Lagrave, M2740–Grebnev, Aleksey2617 | ½-½ | FIDE World Cup 2025 | 2025 |
Petrov's Defense variations
Petrov's DefenseC42Modern AttackC43Italian VariationC42Three Knights GameC42Petrov's DefenseC42Modern Attack, Symmetrical VariationC43Petrov's DefenseC42Modern AttackC43Stafford GambitC42Damiano VariationC42Moody GambitC42Petrov's DefenseC42Karklins-Martinovsky VariationC42Paulsen AttackC42Modern Attack, Center VariationC43Cochrane GambitC42Petrov's DefenseC42Damiano Variation, Kholmov GambitC42Stafford Gambit AcceptedC42Modern Attack, Steinitz VariationC43Modern Attack, Tal GambitC43Classical AttackC42French AttackC42Kaufmann AttackC42