Tree path 11 levels King's Pawn Game › King's Knight Opening › Petrov's Defense › Petrov's Defense › Petrov's Defense › Petrov's Defense › Petrov's Defense › Classical Attack › Marshall Variation › Petrov's Defense: Classical Attack, Tarrasch Variation › Petrov's Defense: Classical Attack, Marshall Trap
- Chess Codex
- King's Pawn Game C20
- King's Knight Opening C40
- Petrov's Defense C42
- Petrov's Defense C42
- Petrov's Defense C42
- Petrov's Defense C42
- Petrov's Defense C42
- Classical Attack C42
- Marshall Variation C42
- Petrov's Defense: Classical Attack, Tarrasch Variation C42
- Petrov's Defense: Classical Attack, Marshall Trap C42 you are here
Petrov's Defense: Classical Attack, Marshall Trap
Overview
Petrov's Defense: Classical Attack, Marshall Trap is a variation within the Open Games family, indexed as ECO C42.
The Open Games group covers open games — classical 1.e4 e5 openings where both sides contest the centre directly with pawns.
Play reaches this position via 1. e4 e5 2. Nf3 Nf6 3. Nxe5 d6 4. Nf3 Nxe4 5. d4 d5 6. Bd3 Bd6 7. O-O O-O 8. c4 Bg4 9. cxd5 f5 10. Re1 Bxh2+, after 20 plies of opening development.
It is a variation of Petrov's Defense: Classical Attack, Tarrasch Variation, which itself descends from the root opening King's Pawn Game.
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- ECO code
- C42
- Group
- Open Games (C)
- Plies
- 20
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