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C42

Petrov's Defense: Millennium Attack

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Overview

Petrov's Defense: Millennium Attack 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.

It is reached after 9 plies of play, with the move sequence 1. e4 e5 2. Nf3 Nf6 3. Nxe5 d6 4. Nf3 Nxe4 5. Bd3.

It is a variation of Petrov's Defense, which itself descends from the root opening King's Pawn Game.

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ECO code
C42
Group
Open Games (C)
Plies
9
Parent
Petrov's Defense

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