Tree path 5 levels King's Pawn Game › King's Knight Opening › Petrov's Defense › Modern Attack › Petrov's Defense: Modern Attack
- Chess Codex
- King's Pawn Game C20
- King's Knight Opening C40
- Petrov's Defense C42
- Modern Attack C43
- Petrov's Defense: Modern Attack C43 you are here
Petrov's Defense: Modern Attack
Overview
Petrov's Defense: Modern Attack is a named branch in the Open Games group of chess theory, classified under ECO C43.
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. d4 exd4, after 6 plies of opening development.
In the opening tree, this line branches off from Petrov's Defense: Modern Attack, part of the broader King's Pawn Game system.
3 named variations grow from this line, including Center Attack, Steinitz Variation, Tal Gambit.
In total, the branch covers 4 sub-variations across all depths.
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- ECO code
- C43
- Group
- Open Games (C)
- Plies
- 6
- Direct variations
- 3
- Total in subtree
- 4
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