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Petrov's Defense: Modern Attack, Trifunovic Variation

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Overview

Petrov's Defense: Modern Attack, Trifunovic Variation is a variation within the Open Games family, indexed as 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 Nxe4 4. Bd3 d5 5. Nxe5 Bd6 6. O-O O-O 7. c4 Bxe5, after 14 plies of opening development.

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

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ECO code
C43
Group
Open Games (C)
Plies
14
Parent
Petrov's Defense: Modern Attack, Center Variation

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