Though this symmetrical response has a long history, it was first popularised by alexander petrov, a russian chess player of the mid19th century. This series provides an ideal platform to study chess openings. Petroff defense a complete opening guide for black. In this chess opening tutoriai give you an introduction to the petroff petrov variation which arises after the moves 1. Petrov s defence or the petrov defence also called petroff s defence, petrov s game, russian defence, or russian game russian. Petrovs defense, or the russian game, is a counterattacking defense that puts immediate pressure on the center. The petrov has a reputation of being dull and uninspired. The opening was developed by russian master alexander petrov. The petrov defense is a kings pawn opening beginning with 1.
The petroff defense is an opening which has been successfully used by the greatest players. But the reputation of one defense has steadily improved for. Black develops rapidly very sound solid defense cons. The petroff defence for beginners exeter chess club. Petroff an easy black system 1 of 4 hogeye bill 10212 petroff defense for black masons defense main lines 1 e4 e5 2 nf3 nf6 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 11 12. Russian game, has for many years been the main opening weapon of.
The petroff defense is loved by super gms and hated by the average chess players. This is strategically rich opening and its being used by top player around the globe even these days. In his first database for modern chess, gm alexander colovic has a hard task to. By continually challenging the reader to answer probing questions throughout the book, the move by move format greatly encourages the learning and practising of vital skills just as much as the traditional assimilation of opening knowledge. Battle of petroff repertoire books chess opening repertoire books present a plan for you to follow a set of similar ideas at the beginning of a game. Considering the high percentage of draws turning out. The name itself rings a boring bell to many people. Play chess openings chess stories by author tim sawyer. Unusual openings petroff defense russian chess books. In the open positions that result, white has a slight development lead white. Levykeene, an opening repertoire for the attacking club player. The petrov has a drawish and boring reputation, but can lead to dynamic piece play for both sides. Also called the russian defense, the petroff has a reputation of being a drawish opening.
I played a game where the line in a book for white intersected the line given in a book for black. Considering the high percentage of draws turning out of this opening it is definitely not an inaccurate notion, but people often forget. Petrov s defence is usually called the russian defense and starts like this. The main idea of petrovs defense or so called russian game is not to defend e5 pawn, but to symmetrically attack whites e4 pawn.
Petroff an easy black system 4 of 4 hogeye bill 10212 7 gufeld,e schussler,h havana 1 1985 c42 petrov, classical a, jaenisch v 1 e4 e5 2 nf3 nf6 3 nxe5 d6 4 nf3 nxe4 5 d4 d5 6 bd3 nc6 7 oo be7 8 c4 nf6 9 h3 oo 10 nc3 dxc4 11 bxc4 na5 12 bd3 be6 re1 nc6 14 a3 a6 15 bf4 nd5 16 bg3 bf6 17 bc2 nce7. It is no accident that the petroff defence, named after its inventor and also know as the. Petroff defense russian chess books at chess books online. Chess books petroff defense russian the petrov defense, also referred to as the russian game or spelled as petroff defense, starts with the moves 1. The petroff has always been one of the most annoying openings for the white player.
Complete repertoire for white against petroff defence. Petrov s defense russian chess opening strategy this chess opening strategy is not very popular because it appears to be not very inspiring and it often ends in a draw. Here is what the wikipedia says about this opening. In the 1980s and 1990s, for example, the petroff defense was known as one of the toughest nuts to crack for white and players like kramnik, anand and gelfand used it with black to achieve easy draws at the top level.
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