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C42: Petrov, Damiano variation

1. e4 e5 2. Nf3 Nf6 3. Nxe5 Nxe4

Petrov, Damiano variation

C42 Sub-variants:

Overview

Games on Database: 662
Last Played: Nov 2025
Overall score:
59.7% 23.6% 16.8%

Played frequently by:

White  
David Kaiser 2 games
Ljudmila Rossinskaja 2 games
Petr Tishin 2 games
Black  
Friedrich Karl Volkmann 20 games
Vladimir Afromeev 11 games
Werner Smyra 4 games

Possible continuations:

4. Qe2  527
60 % 24.7 % 15.4 %
4. d4  50
48 % 28 % 24 %
4. Qf3  24
70.8 % 16.7 %
4. d3  18
72.2 % 16.7 %
4. Bc4  18
44.4 % 44.4 %
4. Nf3  6
66.7 % 33.3 %
4. Nxf7  6
50 % 16.7 % 33.3 %
4. Bd3  5
60 % 40 %
4. Nc3  4
75 % 25 %