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C42: Petrov, classical attack

1. e4 e5 2. Nf3 Nf6 3. Nxe5 d6 4. Nf3 Nxe4 5. d4

Petrov, classical attack

C42 Sub-variants:

Overview

Games on Database: 10544
Last Played: Nov 2025
Overall score:
38.3% 41.9% 19.8%

Played frequently by:

White  
Viswanathan Anand 61 games
Alexei Shirov 40 games
Michael Adams 36 games
Black  
Artur Jussupow 72 games
Boris Gelfand 65 games
Eduardas Rozentalis 61 games

Possible continuations:

5... d5  9810
37.7 % 42.3 % 20 %
5... Be7  505
39 % 44 % 17 %
5... Bg4  98
59.2 % 19.4 % 21.4 %
5... Nf6  67
53.7 % 29.9 % 16.4 %
5... Qe7  30
66.7 % 23.3 %
5... Nc6  9
100 %
5... Bf5  9
66.7 % 22.2 %
5... g6  4
75 % 25 %
5... c5  4
100 %
5... Nd7  3
66.7 % 33.3 %
5... f5  2
50 % 50 %