Chess opening · ECO C43
Petrov's Defense: Modern Attack
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1. e4 e5 2. Nf3 Nf6 3. d4
Petrov's Defense: Modern Attack is catalogued under ECO code C43. It is reached after 3 moves (5 half-moves): 1. e4 e5 2. Nf3 Nf6 3. d4. After the last move it is Black to play. White opens 1. e4. It is a named variation of the Petrov's Defense, which has 50 catalogued lines in total. 1 deeper line continue from here, listed below.
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