I've had difficulty against the Petrov too and decided to not capture the pawn on e5. I like to play d3, Nc3, etc. and develop into what I consider a "closed Petrov". I find it takes the Petrov player out of his/her comfort zone because they're expecting Nxe5 on move 2. Theory might say I am approaching it wrong but I've had good results with this approach.
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I lose regularly as White when Black deploys the Petrov defence. (My most recent game today is a good example). Is there a series on chess.com or elsewhere to learn the main traps to avoid? Whenever I play as White against the Petrov defence, I rarely make it past the opening!