Petrov’s defense vs. Two knights defense ( which is better? )

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Two knight’s defense is better

Lukas_the_Great

petrov

 

Lukas_the_Great

wait for who

SmartField

Petrov’s will lose queen very early

SmartField

 

Lukas_the_Great

that is why you play qe7

Lukas_the_Great

 

Lukas_the_Great

yeahhh...

cuddlyteddybear101

on move 3 for black, you are supposed to play 3.d6

Lukas_the_Great

you dont have to

SmartField

All good thoughts

Yu-Hopkins

Neither. They don't compare to the "  Nescafe Frappe Attack" opening. 

sndeww
Yu-Hopkins wrote:

Neither. They don't compare to the "  Nescafe Frappe Attack" opening. 

do you want cream with that frappe attacc

sndeww

Two knights is much more dynamic that Petrov. 

I always have to play some sort of gambit or something that shouldn't work against the petrov.

Sneakiest_Of_Snakes

Openings are not better than others until you're at the highest of levels. Play what you like and you'll see yourself improve in no time.

Sneakiest_Of_Snakes
Preusseagro wrote:
Sneakiest_Of_Snakes hat geschrieben:

Openings are not better than others until you're at the highest of levels. Play what you like and you'll see yourself improve in no time.

Depends on your playstyle

e.g i am a tactical arssive player who dont mind being one, two or an quality behind but be ahead in developments. So the 2 Knights is my favourite weapon here. And on the other side i like to play against petrov as well

Exactly!

MatthewFreitag

Two Knights is NOT better than Petrov's defense.

Petrov's is actually played more now at the top level, because it's an excellent way to go for a draw as black.

 

pfren

Silly initial question: Black may force the Petrov after 1.e4 e5 2.Nf3, but not the Two Knights.

sndeww
MatthewFreitag wrote:

Two Knights is NOT better than Petrov's defense.

Petrov's is actually played more now at the top level, because it's an excellent way to go for a draw as black.

 

that's why I hate it.

Bigbigbig360

I think the petrov is better as most of the time the 2 knights defence leads into a fried liver or a good attack however I play french most of the time so I don't lead into choices like this happy.png