In the '80s I owned a really good book on the Petroff I liked, which explained some of the ideas as well as the moves, in all the main variations. It was an older book with a soft brown cover, but I can't think of the name or author. It wasn't "The Petroff Defense" by Hagg and Forintos, though that one looks similar. I know my info is not of much help, except if somebody spots such a book online I can probably tell you if that's the one I had that I liked, and at least you know that at least one really good book on the Petroff is out there.
The Petroff Defence. Your Thoughts.
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lolurspammed wrote:
3..d6 is passive that's why it's not played as often, but you see it all the time by low rated club players
So my extremely low rating is why I enjoy playing Petroff's so much — I've always wondered.
I play this defense because I enjoy the living blazes out of it. From the first time I saw it in Modern Chess Openings in 1978, I had an affinty for it. I find it fun!
Is it drawish? Sure! Luckily, at my level, draws are rare as women who find me charming.
So I'm going to keep playing it and having fun — at least until I check out the Berlin thing.
Regards,
Lou
Karpov wrote a book on it: Winning With the Petroff back in 1993.
Karpov wrote quite a few books, which he never wrote...
This one is probably written by Karpov himself, though.
There are several Petroff books out there- my personal preference is Sakaev's, which is not a heavyweight, and has the extra bonus that it's a complete system against 1.e4.
Thanks. Anything similar that is a complete system against 1.d4 etc.?