I've seen this opening in a few of Capablanca's games. I understand Black doesn't want to capture White's pawn due to the pin White can make with Queen to e2. What I don't understand is what the typical continuations are after this. Maybe there are no typical continuations? I suppose I should break down and get a chess engine, but until then...
what's the continuation?
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dont know very much about this but one continuation i seem to remember is:
3. .. d6 4. Nf3 Nxe4 5. d4 Be7 6. Bd3 Nf6 7. h3! etc.
Think d6 is one typical continuation
This is Petroff's defence.
Pretty common: d6, or Qe7.
3...Nxe4 can be played, in fact, though results don't seem so very good for black in the game explorer here: but there could follow 4.Qe2 Qe7 5.Qxe4 d6 6.d4 dxe5.
This opening is called the Petroff, or Russian Game.
Under the Learn menu, you can find the Game Explorer. That's a good place to look for typical moves; computers aren't very good during the first moves, they won't tell you what is usually played unless they have an opening book.
Mostly black first kicks back the knight on e5 with 3...d6 before taking himself after 4.Nf3 Nxe4, and then usually 5.d4 d5 follows.
There's also a wild sacrifice by white (3...d6 4.Nxf7), and some other minor lines.
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frodonbab wrote:
3...Nxe4 can be played, in fact, though results don't seem so very good for black in the game explorer here: but there could follow 4.Qe2 Qe7 5.Qxe4 d6 6.d4 dxe5.
Though black ends up a pawn down in this line, which is why it isn't playable.
2. ... Nf6 isn't really a good move, for the reason of the position's conversations so far.
I think protection of the King's pawn takes priority over attacking White's pawn.
2. ... d6 or 2. ... Nc6 would have been my choices.
However, in this continuation, I would probably play 3. ... d6
With 3. ...d6 Black opens the front a bit, attacks the knight with a pawn and there really isn't a good move for White that will not lose his knight unless he moves it to the side or back, and either choice gives Black a tad bit of initiative, in that it allows him to develop other pieces while White figures out what to do with his knight.
If he moves the knight, Black could also take the pawn on e5, although I probably would use my move to develop. Major piece develpoment can mean more than a pawn sometimes.
Yes, to echo all the others, d6 would be one of the best continuations, and I think I would follow it up with Nxe4, and then if white plays Qe2, just play Qe7. Its a very equalizing opening, and is incredibly drawish. So for you, I would recommend maybe using it on higher rated players if you want to draw and get your rating up.
d6 would be the best! If black plays Nxe4, here is the result.
If someone is looking for something good against the petroff with white then this is quite a nice way to play:
h777 and Cymanex: I like each of those openings for White.
