Petrov's Defense: Millennium Attack

C42

1. e4 e5 2. Nf3 Nf6 3. Nxe5 d6 4. Nf3 Nxe4 5. Bd3

How it went

29 ours · 224 masters

White wins 55% Draws 28% Black wins 17%

Continuations

This line has no named subvariations in the catalogue. It is a branch end.

Master games

Shankland, Sam — Mamedyarov, Shakhriyar 1/2-1/2 · 2019
Grischuk, Alexander — Caruana, Fabiano 1-0 · 2018
So, Wesley — Caruana, Fabiano 1/2-1/2 · 2018
Grischuk, Alexander — Giri, A... 1/2-1/2 · 2018
Aronian, Levon — Giri, A... 1-0 · 2018

Games in Spain

Shirov,A (2662) — Ozkan,E (2147) 1-0
Shirov,A (2662) — Ozkan,E (2147) 1-0
Shirov,A (2652) — Nabaty,T (2638) 1/2-1/2
Pichot,A (2649) — Olsen,Filip Boe (2470) 1/2-1/2
Chigaev, Maksim (2648) — Smirnov, Mark (2422) 1/2-1/2
Vallejo Pons,F (2640) — Svane,R (2619) 1/2-1/2
Pichot,A (2630) — Studer,N (2581) 1-0
Pichot,A (2624) — Laurusas,T (2549) 1-0

This line is also written

1.e4 e5 2.Nf3 Nf6 3.Nxe5 d6 4.Nf3 Nxe4 5.Bd3
1 e4 e5 2 Nf3 Nf6 3 Nxe5 d6 4 Nf3 Nxe4 5 Bd3
e4 e5 Nf3 Nf6 Nxe5 d6 Nf3 Nxe4 Bd3
e4, e5, Nf3, Nf6, Nxe5, d6, Nf3, Nxe4, Bd3