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Playing the Petroff by Dhopade
Quality Chess has just announced several forthcoming books, among them is
Playing the Petroff - A Bulletproof Repertoire by GM Swapnil Dhopade
expected release summer 2020
„This Book also provides...

Started 01/09/20 at 19:43:03 by tracke
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Petroff Powerbook and Petroff Powerbase 2020
Can any one tell me whether the Petroff Powerbase contains any correspondence games? I suspect that the Powerbook is full of engine games and therefore of limited interest to the average player?
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Started 10/15/20 at 00:08:59 by MW
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Opening Repertoire The Petroff
I see that Mr Lakdawala has a new booking coming out on the Petroff.....whilst I have no idea how he is able to produce so many books I did think his move by move Petroff book was very good.
Ther...

Started 05/30/19 at 18:58:22 by MW
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'Fight 1.e4 like Caruana' Petroff repertoire
Anyone checked this repertoire from IM Christof Sielecki aka Chessexplained? It's a complete 1.e4 e5 repertoire based on the lines Caruana plays. It is on Chessable.
What's your opinion on it?

Started 03/03/19 at 13:12:15 by doefmat
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By: fdunne
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is there a good book on the petroff?
i'm working on putting together a new repertoire, and i'm including the petroff as black. if you're interested, i've discussed my reasons for playing the petroff here -
http://www.chesspub.com/cg...

Started 11/24/09 at 13:20:44 by endali
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By: TopNotch
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Best try for White vs Petrov?
I have been chancing my arm with
1.e4 e5 2.Nf3 Nf6 3.Nxe5 d6 4.Nf3 Nxe4 5.Nc3 Nxc3 6.dxc3
followed by Be3, Qd2, 0-0-0 and lunging caveman style at Black with h4 and g4 etc, but I feel that...

Started 02/26/18 at 10:28:51 by Bancrates
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3.d4 against the Petroff
Are there any good sources that recommend 3.d4 (the Steinitz Attack) against the Petroff? I've seen some games in this line and it looks interesting, but I don't know if there's been much coverage of ...

Started 08/23/17 at 21:31:35 by BobbyDigital80
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By: kylemeister
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1. e4 e5 2. Nf3 Nf6 3. Nxe5 d6 4. Nf3 Nxe4 5. Bd3
I remember, that some years back
1. e4 e5 2. Nf3 Nf6 3. Nxe5 d6 4. Nf3 Nxe4 5. Bd3 was played by some strong players. Can someone recommand me some sources about this line? Was it analyzed in NI...

Started 07/13/17 at 20:52:40 by Ender
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Petroff - Stafford Gambit
Hi all.
Stafford Gambit goes
1. e4 e5
2. Nf3 Nf6
3. N:e5 Nc6
This is an interesting line (for Blitz games anyway) that is not considered good for black, however white needs to...

Started 06/25/17 at 18:21:14 by Sispal
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By: IsaVulpes
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Modernized: The Petroff Defense
Greetings,
is the book Modernized: The Petroff Defense from Meropolitan Chess going to be published in the near future? According to the Publisher's website the release date was November 2015.

Started 04/29/16 at 15:24:16 by grandpatzer
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The Petroff: Move by Move
What to expect from Mr. Lakdawala?
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Contents
About the Author                               3
Series Foreword                               5
Bibliography                      ...

Started 07/23/15 at 13:54:25 by alyechin
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By: CanadianClub
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C42-C43: 1.e4 e5 2.Nf3 Nf6! :)
I started to learn this defence a little and tried it out in some blitz games already. I just wonder if you would consider the modern line 3.Nxe5 d6 4.Nf3 Nxe4 5.Nc3 as really dangerous for black or n...

Started 09/25/08 at 13:36:13 by Strategy_Rules
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By: Jupp53
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C42-C43: White (Scotch Player) versus Petrov?
I don't see the Petrov Defense played at my local club and therefore I haven't spent much time on it in recent years.  I would like to strengthen my repertoire as White as I am becoming more active ...

Started 05/30/11 at 14:54:05 by WSS
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Petroff 3.d4,5.dxe5: still a serious line?
Hi all, this is my first post, although I have been following the forum for a long time. I hope my question will not be seen as too basic-uninteresting.
Recently I started playing the 3.d4 petrof...

Started 12/10/14 at 16:04:52 by DMel
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By: Pale Horse, Pale Rider
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Poll: C42-C43: Play the Petroff by Har-Zvi and Gupta
There is a new book on the Petroff announced for 2011.
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The Petroff Defence is a world-class opening, renowned for its tremendous reliability. It has stood the test of time and enjoys a reputat...

Started 09/09/10 at 21:34:06 by Mortal Games
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C42-C43 The Petrov for the rest of your chess life
I have played a lot of French and Caro, but I got tired of lack of space. I watt to change to 1... e5 but do not want to study so much theory. Is the Petrov as good as the Caro or French? Kramnik, Ana...

Started 09/08/13 at 20:23:07 by Pingudon
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C42: Theoretical status of Cochrane Gambit?
What is the theoretical status of the Cochrane Gambit in the Petroff? 1: e4 e5 2: Nf3 Nf6 3: Nxe5 d6 4: Nxf7?
And what is the topical lines right now?

Started 04/17/13 at 09:52:14 by ViktorN
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By: chk
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C42: Playing Chess against the Petroff
In the London Chess Classic, Adams played an unusual setup against Giri's Petroff:
[Event "1st FIDE GP London 2012"]
[Site "London ENG"]
[Date "2012.09.25"]
[Round "5"]
[White...

Started 09/26/12 at 06:20:43 by TN
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C42: Cochrane Gambit
Hi!
I want to know if actually Cochrane Gambit is possible to play or theory think is dubious.
I see some games of GM Sulskis
Thanks

Started 09/26/07 at 05:15:50 by Fishy
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C42-C49: Play the Petroff
Everyman's Play the Petroff looks like it is no longer going to happen, not advertised othe site no more? Any info?

Started 03/03/12 at 23:13:27 by najdorfslayer
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