Chess Openings, Petrov (C42), classical attack, Tarrasch variation

CHESS OPENINGS

PetrovPetrov

Annotated chess games with this chess opening:

chess opening #14277

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41st GK tournament
pikket (1774) vs. lq26 (1989)

Annotated by pikket (1986): Continuing the oddly popular series entitled "Pikket Loses Games of Chess to Stronger Opponents" here is my other game against lq26. Despite playing white I never even made it to the ending in this one... The Petroff (which, as everyone knows, is great if Black just wants to, er, win). Aiming to undermine the support for Black's central knight. Threatening to win a pawn with the…

chess opening #8840

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Petrovs Defense
leereuben (1728) vs. claimers (1719)

Annotated by leereuben (1200): This game shows a reasonably tight contest. The initiative is rests with white for a majority of the game. However black isn't without his opportunities. A timely pawn snatch results in white having a better game, but accurate play is required to ensure the advantage prevails. The real purpose of this annotation, is really to learn for myself (as I've only been playing a few years, and…