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C42: Petrov, Italian variation

1. e4 e5 2. Nf3 Nf6 3. Bc4

Petrov, Italian variation

C42 Sub-variants:

Overview

Games on Database: 2154
Last Played: Sep 2026
Overall score:
43.5% 18.7% 37.8%

Played frequently by:

White  
Joseff Thomas 11 games
Fadil Berisha 8 games
Juergen Altfeld 7 games
Black  
Mihaly Csikos 7 games
Narelle Szuveges 5 games
Vladimir Afromeev 4 games

Possible continuations:

3... Nc6  829
43.3 % 16.3 % 40.4 %
3... Nxe4  825
36.4 % 23.8 % 39.9 %
3... Bc5  228
51.3 % 18 % 30.7 %
3... d6  80
61.3 % 31.3 %
3... d5  79
57 % 16.5 % 26.6 %
3... h6  33
39.4 % 21.2 % 39.4 %
3... Bd6  28
64.3 % 32.1 %
3... Be7  18
72.2 % 22.2 %
3... c6  17
58.8 % 41.2 %
3... Bb4  8
62.5 % 25 %
3... Qe7  5
80 % 20 %
3... g6  2
100 %