{"id":8653,"date":"2024-12-16T15:45:03","date_gmt":"2024-12-16T15:45:03","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.365chess.com\/view\/?post_type=product&#038;p=8653"},"modified":"2026-05-26T12:27:26","modified_gmt":"2026-05-26T12:27:26","slug":"win-with-petroff-defense-for-black-with-im-marcin-sieciechowicz","status":"publish","type":"product","link":"https:\/\/www.365chess.com\/view\/shop\/win-with-petroff-defense-for-black-with-im-marcin-sieciechowicz\/","title":{"rendered":"Win with Petroff Defense for Black with IM Marcin Sieciechowicz"},"content":{"rendered":"<div style=\"padding: 56.66% 0 0 0; position: relative;\"><iframe style=\"position: absolute; top: 0; left: 0; width: 100%; height: 100%;\" title=\"Petroff Defense for Black\" src=\"https:\/\/player.vimeo.com\/video\/813241586?h=f05f45b50e&amp;badge=0&amp;autopause=0&amp;player_id=0&amp;app_id=58479\" frameborder=\"0\" allowfullscreen=\"allowfullscreen\"><\/iframe><\/div>\n<p><script src=\"https:\/\/player.vimeo.com\/api\/player.js\"><\/script><\/p>\n<h2>Learn the Petroff Defense for Black with IM Marcin Sieciechowicz<\/h2>\n<p>Imagine your opponent is rated\u00a0<em><strong>400 points higher<\/strong><\/em>\u00a0than you and a draw gets you into the final\u2026<\/p>\n<p>What do you do? You play for a DRAW.<\/p>\n<p>You steer clear of complications and go for positions where White gets no tangible ideas at all.<\/p>\n<p>That\u2019s where the super solid and resilient Russian Defense or the Petroff comes in.<\/p>\n<p>The author personally likes the Petroff because beneath its harmless, mirror-like image lies a \u201chidden\u201d bite. If White is not careful, it can become a nightmare soon.<\/p>\n<p>And guess what, it is probably going to.<\/p>\n<p>(Because most White players do not care to study the Petroff \u2013 hey, can\u2019t blame them. Not a popular opening, after all.)<\/p>\n<p>That\u2019s exactly why you NEED the Petroff in your arsenal when you are playing as Black.<\/p>\n<p>This is why IM Marcin Sieciechowicz is here with his training,\u00a0<strong>Win with Petroff Defense for Black<\/strong>.<\/p>\n<p>A 10-hour-long exclusive video training that not only shows the EXCITING side of the opening (<em>with illustrative games<\/em>)\u2026<\/p>\n<p>\u2026 but also covers rare lines that your opponents never saw before \u2013 more power to you as Black.<\/p>\n<p><img loading=\"lazy\" class=\" aligncenter\" src=\"https:\/\/videoapi-muybridge.vimeocdn.com\/animated-thumbnails\/image\/1615af08-5aac-43b4-9ef4-001e96520ae3.gif?ClientID=vimeo-core-prod&amp;Date=1676826031&amp;Signature=07c1e4666fa5270edd237a978fb6330e75fc8bad\" width=\"449\" height=\"251\" \/><\/p>\n<h3>Here is what you\u2019ll learn:<\/h3>\n<ul>\n<li><strong>Mistakes happen.<\/strong>\u00a0Black played a \u201cnatural\u201d move 15\u2026f6?! Oops\u2026 that allows White\u2019s pawn the chance to sneak in with 16.e6. White gets his other pieces into position and\u2026\u00a0<em>Boom! You are toast.<\/em>\u00a0(Fun fact: Short didn\u2019t see his chance against Kramnik in the 2010 Wijk aan Zee match.)<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p><img loading=\"lazy\" class=\"aligncenter wp-image-8656\" src=\"https:\/\/www.365chess.com\/view\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/02\/win-with-petroff-defense-for-black-1-300x300.png\" alt=\"\" width=\"226\" height=\"241\" \/><\/p>\n<ul>\n<li><strong>Boring? Says who?<\/strong>\u00a0This position is from the 2007 Carlos Torre Wimbledon tourney. Black lands his queen on g2, sacrificing his rook. Discovered check is coming \u2013 while his king can be mated any second! You call that boring, I call that the quintessential Petroff. It bites back when you don\u2019t expect it to.<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p><img loading=\"lazy\" class=\"aligncenter wp-image-8655\" src=\"https:\/\/www.365chess.com\/view\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/02\/win-with-petroff-defense-for-black-2-300x300.png\" alt=\"\" width=\"231\" height=\"231\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.365chess.com\/view\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/02\/win-with-petroff-defense-for-black-2-300x300.png 300w, https:\/\/www.365chess.com\/view\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/02\/win-with-petroff-defense-for-black-2-100x100.png 100w, https:\/\/www.365chess.com\/view\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/02\/win-with-petroff-defense-for-black-2-150x150.png 150w, https:\/\/www.365chess.com\/view\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/02\/win-with-petroff-defense-for-black-2-32x32.png 32w, https:\/\/www.365chess.com\/view\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/02\/win-with-petroff-defense-for-black-2.png 392w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 231px) 100vw, 231px\" \/><\/p>\n<ul>\n<li><strong>What to choose\u2026<\/strong>\u00a0and what not to. When White plays 3.d4, what do you play? Do you take back the pawn on d4? Or the e4 one? What about d5 though? Is 3\u2026Nc6 playable? If you know, you know. If you don\u2019t, get ready for a once-in-a-lifetime thrashing by White.<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p><img loading=\"lazy\" class=\"aligncenter wp-image-8654\" src=\"https:\/\/www.365chess.com\/view\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/02\/win-with-petroff-defense-for-black-3-300x300.png\" alt=\"\" width=\"237\" height=\"239\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.365chess.com\/view\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/02\/win-with-petroff-defense-for-black-3-100x100.png 100w, https:\/\/www.365chess.com\/view\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/02\/win-with-petroff-defense-for-black-3-150x150.png 150w, https:\/\/www.365chess.com\/view\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/02\/win-with-petroff-defense-for-black-3-32x32.png 32w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 237px) 100vw, 237px\" \/><\/p>\n<h3>About the Author:<\/h3>\n<p><strong>IM Marcin Sieciechowicz [2462 FIDE]<\/strong>\u00a0won many medals in the Polish junior chess championship, among which the most important is the gold medal in the Polish junior chess championship in classical chess won in 2010 (under 18). He made two of his IM norms before reaching 18, and the last in 2010, and became International Master just after his 18th birthday. He has been competing three times in the Junior European chess championship (2004, 2007, 2008) and once in World junior chess championship (2010). He has two GM norms, made in 2010 and 2013, his highest rating was 2462. He is playing French Defense for 20 years and has a couple of wins in this opening with the players rated 2600+.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>IM Marcin Sieciechowicz is here with his latest 10-hour-long exclusive training, Petroff Defense for Black, that not only shows the EXCITING side of the opening (with illustrative games)&#8230; but also covers rare lines that your opponents never saw before &#8211; more power to you as Black.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"featured_media":31355,"comment_status":"closed","ping_status":"closed","template":"","meta":[],"yoast_head":"<!-- This site is optimized with the Yoast SEO plugin v16.2 - https:\/\/yoast.com\/wordpress\/plugins\/seo\/ -->\n<title>Win with Petroff Defense for Black with IM Marcin Sieciechowicz - 365Chess<\/title>\n<meta name=\"description\" content=\"IM Marcin Sieciechowicz is here with his latest 10-hour-long exclusive training, Petroff Defense for Black, that not only shows the EXCITING side of the opening (with illustrative games)... but also covers rare lines that your opponents never saw before - 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