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B003 plies · black to move

Rat Defense: Petruccioli Attack

The Rat Defense: Petruccioli Attack is a chess opening classified under ECO code B00 in the Semi-Open Games family, where Black responds to 1.e4 with something other than 1...e5, including the Sicilian Defense, Caro-Kann, and Pirc. It is reached after 2 moves: 1. e4 d6 2. h4. The resulting position leaves black to move.

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Black r
Black n
Black b
Black q
Black k
Black b
Black n
Black r
7
Black p
Black p
Black p
Black p
Black p
Black p
Black p
6
Black p
5
4
White p
White p
3
2
White p
White p
White p
White p
White p
White p
1a
White r
b
White n
c
White b
d
White q
e
White k
f
White b
g
White n
h
White r

Resulting Position