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C4219 plies · black to move

Petrov's Defense: Classical Attack, Krause Variation

The Petrov's Defense: Classical Attack, Krause Variation is a chess opening classified under ECO code C42 in the Open Games & French Defense family, beginning with 1.e4 e5 or 1.e4 e6, including the Italian Game, Ruy Lopez, and French Defense. It is reached after 10 moves: 1. e4 e5 2. Nf3 Nf6 3. Nxe5 d6 4. Nf3 Nxe4 5. d4 d5 6. Bd3 Nc6 7. O-O Be7 8. Re1 Bg4 9. c3 f5 10. c4. The resulting position leaves black to move.

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

Resulting Position