Petrov's Defense: Damiano Variation

The book line for Petrov's Defense: Damiano Variation is e4, e5, Nf3, Nf6, Nxe5, Nxe4. This page collects the 2 named lines under that variation.

2 named lines · ECO C42 · 383 tagged puzzles in the source database

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Petrov's Defense: Damiano Variation

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  1. e4
  2. e5
  3. Nf3
  4. Nf6
  5. Nxe5
  6. Nxe4

Moves in the main line

  1. White pawn moves from e2 to e4.
  2. Black pawn moves from e7 to e5.
  3. White knight moves from g1 to f3.
  4. Black knight moves from g8 to f6.
  5. White knight captures on e5.
  6. Black knight captures on e4.

Named lines

  • Petrov's Defense: Damiano Variation (C42) 1. e4 e5 2. Nf3 Nf6 3. Nxe5 Nxe4
  • Petrov's Defense: Damiano Variation, Kholmov Gambit (C42) 1. e4 e5 2. Nf3 Nf6 3. Nxe5 Nxe4 4. Qe2 Qe7

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