Chess Opening Theory/1. e4/1...e5/2. Nf3/2...Nf6/3. Nxe5/3...d6/4. Nxf7/4...Kxf7/5. d4
Appearance
Petrov's Defence: Cochrane Gambit | |
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Position in Forsyth-Edwards Notation (FEN) | |
Moves: 1. e4 e5 2. Nf3 Nf6 3. Nxe5 d6 4. Nxf7 Kxf7 5. d4 |
Petrov's Defence: Cochrane Gambit
[edit | edit source]Black's priority is to organize his defence and to counter White's attack. Therefore, 5...Nxe4 is bad (moreover, White can win the knight with 6. Qh5+ g6 7. Qd5+).
There are three strategies to build comfortably the defence:
- 5...c5 tries to regain space by attacking the center from the queen side.
- 5...Be7 is a first step toward an "artificial castling". This prepares Re8 and Kg8.
- 5...g6 prepares a fianchetto. Black will leave the e file open and builds another kind of defence with the bishop on g7. But we may wonder if this will resist a White pawn advance on the king side.
Theory table
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1. e4 e5 2. Nf3 Nf6 3. Nxe5 d6 4. Nxf7 Kxf7 5. d4
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... c5 |
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... Be7 |
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... g6 |
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... Nxe4 |
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