IM Bill Paschall – GM Leonid Kritz – IM David Vigorito – FM Dennis Monokroussos                                      

Content: 7.7 hours of instruction and analysis in a series of 14 lectures.  

Petrov's Defence (also called Petroff's Defence, Russian Game and Russian Defence) is a chess opening characterized by the following moves: 1. E4 e5 2 Nf3 Nf6

Though it has a reputation for being dull, the Petrov offers many possibilities for Black. Grandmasters Karpov, Yusupov, Smyslov, Marshall, Krammik and Pillsbury have frequently played the Petrov as Black.

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Fans on Chesslecture.com said: Brilliant lecture. A fascinating game, covered nicely, and it's good to see some coverage of the Cochrane from Black's point of view for a change.

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