The Petroff Defence

The Petroff Defence is a fundamentally sound defence, one that is regularla employed ba leading modern players such as Kramnik, Shirov, Karpov, Timman and Yusupov himself. Here the author presents the most complete analysis of this opening ever published, combining an encyclopaedic coverage of variations with 244 training exercises and several deeply annotated games. Grandmaster Artur Yusupov, who was born in Moscow, now works as a professional player, coach and writer in Germany, where for several years he has been the top-ranking player. This work presents a detailed and analytical account of the Petroff Defence. Part One consists of nine chapters and deals with index C42 of the Petroff Defence, according to the ECO ( Encyclopedia of Chess Openings ) classification, i.e. with all Whites possibilities on the third move, with the exception of 3.d4, which is the subject of Part Two. Part Two, consisting of seven chapters, considers the continuation 3.d4 (C43 - ECO), introduced by the Russian player Alexander Petroff. Each chapter begins with an overview in which the author expresses succinctly his view regarding the present state of the system under consideration, and gives recommendations for its investigation from the point of view of both White and Black.