Petrov's Defense: Cochrane Gambit, Bishop Check Line
ECO: C42Open Games1.e4 e5 2.Nf3 Nf6 3.Nxe5 d6 4.Nxf7 Kxf7 5.Bc4+
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How it's played
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About the Petrov's Defense: Cochrane Gambit, Bishop Check Line
The Petrov's Defense: Cochrane Gambit, Bishop Check Line is a line of the Petrov's Defense, catalogued under ECO code C42 in the Open Games section of the Encyclopaedia of Chess Openings.
It arises after 1.e4 e5 2.Nf3 Nf6 3.Nxe5 d6 4.Nxf7 Kxf7 5.Bc4+, with White playing the move that gives the line its name.
The Petrov's Defense has 50 named lines in our opening book; the ones closest to this position are listed below.
Other lines of the Petrov's Defense
- Petrov's DefenseC42 · 1.e4 e5 2.Nf3 Nf6 3.Nxe5
- Petrov's Defense: Italian VariationC42 · 1.e4 e5 2.Nf3 Nf6 3.Bc4
- Petrov's Defense: Modern AttackC43 · 1.e4 e5 2.Nf3 Nf6 3.d4
- Petrov's Defense: Three Knights GameC42 · 1.e4 e5 2.Nf3 Nf6 3.Nc3
- Petrov's DefenseC42 · 1.e4 e5 2.Nf3 Nf6 3.Nxe5 d6
- Petrov's Defense: Damiano VariationC42 · 1.e4 e5 2.Nf3 Nf6 3.Nxe5 Nxe4
- Petrov's Defense: Modern AttackC43 · 1.e4 e5 2.Nf3 Nf6 3.d4 exd4
- Petrov's Defense: Modern Attack, Symmetrical VariationC43 · 1.e4 e5 2.Nf3 Nf6 3.d4 d5