Perfect Checkmate in Petrov Defense, Cochrane Gambit
About Petrov Defence:
the Petrov Defence is a chess opening characterised by the following moves:
1. e4 e5
2. Nf3 Nf6
** Though this symmetrical response has a long history, it was first popularised by Alexander Petrov, a Russian chess player in the mid-19th century.
** The Petrov Defence has a drawish reputation;
** however, it offers attacking opportunities for both sides, and a few lines are quite sharp. Often a trade occurs and Black, after gaining a tempo, has a well-placed knight.
** Pillsbury's game in 1895 against Emanuel Lasker testifies to this.
** in Petrov Defence, Black counterattack in the centre also avoids the Ruy Lopez, Giuoco Piano (and other lines of the Italian Game), and the Scotch Game.
** The Petrov Defence has been adopted by many of the world's leading players, including world champions Vasily Smyslov, Tigran Petrosian, Anatoly Karpov, and Vladimir Kramnik.
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