Traps, Tricks & Mistakes: Tricky Petrov
The 2022 US Chess Championship offered a curious game where a GM resigned in only 10 moves!! The reason wasn’t a brilliant novelty from his opponent but a tragic blunder. After two consecutive defeats...
Tagged: Petroff
Traps, Tricks & Mistakes: Small Change!
The Petroff Defence has a reputation of being a boring opening with a high rate of draws. Top players use it when they aren’t ambitious and a draw is a convenient result. Exceptions are...
Traps, Tricks & Mistakes: Anand Trapped in the Petrov
The Petrov Defense, also known as Russian Defense, is an opening with a reputation of being calm. Top level players use it when conducting Black pieces if they unambitiously look for a draw. Nevertheless,...
Traps, Tricks & Mistakes: Kramnik Trapped in the Petrov
Recently American GM Fabiano Caruana is succeeding playing the Petrov Defence. Nevertheless, this opening is famous among top chess players because of the high rate of draws occurring in games where it appears. But...
