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A Simple Trap in the Petroff's Defense

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asto0239

1 thing, u misspelled "petrovs defense"

Chess16723
#21 Petroff’s and Petrov’s are used interchangeably
SmyslovFan

In the 19th Century, Петров was anglicized as Petroff. The modern method is Petrov, but as pointed out above, both are acceptable spellings of the name of the opening. It’s also known as the Russian Defense.