[Event "Petrov's Defense/Russian Game: Introduction"] [Site "https://lichess.org/study/yVVpkkLT/1qnNK42y"] [Result "*"] [Variant "Standard"] [ECO "C42"] [Opening "Russian Game"] [Annotator "https://lichess.org/@/fuxia"] [UTCDate "2021.01.15"] [UTCTime "09:22:23"] [Source "https://lichess.org/study/yVVpkkLT/1qnNK42y"] [Orientation "black"] 1. e4 e5 2. Nf3 Nf6 { This is a very symmetrical way to start a game. And as long as it stays symmetrical, White will have a tiny advantage, because they have an extra move. It is therefore in Black's interest to create imbalances as soon and as many as possible. } 3. Nxe5 d6 4. Nf3 Nxe4 { [%cal Ge4f2] } *