Library/Openings/Petrov's Defense/Damiano Variation/Kholmov Gambit ECO C42
Opening· 8 plies

Petrov's Defense: Damiano Variation, Kholmov Gambit

An entry in the Encyclopedia of Chess Openings (ECO C42), reached after 8 half-moves: 1. e4 e5 2. Nf3 Nf6 3. Nxe5 Nxe4 4. Qe2 Qe7.

Petrov's Defense: Damiano Variation, Kholmov Gambit ECO C42
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About this opening

Petrov's Defense: Damiano Variation, Kholmov Gambit is an opening in the Encyclopedia of Chess Openings, classified under code C42. ECO group C (C00–C99) covers open games (1.e4 e5) and the French Defence, including the Ruy Lopez, Italian, Scotch and King's Gambit. This particular variation is reached after 8 half-moves from the starting position, with the move sequence 1. e4 e5 2. Nf3 Nf6 3. Nxe5 Nxe4 4. Qe2 Qe7.

It belongs to the Petrov's Defense family. Within that family this is a level-2 branch (the Damiano Variation → Kholmov Gambit line). The immediate parent line is Petrov's Defense: Damiano Variation, transitioned via 4…Qe7.

The opening sequence in prose form: 1.e4 e5, 2.Nf3 Nf6, 3.Nxe5 Nxe4, 4.Qe2 Qe7. From this position the encyclopaedia records no further canonical continuations — practical play branches into unnamed transpositions or returns to the parent line for alternative ideas.