In the late 1990s the popularity of the Petroff soared after it's adoption by Vladimir Kramnik and Vishy Anand. Many new ideas have been discovered and this book offers an objective, extremely detailed analysis of current theory in the Petroff, including the main lines 3.Nxe5 and 3.d4 and other, less popular, continuations. Studying the book will enable you to approach the Petroff with confidence from either side. The author is a Georgian Grandmaster and has represented his country in chess olympiads. Pub. 2001, softback, 240 pages.
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The Petroff Defence (1.e4,e5; 2.Nf3,Nf6;) is one of Black's most reliable defences to 1.e4 and it remains popular at both club and international level. This book, by two well known Russian opening theorists, examines all the important alternatives for both Black and White using 74 annotated, illustrative games in ten chapters. White's most popular third moves 3.Nxe5, and 3.d4 take up nine chapters whilst a chapter on alternative third moves completes the book. Coverage is objective, favouring neither side, with a large amount of analysis in the notes to the illustrativer games. Alexander Raetsky is a Russian international master and Maxim Chetverik is a Russian FIDE Master. Pub. 2005, softback, 191 pages.
