Petrov's Defense: Cochrane Gambit, Bishop Check Line
1. e4 e5 2. Nf3 Nf6 3. Nxe5 d6 4. Nxf7 Kxf7 5. Bc4+
The Petrov's Defense: Cochrane Gambit, Bishop Check Line is a chess opening classified as ECO C42, reached after 1. e4 e5 2. Nf3 Nf6 3. Nxe5 d6 4. Nxf7 Kxf7 5. Bc4+. It is a line of the Petrov's Defense. Black is to move.
In 12.6 million rated Lichess games (blitz and slower), this position was reached 641 times by this move order. White won 50%, 4% were drawn and Black won 46%. The most popular continuation is 5… Be6 (51% of games).
Engine evaluation: −1.53 (Stockfish, depth 42; best line 5… d5 6. Bb3 c5 7. exd5 Qe8+ 8. Qe2)
- ECO
- C42
- Moves
- 9 plies
- FEN
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1. e4 e5 2. Nf3 Nf6 3. Nxe5 d6 4. Nxf7 Kxf7 5. Bc4+
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Results by rating
| Average rating | Games | White / draw / Black |
|---|---|---|
| 0-1499 | 296 | |
| 1500-1999 | 292 | |
| 2000+ | 53 | |
| All | 641 |
Most played moves
| Move | Games | White / draw / Black |
|---|---|---|
| 5… Be6 | 324 (51%) | |
| 5… d5 | 169 (26%) | |
| 5… Ke8 | 134 (21%) | |
| 5… Ke7 | 10 (2%) | |
| 5… Kg6 | 3 (0%) |
Master games
19 over-the-board games are classified under this line (White 37%, draw 21%, Black 42%). The strongest:
- GM Olexandr Bortnyk (2608) – GM Alexandra Kosteniuk (2488) 1-0 · Titled Tue 16th Jul Early · 2024-07-16
- FM Mendes Aaron Reeve (2309) – GM David Paravyan (2612) 1/2-1/2 · Titled Tue 12th Mar Late · 2024-03-12
- CM Andre Leonardo Dauer (2106) – GM Samvel Ter-Sahakyan (2611) 0-1 · Titled Tue 2nd Sep 2025 · 2025-09-02
- CM Jose Francisco Torres Boch (2173) – FM Wojciech Przybylski (2321) 0-1 · Titled Tue 11th Oct Late · 2022-10-11
- CM Vladimir Mikhailovsky (2228) – Michael Buscar (2088) 1-0 · Titled Tuesday 16th Mar · 2021-03-16
Search all games of the Petrov's Defense: Cochrane Gambit, Bishop Check Line and its sub-variations
Highest-rated Lichess games
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Comes from
Petrov's Defense: Cochrane Gambit 1. e4 e5 2. Nf3 Nf6 3. Nxe5 d6 4. Nxf7
More Petrov's Defense lines (all)
- Petrov's Defense (2. Nf3 Nf6) C42
- Petrov's Defense (2… Nf6 3. Nxe5) C42
- Petrov's Defense (3. Nxe5 d6) C42
- Petrov's Defense (3… d6 4. Nf3) C42
- Petrov's Defense (4. Nf3 Nxe4) C42
- Petrov's Defense: Classical Attack C42
- Petrov's Defense: Classical Attack, Berger Variation C42
- Petrov's Defense: Classical Attack, Chigorin Variation C42
- Petrov's Defense: Classical Attack, Chigorin Variation, Browne Attack C42
- Petrov's Defense: Classical Attack, Chigorin Variation, Main Line C42
- Petrov's Defense: Classical Attack, Closed Variation C42
- Petrov's Defense: Classical Attack, Jaenisch Variation C42
Opening names and moves from the Lichess openings dataset; statistics from the Lichess open database, 2026-09 (CC0), sample of 12.6 million games, bots excluded; evaluations from Lichess cloud analysis (all CC0). Master games from The Week in Chess #920–#1664 by Mark Crowther, used with permission.