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[ECO code C43] Move Move Move Here
PETROFF DEFENCE - Steinitz Attack
The Symmetrical Variation
White's knight exchanged, removing Black's KPawn.
Black develops his King's Bishop to attack the knight (hence the "symmetrical" name), and both sides can now castle. [5..Kt-Q2 is considered best.]
	White	Black
 1.	P-K4	P-K4
 2.	Kt-KB3	Kt-KB3
 3.	P-Q4	KtxP
 4.	B-Q3	P-Q4
 5.	KtxP	B-Q3
WHITE to Move or Undo or Jump or Clear
 
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When castling always touch the king first
Under FIDE laws of chess, if a player deliberately touches a rook and then his king, he is not allowed to castle on that side on that move but must still move the rook if legally possible.

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