Damiano Variation 1.e4 e5 2.Nf3 Nf6 3.Ne5 Ne4!?

I'm very interested in the Damiano Variation in Petroffs Defence:
1.e4 e5 2.Nf3 Nf6 3.Ne5 Ne4!?
I've heard that IM Charles Hertan has written articles about in Chess Horizons. Does anybody knows it?
Or anything what is written in opening books about?
regards!
Peter 🙂

Originally posted by JesusIsMyLord
I'm very interested in the Damiano Variation in Petroffs Defence:
1.e4 e5 2.Nf3 Nf6 3.Ne5 Ne4!?
I've heard that IM Charles Hertan has written articles about in Chess Horizons. Does anybody knows it?
Or anything what is written in opening books about?
regards!
Peter 🙂

Its very poor, avoid at all costs as black really.

Edit: Probably should have a ? instead of a !? for Ne4

Defintiely 3. ... Nxe4?. White wins a pawn at least wit 5.Qe2. A few variations:

- Qe7 6.Qxe4 d6 7.d4 dxe4 8.dxe4 (or even Qxe4)
- d5 6.d3 Qe7 7.dxe4 Qxe5 exd5

or worse: Nf6?? 6.Nc6+ wins the queen

That's gotta be (very) dubious!

You gotta ask yourself why don't these pros and amaterish-pros play this opening themselves.

Originally posted by JesusIsMyLord
I'm very interested in the Damiano Variation in Petroffs Defence:
1.e4 e5 2.Nf3 Nf6 3.Ne5 Ne4!?
I've heard that IM Charles Hertan has written articles about in Chess Horizons. Does anybody knows it?
Or anything what is written in opening books about?
regards!
Peter 🙂

Please find them because this is the BIG blunder in the Petrov. I did it once because I was on auto-pilot but basically this loses, big time. Like this:
Game 1141742
Here's the only Petrov specific site I know of but it's in French-English:
http://jeanpaul.garnier.free.fr/indexen.htm

Please look at http://www.indochess.com/news_maint_public.php?news_id=567

Thx Bill,
it is not so easy if it is a blundr!
Look at http://www.indochess.com/news_maint_public.php?news_id=567
and that's why I look more about!

Somebody has written me that there were 2 serious articles about.
To see, that it is not so easy to refute - look also at http://www.indochess.com/news_maint_public.php?news_id=567

Thx for all comments. I'm afraid they are going only on surface.
Please look at
http://www.indochess.com/news_maint_public.php?news_id=567

Originally posted by JesusIsMyLord
Thx for all comments. I'm afraid they are going only on surface.
Please look at
http://www.indochess.com/news_maint_public.php?news_id=567

Damiano Variation=
1.e4 e5 2.Nf3 f6

Originally posted by propawnkiller
Damiano Variation=
1.e4 e5 2.Nf3 f6

That's Damiano's Defence.

Originally posted by schakuhr
That's Damiano's Defence.

Thanks. I thought the other one wasn't sound enough for an official variation, but that is, of course, wrong. There are many unsound variations with official names.

Originally posted by propawnkiller
Thanks. I thought the other one wasn't sound enough for an official variation, but that is, of course, wrong. There are many unsound variations with official names.

Reading through the reference sites, Black has a hard time gaining equality and has an inferior engame. You might experiment with it, but I'd say it's still bad.

Yes, this is Damiano Defence, but I'm interested in
Damiano Variation in Petroffs Defense what
is 1.e4 e5 2.Nf3 Nf6 3.Ne5 Ne4!?