Alexander Petrov
Alexander Dimitrievitch Petrov is a player and Russian theorist of the failures (1794 - 1867).
He learns the failures at the 4 years age. At 20 years, uncontested champion of Saint-Pétersbourg, it undertakes a treaty of theory which is published in Russian in 1824 pennies the title of Shakhmatnaya will igra in two volumes. In years 1830/40 he exerts the mission of under-secretary of State for Poland, then under Russian dimination.
On the échiquéen plan, it asseoit its domination on the Russian players, and beats in particular its own pupil Carl Jaenisch. It is at that time that the opening which he particularly studied with Jaenisch, Russian defense or Petrov defense is diffused in occident in particular by an article in the French review Palamède . In 1862, it has still the resource to beat in match Shoumoff (+4, -2), celebrates player and Russian type-setter.
Petrov was called the '' Philidor of North '' or the '' Russian Bourdonnais ''
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