Petrov or Nc6

Welcome
I play the Sicilian defense Timanov regularly
I would like some change and play e5

I am now confused whether to play the Russian defense or Nc6 I put the ball in White's court
I played Nc6 And I loved it but wanted an aggressive response against Four Knights game

and thanks for you

Petrov is widely known to be a slower game (mostly) while Nc6 leads to anything and everything. I like Nc6 because I have a few gambits against a few of white's moves, and also to keep the e4 e5 pawn structure. In the petrov the e pawns usually dissipate.

Since you play the sicilian (an aggressive opening) you may like Nc6 more. But that's just a generality and you should try everything for yourself.

Happy opening hunting!

I rarely play e5, but if I have to recommend you something with 1.e4 e5 2.Nf3 Nc6 3.Nc3, I wouldn't. If you like those positions with Nc6, you can play it with 1.e4 Nc6, the Nimzowitsh defense. It's a transpositional opening, and it can surprise people who expect e5, and you can still get back to e4 e5 positions.

> @Malek_4000 said in #1:
> I played Nc6 And I loved it but wanted an aggressive response against Four Knights game

There isn't an aggressive response in the four knights game, but usually black profits from the four knights game. I don't really know what to tell a bullet player, I only focus on sound chess. If you are interested what to play in sound, classical chess I can give you some advice. I won't give you advice on how to turn everything in a hyper-aggressive game for no reason. Personally I play Nf6, but you are free to play whatever you prefer. It's a matter of taste.

It depends on you. If you want comfortable somewhat drawish positon in opening, Petrov suits better. And if you want to play for a win while having a safe position Nc6 is your way to go.

@ilariON579 said in #5:
> It depends on you. If you want comfortable somewhat drawish positon in opening, Petrov suits better. And if you want to play for a win while having a safe position Nc6 is your way to go.

The Petrov is not drawish, it is only drawish at GM level. Are you a GM? No. So the Petrov isn't drawish. Across all time controls I have played 124 games in the Petrov. I won 86 of them, lost 30 and had 8 draws.

@CheerUpChess-Youtube said in #6:
> The Petrov is not drawish, it is only drawish at GM level. Are you a GM? No. So the Petrov isn't drawish. Across all time controls I have played 124 games in the Petrov. I won 86 of them, lost 30 and had 8 draws.
Maybe i should rephrase that. I meant somewhat dry position, not drawish.

@ilariON579 said in #7:
> Maybe i should rephrase that. I meant somewhat dry position, not drawish.

Yes. If you like call it dry. I think it's a general misconception, people just don't know enough about it. I haven't had a single game that I perceived as dry. I perceive d4 and c4 games as dry. The whole reason why I play it is because it is not dry, but it obviously gives me winning chances. With Nc6 I would lose all the time.

@WassimBerbar said in #3:
> I rarely play e5, but if I have to recommend you something with 1.e4 e5 2.Nf3 Nc6 3.Nc3, I wouldn't. If you like those positions with Nc6, you can play it with 1.e4 Nc6, the Nimzowitsh defense. It's a transpositional opening, and it can surprise people who expect e5, and you can still get back to e4 e5 positions.
e4 nc6 d4 d5 main line of nimzowitch