Caro-Kann Defense
ECO: B15Semi-Open Games1.e4 c6 2.d4 d5 3.Nc3
no master games reached this exact line · estimated data
How it's played
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About the Caro-Kann Defense
The Caro-Kann Defense is catalogued under ECO code B15, in the Semi-Open Games section of the Encyclopaedia of Chess Openings.
It arises after 1.e4 c6 2.d4 d5 3.Nc3, with White playing the move that gives the line its name.
The Caro-Kann Defense has 110 named lines in our opening book; the ones closest to this position are listed below.
Where the line goes next
- Caro-Kann DefenseB15 · 1.e4 c6 2.d4 d5 3.Nc3 dxe4
- Caro-Kann Defense: Campomanes AttackB15 · 1.e4 c6 2.d4 d5 3.Nc3 Nf6
- Caro-Kann Defense: Gurgenidze CounterattackB15 · 1.e4 c6 2.d4 d5 3.Nc3 b5
- Caro-Kann Defense: Gurgenidze SystemB15 · 1.e4 c6 2.d4 d5 3.Nc3 g6
- Caro-Kann Defense: Rasa-Studier GambitB15 · 1.e4 c6 2.d4 d5 3.Nc3 dxe4 4.f3
- Caro-Kann Defense: von Hennig GambitB15 · 1.e4 c6 2.d4 d5 3.Nc3 dxe4 4.Bc4
Other lines of the Caro-Kann Defense
- Caro-Kann DefenseB10 · 1.e4 c6
- Caro-Kann DefenseB10 · 1.e4 c6 2.Nc3
- Caro-Kann DefenseB12 · 1.e4 c6 2.d4
- Caro-Kann Defense: Accelerated Panov AttackB10 · 1.e4 c6 2.c4
- Caro-Kann Defense: Breyer VariationB10 · 1.e4 c6 2.d3
- Caro-Kann Defense: Euwe AttackB10 · 1.e4 c6 2.b3
- Caro-Kann Defense: Hillbilly AttackB10 · 1.e4 c6 2.Bc4
- Caro-Kann Defense: Labahn AttackB10 · 1.e4 c6 2.b4