Caro-Kann Defense: Finnish Variation

ECO: B16Semi-Open Games1.e4 c6 2.d4 d5 3.Nd2 dxe4 4.Nxe4 h6

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About the Caro-Kann Defense: Finnish Variation

The Caro-Kann Defense: Finnish Variation is a line of the Caro-Kann Defense, catalogued under ECO code B16 in the Semi-Open Games section of the Encyclopaedia of Chess Openings.

It arises after 1.e4 c6 2.d4 d5 3.Nd2 dxe4 4.Nxe4 h6, with Black 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.

Other lines of the Caro-Kann Defense