B10-B19
Caro-Kann Defense
About This Opening
The Caro-Kann (1.e4 c6) offers Black a solid, reliable defense with fewer theoretical demands than the Sicilian. Popular with players who prefer strategic positions over tactical complications.
Famous Games
- Karpov vs Kasparov, multiple games
- Adams vs Anand, 2005
Variations
32 found B10 B10 B10 B10 B12 B12 B12 B12 B12 B12 B12 B12 B14 B14 B14 B12 B18 B16 B17 B17 B17 B17 B15 B15 B12 B12 B10 B10 B10 B11 B11 B11
Hillbilly Attack, Caro-Kann
e4 c6 Bc4 Modern; English Variation, Accelerated Panov; Caro-Kann
e4 c6 c4 Breyer Variation, Caro-Kann
e4 c6 d3 Stein Attack, Caro-Kann
e4 c6 d3 d5 Nd2 g6 g3 Bg7 Bg2 e5 Ngf3 Ne7 O-O O-O b4 Landau Gambit, Caro-Kann
e4 c6 d4 d5 Bd3 Nf6 e5 Nfd7 e6 Prins Attack, Caro-Kann
e4 c6 d4 d5 e5 Bf5 b4 Tal Variation, Caro-Kann
e4 c6 d4 d5 e5 Bf5 h4 Van der Wiel Attack, Caro-Kann
e4 c6 d4 d5 e5 Bf5 Nc3 Dreyev Defense, Caro-Kann
e4 c6 d4 d5 e5 Bf5 Nc3 Qb6 Bronstein Variation, Caro-Kann
e4 c6 d4 d5 e5 Bf5 Ne2 Short Variation, Caro-Kann
e4 c6 d4 d5 e5 Bf5 Nf3 Botvinnik-Carls Defense, Caro-Kann
e4 c6 d4 d5 e5 c5 Carlsbad Line, Caro-Kann
e4 c6 d4 d5 exd5 cxd5 c4 Nf6 Nc3 Nc6 Bg5 e6 Czerniak Line, Caro-Kann
e4 c6 d4 d5 exd5 cxd5 c4 Nf6 Nc3 Nc6 Bg5 Qa5 Reifir-Spielmann Line, Caro-Kann
e4 c6 d4 d5 exd5 cxd5 c4 Nf6 Nc3 Nc6 Bg5 Qb6 Maroczy Gambit, Caro-Kann
e4 c6 d4 d5 f3 dxe4 fxe4 e5 Nf3 exd4 Bc4 Flohr Variation, Caro-Kann
e4 c6 d4 d5 Nc3 dxe4 Nxe4 Bf5 Ng3 Bg6 Nh3 Finnish Variation, Caro-Kann
e4 c6 d4 d5 Nc3 dxe4 Nxe4 h6 Smyslov Variation, Caro-Kann
e4 c6 d4 d5 Nc3 dxe4 Nxe4 Nd7 Bc4 Ngf6 Ng5 e6 Qe2 Nb6 Tiviakov-Fischer Attack, Caro-Kann
e4 c6 d4 d5 Nc3 dxe4 Nxe4 Nd7 Bc4 Ngf6 Nxf6+ Nxf6 Kasparov Attack, Caro-Kann
e4 c6 d4 d5 Nc3 dxe4 Nxe4 Nd7 Nf3 Ngf6 Ng3 Ivanchuk Defense, Caro Kann
e4 c6 d4 d5 Nc3 dxe4 Nxe4 Nd7 Ng5 Ndf6 Forgacs Variation, Caro Kann
e4 c6 d4 d5 Nc3 dxe4 Nxe4 Nf6 Nxf6+ exf6 Bc4 Gurgenidze System, Caro-Kann
e4 c6 d4 d5 Nc3 g6 Modern Variation, Caro-Kann
e4 c6 d4 d5 Nd2 New Caro-Kann
e4 c6 d4 d5 Nd2 g6 Massachussets Defense, Caro-Kann
e4 c6 d4 f5 Masi Variation, Caro-Kann
e4 c6 d4 Nf6 Scorpion-Horus Gambit, Caro-Kann
e4 c6 Nc3 d5 d3 dxe4 Bg5 Two Knights Attack, Caro Kann
e4 c6 Nc3 d5 Nf3 Mindeno Variation, Caro-Kann
e4 c6 Nc3 d5 Nf3 Bg4 Retreat Line, Mindeno Variation, Caro-Kann
e4 c6 Nc3 d5 Nf3 Bg4 h3 Bh5