Caro-Kann Defense: Accelerated Panov Attack (2. c4 d5)

1. e4 c6 2. c4 d5

The Caro-Kann Defense: Accelerated Panov Attack is a chess opening classified as ECO B10, reached after 1. e4 c6 2. c4 d5. It is a line of the Caro-Kann Defense. White is to move. 4 named lines continue from this position.

In 12.6 million rated Lichess games (blitz and slower), this position was reached 12,509 times by this move order. White won 51%, 6% were drawn and Black won 43%. The most popular continuation is 3. cxd5 (68% of games).

Engine evaluation: +0.23 (Stockfish, depth 50; best line 3. exd5 cxd5 4. d4 Nf6 5. Nc3 Nc6)

ECO: B10
Moves: 4 plies
FEN: rnbqkbnr/pp2pppp/2p5/3p4/2P1P3/8/PP1P1PPP/RNBQKBNR w KQkq - 0 3
PGN: 1. e4 c6 2. c4 d5

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Results by rating

Average rating	Games	White / draw / Black
0-1499	2,528	50%46%
1500-1999	7,345	51%43%
2000+	2,636	52%41%
All	12,509	51%43%

Most played moves

Move	Games	White / draw / Black
3. cxd5	8,525 (68%)	52%43%
3. exd5	3,092 (25%)	51%43%
3. Nc3	347 (3%)	48%48%
3. e5 Toikkanen Gambit	199 (2%)	48%48%
3. d3	154 (1%)	34%58%
3. d4	61 (0%)	46%48%
3. c5	40 (0%)	48%48%
3. f3	24 (0%)	54%46%

Master games

2,664 over-the-board games are classified under this line (White 46%, draw 21%, Black 33%). The strongest:

GM Levon Aronian (2745) – GM Magnus Carlsen (2853) 0-1 · Chessable Masters Div 1 L · 2023-04-06
GM David Navara (2722) – GM Shakhriyar Mamedyarov (2748) 1/2-1/2 · 28th European Club Cup · 2012-10-15
GM Olexandr Bortnyk (2598) – GM Magnus Carlsen (2847) 1-0 · Katara Bullet Final 2021 · 2021-06-23
GM Yangyi Yu (2729) – GM Vincent Keymer (2700) 1/2-1/2 · Chessable Masters Div 2 L · 2023-04-04
GM Yi Wei (2722) – GM Pavel Eljanov (2705) 1/2-1/2 · PRO League KO 2023 · 2023-05-12

Search all games of the Caro-Kann Defense: Accelerated Panov Attack and its sub-variations

Highest-rated Lichess games

IM Mlchael (2887) – GM BIZOO (2780) 0-1 · 2026-09-03 · 180 + 0s
FM Guary1 (2883) – Nut5105 (2687) 1-0 · 2026-09-07 · 180 + 0s
FM Guary1 (2889) – Nut5105 (2681) 0-1 · 2026-09-07 · 180 + 0s

Comes from

Caro-Kann Defense: Accelerated Panov Attack (1… c6 2. c4) 1. e4 c6 2. c4

Continuations

Caro-Kann Defense: Toikkanen Gambit B10 · 1. e4 c6 2. c4 d5 3. e5
Caro-Kann Defense: Accelerated Panov Attack, Pseudo-Scandinavian B10 · 1. e4 c6 2. c4 d5 3. exd5 Qxd5
Caro-Kann Defense: Accelerated Panov Attack, Van Weersel Attack B10 · 1. e4 c6 2. c4 d5 3. cxd5 cxd5 4. Qb3
Caro-Kann Defense: Accelerated Panov Attack, Modern Variation B10 · 1. e4 c6 2. c4 d5 3. exd5 cxd5 4. cxd5 Nf6

More Caro-Kann Defense lines (all)

Opening names and moves from the Lichess openings dataset; statistics from the Lichess open database, 2026-09 (CC0), sample of 12.6 million games, bots excluded; evaluations from Lichess cloud analysis (all CC0). Master games from The Week in Chess #920–#1664 by Mark Crowther, used with permission.