Caro-Kann Defense: Accelerated Panov Attack (1… c6 2. c4)
1. e4 c6 2. c4
The Caro-Kann Defense: Accelerated Panov Attack is a chess opening classified as ECO B10, reached after 1. e4 c6 2. c4. It is a line of the Caro-Kann Defense. Black is to move. 2 named lines continue from this position.
In 12.6 million rated Lichess games (blitz and slower), this position was reached 14,706 times by this move order. White won 51%, 5% were drawn and Black won 44%. The most popular continuation is 2… d5 (85% of games).
Engine evaluation: +0.14 (Stockfish, depth 50; best line 2… d5 3. exd5 cxd5 4. d4 Nf6 5. Nc3)
- ECO
- B10
- Moves
- 3 plies
- FEN
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1. e4 c6 2. c4
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Results by rating
| Average rating | Games | White / draw / Black |
|---|---|---|
| 0-1499 | 3,014 | |
| 1500-1999 | 8,616 | |
| 2000+ | 3,076 | |
| All | 14,706 |
Most played moves
| Move | Games | White / draw / Black |
|---|---|---|
| 2… d5 Accelerated Panov Attack (2. c4 d5) | 12,509 (85%) | |
| 2… e6 | 648 (4%) | |
| 2… d6 | 478 (3%) | |
| 2… e5 Accelerated Panov Attack, Open Variation | 404 (3%) | |
| 2… g6 | 227 (2%) | |
| 2… Nf6 | 187 (1%) | |
| 2… a6 | 54 (0%) | |
| 2… Qb6 | 31 (0%) |
Master games
394 over-the-board games are classified under this line (White 47%, draw 14%, Black 39%). The strongest:
- ScorpioNN 3.0.11 (3496) – Stoofvlees II a16 (3513) 1/2-1/2 · TCEC 20 Premier 2020 · 2021-01-13
- Stoofvlees II a16 (3513) – ScorpioNN 3.0.11 (3496) 1-0 · TCEC 20 Premier 2020 · 2021-01-10
- GM Jose Fernando Cuenca Jimenez (2523) – GM Magnus Carlsen (2876) 0-1 · Chess24 Banter Blitz Cup · 2019-12-15
- GM Olexandr Bortnyk (2608) – GM Erigaisi Arjun (2778) 1/2-1/2 · Titled Tue 2nd Jul Late · 2024-07-02
- GM Olexandr Bortnyk (2608) – GM Maxim Matlakov (2674) 1-0 · Titled Tue 3rd Oct Late · 2023-10-03
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 (1. e4 c6) 1. e4 c6
Continuations
- Caro-Kann Defense: Accelerated Panov Attack (2. c4 d5) B10 · 1. e4 c6 2. c4 d5
- Caro-Kann Defense: Accelerated Panov Attack, Open Variation B10 · 1. e4 c6 2. c4 e5
More Caro-Kann Defense lines (all)
- Caro-Kann Defense (1… c6 2. Nc3) B10
- Caro-Kann Defense (2. Nc3 d5) B10
- Caro-Kann Defense: Accelerated Panov Attack, Modern Variation B10
- Caro-Kann Defense: Accelerated Panov Attack, Pseudo-Scandinavian B10
- Caro-Kann Defense: Accelerated Panov Attack, Van Weersel Attack B10
- Caro-Kann Defense: Apocalypse Attack B10
- Caro-Kann Defense: Breyer Variation B10
- Caro-Kann Defense: Breyer Variation, Stein Attack B10
- Caro-Kann Defense: Dinic Gambit B10
- Caro-Kann Defense: Endgame Offer B10
- Caro-Kann Defense: Endgame Variation B10
- Caro-Kann Defense: Euwe Attack B10
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.