Caro-Kann Defense: Advance Variation, Van der Wiel Attack, Dreyev Defense
1. e4 c6 2. d4 d5 3. e5 Bf5 4. Nc3 Qb6
The Caro-Kann Defense: Advance Variation, Van der Wiel Attack, Dreyev Defense is a chess opening classified as ECO B12, reached after 1. e4 c6 2. d4 d5 3. e5 Bf5 4. Nc3 Qb6. It is a line of the Caro-Kann Defense. White is to move.
In 12.6 million rated Lichess games (blitz and slower), this position was reached 26 times by this move order. White won 42%, 8% were drawn and Black won 50%. The most popular continuation is 5. g4 (46% of games).
Engine evaluation: +0.58 (Stockfish, depth 49; best line 5. g4 Bd7 6. h4 h5 7. gxh5 Bf5)
- ECO
- B12
- Moves
- 8 plies
- FEN
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1. e4 c6 2. d4 d5 3. e5 Bf5 4. Nc3 Qb6
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Results by rating
| Average rating | Games | White / draw / Black |
|---|---|---|
| 0-1499 | 6 | |
| 1500-1999 | 6 | |
| 2000+ | 14 | |
| All | 26 |
Most played moves
| Move | Games | White / draw / Black |
|---|---|---|
| 5. g4 | 12 (46%) | |
| 5. Nf3 | 7 (27%) | |
| 5. Bd3 | 3 (12%) | |
| 5. Qf3 | 2 (8%) | |
| 5. Nce2 | 1 (4%) | |
| 5. h4 | 1 (4%) |
Master games
74 over-the-board games are classified under this line (White 28%, draw 18%, Black 54%). The strongest:
- GM Parham Maghsoodloo (2676) – GM Radoslaw Wojtaszek (2719) 1/2-1/2 · Titled Tuesday 12th May · 2020-05-12
- GM Ilia Iljiushenok (2521) – GM Radoslaw Wojtaszek (2725) 1/2-1/2 · World Rapid 2019 · 2019-12-26
- GM Yangyi Yu (2657) – GM Giorgi Margvelashvili (2548) 0-1 · Universiade Men · 2013-07-12
- GM Merab Gagunashvili (2588) – GM Levan Pantsulaia (2607) 1/2-1/2 · Philippine Open 2016 · 2016-12-07
- IM Daniel Forcen Esteban (2469) – GM Richard Rapport (2646) 0-1 · 17th Neckar Open · 2013-03-30
Highest-rated Lichess games
- puziko52 (2845) – kuhmft (2806) 1/2-1/2 · 2026-09-07 · 180 + 0s
- Niyaz_Mukhamadeev1 (2427) – Doctor_Voodoo (2445) 1-0 · 2026-09-01 · 180 + 0s
- Snookerer (2373) – Miklucd (2311) 0-1 · 2026-09-01 · 180 + 2s
Comes from
Caro-Kann Defense: Advance Variation, Van der Wiel Attack (3… Bf5 4. Nc3) 1. e4 c6 2. d4 d5 3. e5 Bf5 4. Nc3
More Caro-Kann Defense lines (all)
- Caro-Kann Defense (1. e4 c6) B10
- Caro-Kann Defense (1… c6 2. Nc3) B10
- Caro-Kann Defense (2. Nc3 d5) B10
- Caro-Kann Defense: Accelerated Panov Attack (1… c6 2. c4) B10
- Caro-Kann Defense: Accelerated Panov Attack (2. c4 d5) B10
- Caro-Kann Defense: Accelerated Panov Attack, Modern Variation B10
- Caro-Kann Defense: Accelerated Panov Attack, Open 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
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.