Caro-Kann Defense: Classical Variation, Maróczy Attack
1. e4 c6 2. d4 d5 3. Nd2 dxe4 4. Nxe4 Bf5 5. Ng3 Bg6 6. f4
The Caro-Kann Defense: Classical Variation, Maróczy Attack is a chess opening classified as ECO B18, reached after 1. e4 c6 2. d4 d5 3. Nd2 dxe4 4. Nxe4 Bf5 5. Ng3 Bg6 6. f4. It is a line of the Caro-Kann Defense. Black is to move.
In 12.6 million rated Lichess games (blitz and slower), this position was reached 49 times by this move order. White won 49%, 4% were drawn and Black won 47%. The most popular continuation is 6… e6 (80% of games).
Engine evaluation: 0.00 (Stockfish, depth 50; best line 6… Nf6 7. Nf3 e6 8. Bd3 Bd6 9. O-O)
- ECO
- B18
- Moves
- 11 plies
- FEN
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1. e4 c6 2. d4 d5 3. Nd2 dxe4 4. Nxe4 Bf5 5. Ng3 Bg6 6. f4
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Results by rating
| Average rating | Games | White / draw / Black |
|---|---|---|
| 1500-1999 | 25 | |
| 2000+ | 24 | |
| All | 49 |
Most played moves
| Move | Games | White / draw / Black |
|---|---|---|
| 6… e6 | 39 (80%) | |
| 6… h6 | 6 (12%) | |
| 6… Nf6 | 3 (6%) | |
| 6… Qa5+ | 1 (2%) |
Master games
30 over-the-board games are classified under this line (White 40%, draw 20%, Black 40%). The strongest:
- IM Carissa Yip (2430) – GM Nana Dzagnidze (2523) 0-1 · FIDE World Cup Women 2021 · 2021-07-20
- IM Carissa Yip (2418) – IM Alina Kashlinskaya (2498) 1-0 · I'M Not A GM Speed Chess · 2022-05-19
- IM Hagen Poetsch (2426) – FM Benjamin Gledura (2388) 0-1 · FSGM April 2013 · 2013-04-07
- John Cappon (2145) – GM Alexandra Kosteniuk (2555) 0-1 · TCh-FRA Top 12 2018 · 2018-06-05
- FM Michal Miroslaw (2287) – IM Piotr Goluch (2348) 0-1 · TCh-POL 2nd League 2020 · 2020-09-06
Highest-rated Lichess games
- ankof (2427) – InkognitoBY (2328) 1-0 · 2026-09-07 · 180 + 2s
- Honigbaer (2193) – Davidprodigy (2297) 0-1 · 2026-09-05 · 300 + 0s
- hoperkrot (2269) – PTNPHX (2222) 1-0 · 2026-09-05 · 180 + 0s
Comes from
Caro-Kann Defense: Classical Variation (4. Nxe4 Bf5) 1. e4 c6 2. d4 d5 3. Nd2 dxe4 4. Nxe4 Bf5
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.