Caro-Kann Defense: Dinic Gambit
1. e4 c6 2. Nf3 d5 3. d3 dxe4 4. Ng5
The Caro-Kann Defense: Dinic Gambit is a chess opening classified as ECO B10, reached after 1. e4 c6 2. Nf3 d5 3. d3 dxe4 4. Ng5. 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 2,354 times by this move order. White won 61%, 5% were drawn and Black won 34%. The most popular continuation is 4… exd3 (48% of games).
Engine evaluation: −0.44 (Stockfish, depth 60; best line 4… exd3 5. Bxd3 Nd7 6. Nxh7 Ne5 7. Nxf8)
- ECO
- B10
- Moves
- 7 plies
- FEN
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1. e4 c6 2. Nf3 d5 3. d3 dxe4 4. Ng5
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Results by rating
| Average rating | Games | White / draw / Black |
|---|---|---|
| 0-1499 | 427 | |
| 1500-1999 | 1,585 | |
| 2000+ | 342 | |
| All | 2,354 |
Most played moves
| Move | Games | White / draw / Black |
|---|---|---|
| 4… exd3 | 1,134 (48%) | |
| 4… Nf6 | 796 (34%) | |
| 4… Bf5 | 136 (6%) | |
| 4… h6 | 90 (4%) | |
| 4… e5 | 40 (2%) | |
| 4… e6 | 32 (1%) | |
| 4… Nh6 | 26 (1%) | |
| 4… Qa5+ | 18 (1%) |
Master games
60 over-the-board games are classified under this line (White 38%, draw 19%, Black 43%). The strongest:
- IM Augustin Droin (2480) – IM Rajat Makkar (2396) 1/2-1/2 · Pioneer Youth Elite Cup · 2025-12-05
- CM Fabrice Fiol (2271) – GM Alexandra Kosteniuk (2516) 0-1 · Titled Tue 29th Mar Early · 2022-03-29
- GM Roberto Mogranzini (2459) – FM Andrii Punin (2289) 0-1 · Titled Tue 8th Feb Late · 2022-02-08
- IM Shreyas Royal (2452) – CM Raem Sherman (2151) 1-0 · Titled Tue 7th Feb Early · 2023-02-07
- FM Almas Rakhmatullaev (2306) – FM Nikolaos Aggelis (2278) 0-1 · Titled Tue 31st Jan Early · 2023-01-31
Search all games of the Caro-Kann Defense: Dinic Gambit and its sub-variations
Highest-rated Lichess games
- Mirhaev (2457) – zloyRW (2462) 1-0 · 2026-09-02 · 180 + 0s
- CM Patryk10 (2452) – SHEFFFF (2448) 0-1 · 2026-09-06 · 180 + 0s
- humpire (2436) – LChess_007 (2388) 1-0 · 2026-09-03 · 180 + 0s
Comes from
Caro-Kann Defense: Endgame Offer 1. e4 c6 2. Nf3 d5 3. d3
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.