Caro-Kann Defense: Endgame Offer
1. e4 c6 2. Nf3 d5 3. d3
The Caro-Kann Defense: Endgame Offer is a chess opening classified as ECO B10, reached after 1. e4 c6 2. Nf3 d5 3. d3. 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 7,953 times by this move order. White won 51%, 5% were drawn and Black won 44%. The most popular continuation is 3… dxe4 (59% of games).
Engine evaluation: +0.17 (Stockfish, depth 54; best line 3… e6 4. e5 c5 5. c3 Nc6 6. d4)
- ECO
- B10
- Moves
- 5 plies
- FEN
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1. e4 c6 2. Nf3 d5 3. d3
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Results by rating
| Average rating | Games | White / draw / Black |
|---|---|---|
| 0-1499 | 3,178 | |
| 1500-1999 | 3,246 | |
| 2000+ | 1,529 | |
| All | 7,953 |
Most played moves
| Move | Games | White / draw / Black |
|---|---|---|
| 3… dxe4 | 4,685 (59%) | |
| 3… Bg4 | 2,104 (26%) | |
| 3… Nf6 | 347 (4%) | |
| 3… e6 | 208 (3%) | |
| 3… g6 | 156 (2%) | |
| 3… d4 | 112 (1%) | |
| 3… Qc7 | 74 (1%) | |
| 3… e5 | 64 (1%) |
Master games
3,584 over-the-board games are classified under this line (White 48%, draw 18%, Black 34%). The strongest:
- PlentyChess 7.0.55 (3693) – LCZero 0.33-dev-f6ec55c-BT4-6147500-it332 (3749) 1/2-1/2 · TCEC 29 Premier 2026 · 2026-03-16
- LCZero 0.33-dev-f6ec55c-BT4-6147500-it332 (3749) – PlentyChess 7.0.55 (3693) 1/2-1/2 · TCEC 29 Premier 2026 · 2026-03-13
- Berserk 20241119 (3589) – Obsidian 14.06 (3555) 1-0 · TCEC 27 Premier 2024 · 2024-12-03
- Obsidian 14.06 (3555) – Berserk 20241119 (3589) 1-0 · TCEC 27 Premier 2024 · 2024-12-01
- Ethereal 14.06 (3532) – Koivisto 9.2 (3493) 1-0 · TCEC 24 Premier 2023 · 2023-03-23
Search all games of the Caro-Kann Defense: Endgame Offer and its sub-variations
Highest-rated Lichess games
- GM sillyMASTER (2849) – GM Fabsid (2822) 1-0 · 2026-09-03 · 180 + 0s
- GM sillyMASTER (2810) – GM Fabsid (2813) 1-0 · 2026-09-04 · 180 + 0s
- OptimistischesSchach (2793) – hadishahod (2777) 0-1 · 2026-09-02 · 180 + 0s
Comes from
Caro-Kann Defense (1. e4 c6) 1. e4 c6
Continuations
- Caro-Kann Defense: Dinic Gambit B10 · 1. e4 c6 2. Nf3 d5 3. d3 dxe4 4. Ng5
- Caro-Kann Defense: Endgame Variation B10 · 1. e4 c6 2. Nf3 d5 3. d3 dxe4 4. dxe4 Qxd1+ 5. Kxd1
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 (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
- 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.