Caro-Kann Defense: Euwe Attack
1. e4 c6 2. b3
The Caro-Kann Defense: Euwe Attack is a chess opening classified as ECO B10, reached after 1. e4 c6 2. b3. 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 2,068 times by this move order. White won 47%, 5% were drawn and Black won 48%. The most popular continuation is 2… d5 (92% of games).
Engine evaluation: −0.15 (Stockfish, depth 60; best line 2… d5 3. e5 c5 4. Nf3 Qc7 5. Nc3)
- ECO
- B10
- Moves
- 3 plies
- FEN
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1. e4 c6 2. b3
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Results by rating
| Average rating | Games | White / draw / Black |
|---|---|---|
| 0-1499 | 649 | |
| 1500-1999 | 1,078 | |
| 2000+ | 341 | |
| All | 2,068 |
Most played moves
| Move | Games | White / draw / Black |
|---|---|---|
| 2… d5 | 1,909 (92%) | |
| 2… d6 | 41 (2%) | |
| 2… e6 | 34 (2%) | |
| 2… e5 | 29 (1%) | |
| 2… Nf6 | 10 (0%) | |
| 2… b5 | 9 (0%) | |
| 2… g6 | 8 (0%) | |
| 2… a6 | 6 (0%) |
Master games
278 over-the-board games are classified under this line (White 42%, draw 11%, Black 47%). The strongest:
- GM Magnus Carlsen (2859) – GM Vincent Keymer (2698) 1-0 · MrDodgy Inv 3 GpA · 2022-11-25
- GM Awonder Liang (2666) – GM Hikaru Nakamura (2802) 0-1 · Titled Tue 6th Aug Late · 2024-08-06
- GM Ian Nepomniachtchi (2779) – GM Federico Perez Ponsa (2527) 0-1 · Titled Tue 11th Jul Late · 2023-07-11
- GM Ruslan Ponomariov (2631) – GM Pavel Eljanov (2672) 1-0 · Gladiators May 5th 2020 · 2020-05-10
- GM Dmitry Andreikin (2729) – IM Yaacov Norowitz (2402) 1-0 · Titled Tue 23rd Jan Early · 2024-01-23
Search all games of the Caro-Kann Defense: Euwe Attack and its sub-variations
Highest-rated Lichess games
- vdinsk52 (2507) – Cutemu2013 (2707) 0-1 · 2026-09-04 · 180 + 2s
- Romasym (2605) – FM InfamousOne (2588) 1-0 · 2026-09-03 · 180 + 0s
- vdinsk52 (2568) – proectirovschik (2534) 1-0 · 2026-09-07 · 180 + 2s
Comes from
Caro-Kann Defense (1. e4 c6) 1. e4 c6
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: Dinic Gambit 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.