Caro-Kann Defense: Forgacs Variation
1. e4 c6 2. d4 d5 3. Nc3 dxe4 4. Nxe4 Nf6 5. Nxf6+ exf6 6. Bc4
The Caro-Kann Defense: Forgacs Variation is a chess opening classified as ECO B15, reached after 1. e4 c6 2. d4 d5 3. Nc3 dxe4 4. Nxe4 Nf6 5. Nxf6+ exf6 6. Bc4. 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 1,428 times by this move order. White won 51%, 7% were drawn and Black won 42%. The most popular continuation is 6… Bd6 (70% of games).
Engine evaluation: +0.17 (Stockfish, depth 48; best line 6… Bd6 7. Qe2+ Qe7 8. Qxe7+ Kxe7 9. Bd3)
- ECO
- B15
- Moves
- 11 plies
- FEN
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1. e4 c6 2. d4 d5 3. Nc3 dxe4 4. Nxe4 Nf6 5. Nxf6+ exf6 6. Bc4
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Results by rating
| Average rating | Games | White / draw / Black |
|---|---|---|
| 0-1499 | 270 | |
| 1500-1999 | 729 | |
| 2000+ | 429 | |
| All | 1,428 |
Most played moves
| Move | Games | White / draw / Black |
|---|---|---|
| 6… Bd6 | 999 (70%) | |
| 6… Be6 | 124 (9%) | |
| 6… Be7 | 111 (8%) | |
| 6… Bf5 | 69 (5%) | |
| 6… Qe7+ | 26 (2%) | |
| 6… Bb4+ | 23 (2%) | |
| 6… c5 | 19 (1%) | |
| 6… b5 | 13 (1%) |
Master games
834 over-the-board games are classified under this line (White 38%, draw 26%, Black 36%). The strongest:
- GM Nodirbek Abdusattorov (2769) – GM Parham Maghsoodloo (2725) 0-1 · 2nd Kasimdzhanov Cup 2024 · 2024-07-08
- GM Vasyl Ivanchuk (2678) – GM Jan-Krzysztof Duda (2750) 0-1 · Duda-Ivanchuk Help UKR m · 2022-07-20
- GM Nikita Vitiugov (2727) – GM Jeffery Xiong (2700) 1/2-1/2 · Speed Chess GP2 2021 · 2021-09-25
- GM Rustam Kasimdzhanov (2685) – GM Parham Maghsoodloo (2725) 1/2-1/2 · 2nd Kasimdzhanov Cup 2024 · 2024-07-08
- GM Levon Aronian (2725) – GM David Anton Guijarro (2672) 1-0 · Chessable Masters Div 2 W · 2024-02-02
Search all games of the Caro-Kann Defense: Forgacs Variation and its sub-variations
Highest-rated Lichess games
- kuhmft (2847) – IM hibyehwa (2652) 1-0 · 2026-09-03 · 180 + 0s
- Washington91 (2603) – AlwaysLookingForMore (2681) 1-0 · 2026-09-06 · 180 + 0s
- strizibuba (2583) – tryandprepme (2677) 1-0 · 2026-09-03 · 180 + 0s
Comes from
Caro-Kann Defense: Tartakower Variation 1. e4 c6 2. d4 d5 3. Nc3 dxe4 4. Nxe4 Nf6 5. Nxf6+ exf6
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.