Caro-Kann Defense: Gurgenidze System
1. e4 c6 2. d4 d5 3. Nc3 g6
The Caro-Kann Defense: Gurgenidze System is a chess opening classified as ECO B15, reached after 1. e4 c6 2. d4 d5 3. Nc3 g6. It is a line of the Caro-Kann Defense. White is to move.
In 12.6 million rated Lichess games (blitz and slower), this position was reached 959 times by this move order. White won 51%, 5% were drawn and Black won 44%. The most popular continuation is 4. Nf3 (33% of games).
Engine evaluation: +0.66 (Stockfish, depth 54; best line 4. e5 Bg7 5. h3 f6 6. f4 Nh6)
- ECO
- B15
- Moves
- 6 plies
- FEN
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1. e4 c6 2. d4 d5 3. Nc3 g6
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Results by rating
| Average rating | Games | White / draw / Black |
|---|---|---|
| 0-1499 | 239 | |
| 1500-1999 | 495 | |
| 2000+ | 225 | |
| All | 959 |
Most played moves
| Move | Games | White / draw / Black |
|---|---|---|
| 4. Nf3 | 313 (33%) | |
| 4. e5 | 263 (27%) | |
| 4. exd5 | 134 (14%) | |
| 4. Bd3 | 56 (6%) | |
| 4. Be3 | 45 (5%) | |
| 4. f4 | 31 (3%) | |
| 4. f3 | 28 (3%) | |
| 4. Bf4 | 22 (2%) |
Master games
850 over-the-board games are classified under this line (White 33%, draw 25%, Black 42%). The strongest:
- Stoofvlees II b1 (3511) – KomodoDragon 2970.00 (3568) 1/2-1/2 · TCEC 23 Premier 2022 · 2022-09-30
- KomodoDragon 2970.00 (3568) – Stoofvlees II b1 (3511) 1-0 · TCEC 23 Premier 2022 · 2022-09-30
- Seer2.8.0 (3499) – Berserk13 (3540) 1/2-1/2 · TCEC 26 Premier 2024 · 2024-04-24
- Berserk13 (3540) – Seer2.8.0 (3499) 1/2-1/2 · TCEC 26 Premier 2024 · 2024-04-22
- SlowChess Blitz 2.9 avx2 (3418) – Stoofvlees II b5 (3492) 1/2-1/2 · TCEC 25 Premier 2023 · 2023-09-06
Search all games of the Caro-Kann Defense: Gurgenidze System and its sub-variations
Highest-rated Lichess games
- TheorySpeedrun (2673) – timer22 (2576) 1-0 · 2026-09-04 · 180 + 0s
- malegebi (2678) – Greifax (2508) 0-1 · 2026-09-02 · 180 + 0s
- d4satranc (2534) – FM Karlos_ulsk (2632) 1-0 · 2026-09-05 · 180 + 0s
Comes from
Caro-Kann Defense (2… d5 3. Nc3) 1. e4 c6 2. d4 d5 3. Nc3
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.