Caro-Kann Defense: Karpov Variation, Tiviakov-Fischer Attack
1. e4 c6 2. d4 d5 3. Nd2 dxe4 4. Nxe4 Nd7 5. Bc4 Ngf6 6. Nxf6+ Nxf6
The Caro-Kann Defense: Karpov Variation, Tiviakov-Fischer Attack is a chess opening classified as ECO B17, reached after 1. e4 c6 2. d4 d5 3. Nd2 dxe4 4. Nxe4 Nd7 5. Bc4 Ngf6 6. Nxf6+ Nxf6. 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 12 times by this move order. White won 42%, 16% were drawn and Black won 42%. The most popular continuation is 7. c3 (67% of games).
Engine evaluation: +0.21 (Stockfish, depth 51; best line 7. c3 Qc7 8. Qf3 Bg4 9. Qg3 Qxg3)
- ECO
- B17
- Moves
- 12 plies
- FEN
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1. e4 c6 2. d4 d5 3. Nd2 dxe4 4. Nxe4 Nd7 5. Bc4 Ngf6 6. Nxf6+ Nxf6
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Results by rating
| Average rating | Games | White / draw / Black |
|---|---|---|
| 1500-1999 | 2 | |
| 2000+ | 10 | |
| All | 12 |
Most played moves
| Move | Games | White / draw / Black |
|---|---|---|
| 7. c3 | 8 (67%) | |
| 7. Ne2 | 2 (17%) | |
| 7. Nf3 | 1 (8%) | |
| 7. Be3 | 1 (8%) |
Master games
30 over-the-board games are classified under this line (White 47%, draw 20%, Black 33%). The strongest:
- GM Leonid Milov (2455) – GM Tigran Gharamian (2626) 1/2-1/2 · 3rd IF Payroll Rapid 2017 · 2017-09-24
- IM Roberto Abel Martin Del Campo Cardenas (2357) – GM Aleksandr Shimanov (2650) 0-1 · 23rd North American Open 2013 · 2013-12-27
- GM Robert Rabiega (2503) – GM Allan Stig Rasmussen (2498) 1-0 · World Blitz 2015 · 2015-10-13
- GM Vladimir Kramnik (2753) – CM Artai Bringas Gomez (2213) 1-0 · Titled Tue 30th May Late · 2023-05-30
- GM Dejan Pikula (2433) – IM Radoslav Dimitrov (2489) 1/2-1/2 · 1st League Central-SRB 2016 · 2016-09-17
Highest-rated Lichess games
- Consulter (2311) – Modde2025 (2312) 1/2-1/2 · 2026-09-01 · 180 + 0s
- ErenderBlade (2140) – Rsaad51 (2257) 0-1 · 2026-09-01 · 180 + 2s
- las_pipocas (2175) – Linchu22 (2195) 1-0 · 2026-09-03 · 180 + 0s
Comes from
Caro-Kann Defense: Karpov Variation 1. e4 c6 2. d4 d5 3. Nd2 dxe4 4. Nxe4 Nd7
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.