Caro-Kann Defense: Mieses Gambit
1. e4 c6 2. d4 d5 3. Be3
The Caro-Kann Defense: Mieses Gambit is a chess opening classified as ECO B12, reached after 1. e4 c6 2. d4 d5 3. Be3. 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 218 times by this move order. White won 51%, 4% were drawn and Black won 45%. The most popular continuation is 3… dxe4 (83% of games).
Engine evaluation: −0.52 (Stockfish, depth 36; best line 3… dxe4 4. Ne2 Bf5 5. Nd2 Nf6 6. c3)
- ECO
- B12
- Moves
- 5 plies
- FEN
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1. e4 c6 2. d4 d5 3. Be3
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Results by rating
| Average rating | Games | White / draw / Black |
|---|---|---|
| 0-1499 | 44 | |
| 1500-1999 | 134 | |
| 2000+ | 40 | |
| All | 218 |
Most played moves
| Move | Games | White / draw / Black |
|---|---|---|
| 3… dxe4 | 181 (83%) | |
| 3… Nf6 | 13 (6%) | |
| 3… e6 | 10 (5%) | |
| 3… g6 | 3 (1%) | |
| 3… c5 | 2 (1%) | |
| 3… Nd7 | 1 (0%) | |
| 3… h6 | 1 (0%) | |
| 3… Qb6 | 1 (0%) |
Master games
3 over-the-board games are classified under this line (White 0%, draw 67%, Black 33%). The strongest:
- Stoofvlees II d9 (3541) – Reckless 0.10.0-dev-9057bc13 (3749) 1/2-1/2 · TCEC 29 Gambit Bonus 2026 · 2026-05-29
- Reckless 0.10.0-dev-9057bc13 (3749) – Stoofvlees II d9 (3541) 1/2-1/2 · TCEC 29 Gambit Bonus 2026 · 2026-05-29
Search all games of the Caro-Kann Defense: Mieses Gambit and its sub-variations
Highest-rated Lichess games
- giorkape4678ab (2112) – gldanets (2187) 1-0 · 2026-09-04 · 180 + 0s
- giorkape4678ab (2105) – nils_g00 (2127) 1/2-1/2 · 2026-09-04 · 180 + 0s
- giorkape4678ab (2065) – Ezizbeyli (2162) 0-1 · 2026-09-04 · 180 + 0s
Comes from
Caro-Kann Defense (2. d4 d5) 1. e4 c6 2. d4 d5
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.