Caro-Kann Defense: Panov Attack (5. Nc3 e6)
1. e4 c6 2. d4 d5 3. exd5 cxd5 4. c4 Nf6 5. Nc3 e6
The Caro-Kann Defense: Panov Attack is a chess opening classified as ECO B14, reached after 1. e4 c6 2. d4 d5 3. exd5 cxd5 4. c4 Nf6 5. Nc3 e6. It is a line of the Caro-Kann Defense. White is to move. 1 named line continues from this position.
In 12.6 million rated Lichess games (blitz and slower), this position was reached 1,879 times by this move order. White won 52%, 5% were drawn and Black won 43%. The most popular continuation is 6. Nf3 (57% of games).
Engine evaluation: +0.11 (Stockfish, depth 60; best line 6. cxd5 Nxd5 7. Bd3 Bd7 8. Nxd5 exd5)
- ECO
- B14
- Moves
- 10 plies
- FEN
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1. e4 c6 2. d4 d5 3. exd5 cxd5 4. c4 Nf6 5. Nc3 e6
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Results by rating
| Average rating | Games | White / draw / Black |
|---|---|---|
| 0-1499 | 119 | |
| 1500-1999 | 877 | |
| 2000+ | 883 | |
| All | 1,879 |
Most played moves
| Move | Games | White / draw / Black |
|---|---|---|
| 6. Nf3 | 1,067 (57%) | |
| 6. Bg5 | 283 (15%) | |
| 6. c5 | 243 (13%) | |
| 6. cxd5 | 118 (6%) | |
| 6. a3 | 54 (3%) | |
| 6. Bf4 | 32 (2%) | |
| 6. Qb3 | 21 (1%) | |
| 6. Bd3 | 19 (1%) |
Master games
1,581 over-the-board games are classified under this line (White 42%, draw 21%, Black 37%). The strongest:
- GM Vasyl Ivanchuk (2704) – GM Hao Wang (2710) 0-1 · SportAccord Blitz 2014 · 2014-12-13
- GM Vasif Durarbayli (2629) – GM Hikaru Nakamura (2736) 0-1 · Titled Tuesday 23rd Nov · 2021-11-23
- GM B. Adhiban (2643) – GM Ruslan Ponomariov (2711) 1/2-1/2 · TCh-ESP Div Honor 2015 · 2015-08-17
- GM Shakhriyar Mamedyarov (2770) – GM Stelios Halkias (2563) 1-0 · Titled Tuesday 3rd Nov · 2020-11-03
- GM Eltaj Safarli (2598) – GM Alireza Firouzja (2728) 1/2-1/2 · Titled Tuesday 19th May · 2020-05-19
Search all games of the Caro-Kann Defense: Panov Attack and its sub-variations
Highest-rated Lichess games
- CM Mikkel_Vinh (2667) – GM Fabsid (2803) 0-1 · 2026-09-04 · 180 + 0s
- Meatloaf927 (2710) – GM FCChelsea14 (2692) 1/2-1/2 · 2026-09-04 · 180 + 0s
- CM Mikkel_Vinh (2696) – BilBog123 (2662) 1-0 · 2026-09-01 · 180 + 0s
Comes from
Caro-Kann Defense: Panov Attack (4… Nf6 5. Nc3) 1. e4 c6 2. d4 d5 3. exd5 cxd5 4. c4 Nf6 5. Nc3
Continuations
- Caro-Kann Defense: Panov Attack, Main Line B14 · 1. e4 c6 2. d4 d5 3. exd5 cxd5 4. c4 Nf6 5. Nc3 e6 6. Nf3 Bb4
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.