Caro-Kann Defense: Panov Attack (8. Bb5 Bg4)
1. e4 c6 2. d4 d5 3. exd5 cxd5 4. c4 Nc6 5. Nc3 Nf6 6. Nf3 e6 7. cxd5 exd5 8. Bb5 Bg4
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 Nc6 5. Nc3 Nf6 6. Nf3 e6 7. cxd5 exd5 8. Bb5 Bg4. It is a line of the Caro-Kann Defense. White is to move.
This exact move order didn't appear in our sample of 12.6 million Lichess games: it's a rare line.
Engine evaluation: +0.50 (Stockfish, depth 30; best line 9. Qa4 Be7 10. Ne5 O-O 11. Bxc6 bxc6)
- ECO
- B14
- Moves
- 16 plies
- FEN
r2qkb1r/pp3ppp/2n2n2/1B1p4/3P2b1/2N2N2/PP3PPP/R1BQK2R w KQkq - 2 9- PGN
1. e4 c6 2. d4 d5 3. exd5 cxd5 4. c4 Nc6 5. Nc3 Nf6 6. Nf3 e6 7. cxd5 exd5 8. Bb5 Bg4
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Master games
1 over-the-board game is classified under this line (White 0%, draw 0%, Black 100%). The strongest:
- CM Roman Jiganchine (2205) – FM Dmitry Kirillov (2195) 0-1 · Titled Tue 1st Nov Early · 2022-11-01
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Comes from
Caro-Kann Defense: Panov Attack (3… cxd5 4. c4) 1. e4 c6 2. d4 d5 3. exd5 cxd5 4. c4
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.