Caro-Kann Defense: Panov Attack (9… O-O 10. O-O)

1. e4 c6 2. d4 d5 3. exd5 cxd5 4. c4 Nc6 5. Nc3 Nf6 6. Nf3 e6 7. cxd5 exd5 8. Bb5 Bd6 9. Bg5 O-O 10. O-O

Caro-Kann Defense: Panov Attack after 1. e4 c6 2. d4 d5 3. exd5 cxd5 4. c4 Nc6 5. Nc3 Nf6 6. Nf3 e6 7. cxd5 exd5 8. Bb5 Bd6 9. Bg5 O-O 10. O-O 87654321abcdefgh

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 Bd6 9. Bg5 O-O 10. O-O. It is a line of the Caro-Kann Defense. Black 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: 0.00 (Stockfish, depth 34; best line 10… Bg4 11. Be2 Re8 12. h3 Bxf3 13. Bxf3)

ECO
B14
Moves
19 plies
FEN
r1bq1rk1/pp3ppp/2nb1n2/1B1p2B1/3P4/2N2N2/PP3PPP/R2Q1RK1 b - - 5 10
PGN
1. e4 c6 2. d4 d5 3. exd5 cxd5 4. c4 Nc6 5. Nc3 Nf6 6. Nf3 e6 7. cxd5 exd5 8. Bb5 Bd6 9. Bg5 O-O 10. O-O

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Caro-Kann Defense: Panov Attack (3… cxd5 4. c4) 1. e4 c6 2. d4 d5 3. exd5 cxd5 4. c4

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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.