Caro-Kann Defense: Panov Attack (6… e6 7. c5)
1. e4 c6 2. d4 d5 3. exd5 cxd5 4. c4 Nf6 5. Nc3 Nc6 6. Nf3 e6 7. c5
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 Nc6 6. Nf3 e6 7. c5. 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 48 times by this move order. White won 33%, 19% were drawn and Black won 48%. The most popular continuation is 7… Be7 (52% of games).
Engine evaluation: +0.36 (Stockfish, depth 40; best line 7… Bd7 8. Bb5 Ne4 9. O-O Nxc3 10. bxc3)
- ECO
- B14
- Moves
- 13 plies
- FEN
r1bqkb1r/pp3ppp/2n1pn2/2Pp4/3P4/2N2N2/PP3PPP/R1BQKB1R b KQkq - 0 7- PGN
1. e4 c6 2. d4 d5 3. exd5 cxd5 4. c4 Nf6 5. Nc3 Nc6 6. Nf3 e6 7. c5
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Results by rating
| Average rating | Games | White / draw / Black |
|---|---|---|
| 1500-1999 | 6 | |
| 2000+ | 42 | |
| All | 48 |
Most played moves
| Move | Games | White / draw / Black |
|---|---|---|
| 7… Be7 | 25 (52%) | |
| 7… b6 | 8 (17%) | |
| 7… Ne4 | 6 (13%) | |
| 7… g6 | 3 (6%) | |
| 7… a6 | 2 (4%) | |
| 7… Bd7 | 2 (4%) | |
| 7… Qc7 | 1 (2%) | |
| 7… h6 | 1 (2%) |
Master games
104 over-the-board games are classified under this line (White 41%, draw 23%, Black 36%). The strongest:
- GM Vasif Durarbayli (2638) – GM Santosh Gujrathi Vidit (2723) 0-1 · Titled Tue 31st May Early · 2022-05-31
- GM Vasif Durarbayli (2612) – GM Volodar Murzin (2652) 0-1 · Titled Tue 20th Jan 2026 · 2026-01-20
- GM Kirill Shevchenko (2647) – GM Ahmed Adly (2602) 1-0 · Lindores Abbey Tal Mem · 2021-11-08
- GM Boris Kharchenko (2483) – GM Bukavshin, I. (2622) 1-0 · Moscow Open A 2015 · 2015-02-07
- GM Levon Babujian (2487) – GM Zaven Andriasian (2611) 1/2-1/2 · ch-ARM Rapid 2020 · 2020-01-23
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Comes from
Caro-Kann Defense: Panov Attack, Modern Defense 1. e4 c6 2. d4 d5 3. exd5 cxd5 4. c4 Nf6 5. Nc3 Nc6
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.