Caro-Kann Defense: Panov Attack, Fianchetto Defense, Fianchetto Gambit
1. e4 c6 2. d4 d5 3. exd5 cxd5 4. c4 Nf6 5. Nc3 g6 6. cxd5 Bg7
The Caro-Kann Defense: Panov Attack, Fianchetto Defense, Fianchetto Gambit is a chess opening classified as ECO B14, reached after 1. e4 c6 2. d4 d5 3. exd5 cxd5 4. c4 Nf6 5. Nc3 g6 6. cxd5 Bg7. It is a line of the Caro-Kann Defense. White is to move.
In 12.6 million rated Lichess games (blitz and slower), this position was reached 68 times by this move order. White won 43%, 8% were drawn and Black won 49%. The most popular continuation is 7. Bc4 (46% of games).
Engine evaluation: +0.23 (Stockfish, depth 40; best line 7. Bc4 O-O 8. Nf3 Nbd7 9. O-O Nb6)
- ECO
- B14
- Moves
- 12 plies
- FEN
rnbqk2r/pp2ppbp/5np1/3P4/3P4/2N5/PP3PPP/R1BQKBNR w KQkq - 1 7- PGN
1. e4 c6 2. d4 d5 3. exd5 cxd5 4. c4 Nf6 5. Nc3 g6 6. cxd5 Bg7
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Results by rating
| Average rating | Games | White / draw / Black |
|---|---|---|
| 1500-1999 | 11 | |
| 2000+ | 57 | |
| All | 68 |
Most played moves
| Move | Games | White / draw / Black |
|---|---|---|
| 7. Bc4 | 31 (46%) | |
| 7. Qb3 | 19 (28%) | |
| 7. Bb5+ | 11 (16%) | |
| 7. Nf3 | 3 (4%) | |
| 7. Be2 | 2 (3%) | |
| 7. g3 | 1 (1%) | |
| 7. d6 | 1 (1%) |
Master games
400 over-the-board games are classified under this line (White 39%, draw 20%, Black 41%). The strongest:
- GM Gawain C B Maroroa Jones (2682) – GM Luke J McShane (2664) 0-1 · ch-GBR KO 2018 · 2018-12-17
- GM Christopher Woojin Yoo (2588) – GM Hans Moke Niemann (2734) 1/2-1/2 · Titled Tue 28th Jan Late · 2025-01-28
- GM Fabiano Caruana (2795) – GM Guha Mitrabha (2515) 1-0 · 1st 3-0 Thu 20th Nov 2025 · 2025-11-20
- GM Dmitry Frolyanov (2570) – GM Nikita Vitiugov (2734) 0-1 · FIDE World Rapid 2013 · 2013-06-07
- GM Vitaliy Bernadskiy (2523) – GM Hans Moke Niemann (2736) 0-1 · Chess.com Classic Play-In · 2025-05-19
Highest-rated Lichess games
- MASHUK777 (2789) – tourdefra (2725) 1/2-1/2 · 2026-09-02 · 180 + 0s
- SHEFFFF (2507) – simplesimpson03 (2515) 0-1 · 2026-09-01 · 180 + 0s
- FM josiur (2473) – Sombralos (2502) 0-1 · 2026-09-06 · 180 + 0s
Comes from
Caro-Kann Defense: Panov Attack, Fianchetto Defense 1. e4 c6 2. d4 d5 3. exd5 cxd5 4. c4 Nf6 5. Nc3 g6
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.