Caro-Kann Defense: Panov Attack, Gunderam Attack
1. e4 c6 2. d4 d5 3. exd5 cxd5 4. c4 Nf6 5. c5
The Caro-Kann Defense: Panov Attack, Gunderam Attack is a chess opening classified as ECO B13, reached after 1. e4 c6 2. d4 d5 3. exd5 cxd5 4. c4 Nf6 5. 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 277 times by this move order. White won 51%, 4% were drawn and Black won 45%. The most popular continuation is 5… Nc6 (52% of games).
Engine evaluation: −0.13 (Stockfish, depth 48; best line 5… b6 6. cxb6 Qxb6 7. Nc3 e6 8. a3)
- ECO
- B13
- Moves
- 9 plies
- FEN
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1. e4 c6 2. d4 d5 3. exd5 cxd5 4. c4 Nf6 5. c5
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Results by rating
| Average rating | Games | White / draw / Black |
|---|---|---|
| 0-1499 | 33 | |
| 1500-1999 | 177 | |
| 2000+ | 67 | |
| All | 277 |
Most played moves
| Move | Games | White / draw / Black |
|---|---|---|
| 5… Nc6 | 145 (52%) | |
| 5… Bf5 | 36 (13%) | |
| 5… b6 | 25 (9%) | |
| 5… g6 | 21 (8%) | |
| 5… Bg4 | 20 (7%) | |
| 5… e6 | 18 (6%) | |
| 5… a6 | 5 (2%) | |
| 5… a5 | 3 (1%) |
Master games
15 over-the-board games are classified under this line (White 33%, draw 27%, Black 40%). The strongest:
- Juan Antonio Sardina Paramo (1907) – GM David Larino Nieto (2451) 1/2-1/2 · 7th Carlos I Open 2015 · 2015-06-20
- Peter Ypma (2175) – Tjark Vos (1958) 1/2-1/2 · Dutch Open 2012 · 2012-07-27
- Massimo Buonanno (1911) – Luk Vanstreels (2123) 0-1 · 34th ECC Open 2018 · 2018-10-12
- WIM Kelsey Liu (1976) – CM Vihaan Jammalamadaka (2014) 0-1 · Titled Tue 23rd Jul Early · 2024-07-23
- CM Daniel B Rosen (2063) – Desire Fassaert (1912) 1/2-1/2 · 41st Guernsey Open 2015 · 2015-10-18
Search all games of the Caro-Kann Defense: Panov Attack, Gunderam Attack and its sub-variations
Highest-rated Lichess games
- YuriKing (2271) – martuliov (2291) 0-1 · 2026-09-03 · 180 + 0s
- Thunder-Master (2213) – on-meds (2214) 1-0 · 2026-09-04 · 180 + 0s
- YA_2009 (2189) – Walter-Frosch (2218) 1-0 · 2026-09-06 · 180 + 2s
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.