Caro-Kann Defense: Panov Attack, Modern Defense, Carlsbad Line
1. e4 c6 2. d4 d5 3. exd5 cxd5 4. c4 Nf6 5. Nc3 Nc6 6. Bg5 e6
The Caro-Kann Defense: Panov Attack, Modern Defense, Carlsbad Line is a chess opening classified as ECO B13, reached after 1. e4 c6 2. d4 d5 3. exd5 cxd5 4. c4 Nf6 5. Nc3 Nc6 6. Bg5 e6. 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 181 times by this move order. White won 45%, 9% were drawn and Black won 46%. The most popular continuation is 7. Nf3 (57% of games).
Engine evaluation: +0.10 (Stockfish, depth 46; best line 7. cxd5 exd5 8. Nge2 Be7 9. g3 O-O)
- ECO
- B13
- Moves
- 12 plies
- FEN
r1bqkb1r/pp3ppp/2n1pn2/3p2B1/2PP4/2N5/PP3PPP/R2QKBNR w KQkq - 0 7- PGN
1. e4 c6 2. d4 d5 3. exd5 cxd5 4. c4 Nf6 5. Nc3 Nc6 6. Bg5 e6
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Results by rating
| Average rating | Games | White / draw / Black |
|---|---|---|
| 0-1499 | 6 | |
| 1500-1999 | 64 | |
| 2000+ | 111 | |
| All | 181 |
Most played moves
| Move | Games | White / draw / Black |
|---|---|---|
| 7. Nf3 | 104 (57%) | |
| 7. c5 | 51 (28%) | |
| 7. cxd5 | 18 (10%) | |
| 7. Bxf6 | 7 (4%) | |
| 7. Qb3 | 1 (1%) |
Master games
351 over-the-board games are classified under this line (White 42%, draw 23%, Black 35%). The strongest:
- GM Eltaj Safarli (2660) – GM Dmitry Andreikin (2713) 1/2-1/2 · FIDE World Blitz 2013 · 2013-06-10
- GM Bassem Amin (2686) – GM Maciej Klekowski (2506) 1/2-1/2 · Titled Tuesday 7th July · 2020-07-07
- GM Liviu-Dieter Nisipeanu (2648) – GM Lalith, B. (2529) 1/2-1/2 · 23rd Czech Open A · 2012-07-28
- IM Milosz Szpar (2495) – GM Dmitrij Kollars (2629) 0-1 · Titled Tue 19th Mar Early · 2024-03-19
- GM Nadezhda Kosintseva (2523) – GM Giorgi Margvelashvili (2556) 1/2-1/2 · UT Dallas GM Inv 2013 · 2013-11-25
Highest-rated Lichess games
- IM Arrowlimit (2546) – CM GGTroubleshooter (2512) 0-1 · 2026-09-01 · 180 + 0s
- IM Arrowlimit (2545) – CM GGTroubleshooter (2513) 1-0 · 2026-09-01 · 180 + 0s
- IM Arrowlimit (2502) – mangler79 (2401) 1-0 · 2026-09-05 · 180 + 0s
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.