Caro-Kann Defense: Panov Attack, Modern Defense, Czerniak Line
1. e4 c6 2. d4 d5 3. exd5 cxd5 4. c4 Nf6 5. Nc3 Nc6 6. Bg5 Qa5
The Caro-Kann Defense: Panov Attack, Modern Defense, Czerniak 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 Qa5. 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 9 times by this move order. White won 44%, 12% were drawn and Black won 44%. The most popular continuation is 7. Bxf6 (56% of games).
Engine evaluation: +0.31 (Stockfish, depth 38; best line 7. Bd2 dxc4 8. Bxc4 e6 9. Nf3 Be7)
- ECO
- B13
- Moves
- 12 plies
- FEN
r1b1kb1r/pp2pppp/2n2n2/q2p2B1/2PP4/2N5/PP3PPP/R2QKBNR w KQkq - 5 7- PGN
1. e4 c6 2. d4 d5 3. exd5 cxd5 4. c4 Nf6 5. Nc3 Nc6 6. Bg5 Qa5
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Results by rating
| Average rating | Games | White / draw / Black |
|---|---|---|
| 1500-1999 | 1 | |
| 2000+ | 8 | |
| All | 9 |
Most played moves
| Move | Games | White / draw / Black |
|---|---|---|
| 7. Bxf6 | 5 (56%) | |
| 7. Qd2 | 2 (22%) | |
| 7. Nf3 | 1 (11%) | |
| 7. Bd2 | 1 (11%) |
Master games
39 over-the-board games are classified under this line (White 38%, draw 39%, Black 23%). The strongest:
- GM Jacek Tomczak (2565) – GM Marcin Dziuba (2610) 1/2-1/2 · TCh-POL Ekstraliga 2013 · 2013-09-01
- GM Vahap Sanal (2533) – FM Serkan Soysal (2367) 1-0 · TCh-TUR Super League 2017 · 2017-07-27
- IM Florian Poetz (2411) – GM Petr Velicka (2469) 1/2-1/2 · TCh-AUT 2 Mitte 2012-13 · 2013-04-19
- GM Zigurds Lanka (2390) – GM Mihail Saltaev (2472) 1/2-1/2 · DSB Rising Stars GM 2021 · 2021-09-23
- IM Bortnik, N. (2432) – Valentin Yaniuk (2353) 1/2-1/2 · Nebesna Sotnya Mem Rapid · 2018-02-17
Highest-rated Lichess games
- reza_nabodgar (2388) – MagiqueRoger (2413) 1/2-1/2 · 2026-09-05 · 300 + 0s
- d2s04 (2358) – FM Los5hermanos (2389) 0-1 · 2026-09-03 · 180 + 0s
- babafing10 (2311) – nikl1978 (2348) 0-1 · 2026-09-03 · 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.