Caro-Kann Defense: Panov Attack, Modern Defense, Mieses Line
1. e4 c6 2. d4 d5 3. exd5 cxd5 4. c4 Nf6 5. Nc3 Nc6 6. Nf3 Bg4
The Caro-Kann Defense: Panov Attack, Modern Defense, Mieses 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. Nf3 Bg4. 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 824 times by this move order. White won 51%, 7% were drawn and Black won 42%. The most popular continuation is 7. cxd5 (46% of games).
Engine evaluation: +0.14 (Stockfish, depth 60; best line 7. Be3 e6 8. c5 Be7 9. Bb5 O-O)
- ECO
- B13
- Moves
- 12 plies
- FEN
r2qkb1r/pp2pppp/2n2n2/3p4/2PP2b1/2N2N2/PP3PPP/R1BQKB1R w KQkq - 5 7- PGN
1. e4 c6 2. d4 d5 3. exd5 cxd5 4. c4 Nf6 5. Nc3 Nc6 6. Nf3 Bg4
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Results by rating
| Average rating | Games | White / draw / Black |
|---|---|---|
| 0-1499 | 30 | |
| 1500-1999 | 384 | |
| 2000+ | 410 | |
| All | 824 |
Most played moves
| Move | Games | White / draw / Black |
|---|---|---|
| 7. cxd5 | 376 (46%) | |
| 7. Be2 | 175 (21%) | |
| 7. Be3 | 132 (16%) | |
| 7. Qb3 | 46 (6%) | |
| 7. c5 | 41 (5%) | |
| 7. h3 | 24 (3%) | |
| 7. Bg5 | 19 (2%) | |
| 7. Bf4 | 5 (1%) |
Master games
1,147 over-the-board games are classified under this line (White 35%, draw 36%, Black 29%). The strongest:
- GM Vasyl Ivanchuk (2729) – GM Evgeniy Najer (2706) 1/2-1/2 · TCh-TUR Super League 2017 · 2017-08-04
- GM Alexander Grischuk (2737) – GM Santosh Gujrathi Vidit (2689) 1-0 · World Rapid 2016 · 2016-12-27
- GM Kirill Shevchenko (2677) – GM Jan-Krzysztof Duda (2733) 0-1 · Titled Tue 28th May Late · 2024-05-28
- GM Jorden Van Foreest (2695) – GM Vincent Keymer (2690) 1-0 · Armageddon Euro&Africa L · 2023-06-16
- GM Vasif Durarbayli (2627) – GM Maxime Vachier-Lagrave (2732) 1-0 · Titled Tue 20th Feb Early · 2024-02-20
Highest-rated Lichess games
- princee4d4 (2636) – AlwaysLookingForMore (2698) 1-0 · 2026-09-07 · 180 + 0s
- GM ikica77 (2667) – JINSIHOU (2653) 1-0 · 2026-09-05 · 180 + 0s
- pop-up (2544) – AlwaysLookingForMore (2701) 0-1 · 2026-09-07 · 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.