Caro-Kann Defense: Panov Attack, Modern Defense, Reifir-Spielmann Line
1. e4 c6 2. d4 d5 3. exd5 cxd5 4. c4 Nf6 5. Nc3 Nc6 6. Bg5 Qb6
The Caro-Kann Defense: Panov Attack, Modern Defense, Reifir-Spielmann 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 Qb6. 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 10 times by this move order. White won 30%, 0% were drawn and Black won 70%. The most popular continuation is 7. Bxf6 (60% of games).
Engine evaluation: +0.47 (Stockfish, depth 32; best line 7. cxd5 Nxd4 8. Nf3 Nxf3+ 9. Qxf3 Bd7)
- ECO
- B13
- Moves
- 12 plies
- FEN
r1b1kb1r/pp2pppp/1qn2n2/3p2B1/2PP4/2N5/PP3PPP/R2QKBNR w KQkq - 5 7- PGN
1. e4 c6 2. d4 d5 3. exd5 cxd5 4. c4 Nf6 5. Nc3 Nc6 6. Bg5 Qb6
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Results by rating
| Average rating | Games | White / draw / Black |
|---|---|---|
| 0-1499 | 1 | |
| 1500-1999 | 3 | |
| 2000+ | 6 | |
| All | 10 |
Most played moves
| Move | Games | White / draw / Black |
|---|---|---|
| 7. Bxf6 | 6 (60%) | |
| 7. cxd5 | 2 (20%) | |
| 7. Nb5 | 1 (10%) | |
| 7. Qd2 | 1 (10%) |
Master games
7 over-the-board games are classified under this line (White 57%, draw 29%, Black 14%). The strongest:
- IM Branko Rogulj (2388) – Lovro Cupic (2169) 1-0 · Zagreb Hulak Mem Open 2016 · 2016-06-17
- Nico Stelmaszyk (2203) – Dirk Ermel (2125) 1/2-1/2 · ch-Lower Saxony 2020 · 2020-01-04
- FM Rupert Prediger (2229) – Florian Charaus (1993) 1/2-1/2 · TCh-AUT 2nd West 2022-23 · 2022-09-23
- Angelo Bil Ramos (1985) – Rafael Goncalves Dos Santos (1794) 1-0 · 8th Floripa Open 2022 · 2022-01-30
- Peter Cafolla (1949) – Anders Lundback (1806) 0-1 · Irish International Open · 2019-04-21
Highest-rated Lichess games
- reza_nabodgar (2407) – MagiqueRoger (2393) 0-1 · 2026-09-05 · 300 + 0s
- reza_nabodgar (2395) – MagiqueRoger (2405) 1-0 · 2026-09-05 · 300 + 0s
- reza_nabodgar (2386) – MagiqueRoger (2414) 0-1 · 2026-09-05 · 300 + 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.