Caro-Kann Defense: Scorpion-Horus Gambit
1. e4 c6 2. Nc3 d5 3. d3 dxe4 4. Bg5
The Caro-Kann Defense: Scorpion-Horus Gambit is a chess opening classified as ECO B10, reached after 1. e4 c6 2. Nc3 d5 3. d3 dxe4 4. Bg5. 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 4 times by this move order. White won 50%, 0% were drawn and Black won 50%. The most popular continuation is 4… exd3 (50% of games).
Engine evaluation: −0.34 (Stockfish, depth 30; best line 4… exd3 5. Bxd3 Nf6 6. Nf3 Bg4 7. h3)
- ECO
- B10
- Moves
- 7 plies
- FEN
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1. e4 c6 2. Nc3 d5 3. d3 dxe4 4. Bg5
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Results by rating
| Average rating | Games | White / draw / Black |
|---|---|---|
| 1500-1999 | 1 | |
| 2000+ | 3 | |
| All | 4 |
Most played moves
| Move | Games | White / draw / Black |
|---|---|---|
| 4… exd3 | 2 (50%) | |
| 4… f6 | 1 (25%) | |
| 4… Nf6 | 1 (25%) |
Highest-rated Lichess games
- Kostya0723 (2403) – uwwe (1960) 1-0 · 2026-09-06 · 300 + 0s
- snz_Nikolay (2092) – fakecel_larper (2039) 1-0 · 2026-09-06 · 180 + 2s
- snz_Nikolay (2070) – halamadridronaldo (2047) 0-1 · 2026-09-02 · 180 + 2s
Comes from
Caro-Kann Defense (2. Nc3 d5) 1. e4 c6 2. Nc3 d5
More Caro-Kann Defense lines (all)
- Caro-Kann Defense (1. e4 c6) B10
- Caro-Kann Defense (1… c6 2. Nc3) 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
- Caro-Kann Defense: Dinic Gambit 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.