Caro-Kann Defense: Spike Variation, Scorpion-Grob Gambit
1. e4 c6 2. g4 d5 3. Nc3 dxe4 4. d3
The Caro-Kann Defense: Spike Variation, Scorpion-Grob Gambit is a chess opening classified as ECO B10, reached after 1. e4 c6 2. g4 d5 3. Nc3 dxe4 4. d3. It is a line of the Caro-Kann Defense. Black is to move.
This exact move order didn't appear in our sample of 12.6 million Lichess games: it's a rare line.
Engine evaluation: −1.14 (Stockfish, depth 39; best line 4… exd3 5. Bxd3 Nf6 6. g5 Nd5 7. Nge2)
- ECO
- B10
- Moves
- 7 plies
- FEN
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1. e4 c6 2. g4 d5 3. Nc3 dxe4 4. d3
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Caro-Kann Defense: Spike Variation 1. e4 c6 2. g4
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.