Caro-Kann Defense: Tartakower Variation, Perlis Line
1. e4 c6 2. d4 d5 3. Nc3 dxe4 4. Nxe4 Nf6 5. Nxf6+ exf6 6. c3 Bd6 7. Bd3 O-O 8. Qc2 h6
The Caro-Kann Defense: Tartakower Variation, Perlis Line is a chess opening classified as ECO B15, reached after 1. e4 c6 2. d4 d5 3. Nc3 dxe4 4. Nxe4 Nf6 5. Nxf6+ exf6 6. c3 Bd6 7. Bd3 O-O 8. Qc2 h6. 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 127 times by this move order. White won 54%, 7% were drawn and Black won 39%. The most popular continuation is 9. Ne2 (81% of games).
Engine evaluation: +0.33 (Stockfish, depth 34; best line 9. Ne2 Re8 10. O-O Nd7 11. Bd2 c5)
- ECO
- B15
- Moves
- 16 plies
- FEN
rnbq1rk1/pp3pp1/2pb1p1p/8/3P4/2PB4/PPQ2PPP/R1B1K1NR w KQ - 0 9- PGN
1. e4 c6 2. d4 d5 3. Nc3 dxe4 4. Nxe4 Nf6 5. Nxf6+ exf6 6. c3 Bd6 7. Bd3 O-O 8. Qc2 h6
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Results by rating
| Average rating | Games | White / draw / Black |
|---|---|---|
| 0-1499 | 4 | |
| 1500-1999 | 64 | |
| 2000+ | 59 | |
| All | 127 |
Most played moves
| Move | Games | White / draw / Black |
|---|---|---|
| 9. Ne2 | 103 (81%) | |
| 9. Be3 | 16 (13%) | |
| 9. h4 | 3 (2%) | |
| 9. Bd2 | 3 (2%) | |
| 9. Nf3 | 1 (1%) | |
| 9. h3 | 1 (1%) |
Master games
146 over-the-board games are classified under this line (White 42%, draw 24%, Black 34%). The strongest:
- LCZero 0.31-dag-5350a2e-BT4-61 (3631) – Stockfish dev-20240728-2343f71 (3662) 1/2-1/2 · TCEC 26 Balanced Lines · 2024-08-02
- GM Vladislav Tkachiev (2649) – GM Vladimir Akopian (2691) 1/2-1/2 · FIDE World Blitz 2013 · 2013-06-10
- GM Olexandr Bortnyk (2604) – GM Rasmus Svane (2622) 1-0 · Titled Tue 13th Dec Late · 2022-12-13
- WGM Jolanta Zawadzka (2442) – GM Jan-Krzysztof Duda (2724) 0-1 · ch-POL Rapid 2018 · 2018-03-04
- GM Antonios Pavlidis (2563) – GM Jean-Pierre Le Roux (2557) 1-0 · ch-FRA Rapid Final 2018 · 2018-05-11
Search all games of the Caro-Kann Defense: Tartakower Variation, Perlis Line and its sub-variations
Highest-rated Lichess games
- TrainingAccount678 (2508) – odmaximum (2441) 1-0 · 2026-09-02 · 180 + 2s
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Comes from
Caro-Kann Defense: Tartakower Variation 1. e4 c6 2. d4 d5 3. Nc3 dxe4 4. Nxe4 Nf6 5. Nxf6+ exf6
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.