Caro-Kann Defense

110 named lines, ECO B10–B19. The main position arises after1. e4 c6.

Line	Games	White / draw / Black
Caro-Kann Defense (1. e4 c6) B10 · 1. e4 c6	675,625	48%48%
Caro-Kann Defense (1… c6 2. Nc3) B10 · 1. e4 c6 2. Nc3	48,662	47%48%
Caro-Kann Defense (1… c6 2. d4) B12 · 1. e4 c6 2. d4	304,696	49%46%
Accelerated Panov Attack (1… c6 2. c4) B10 · 1. e4 c6 2. c4	14,706	51%44%
Breyer Variation B10 · 1. e4 c6 2. d3	16,724	48%47%
Euwe Attack B10 · 1. e4 c6 2. b3	2,068	47%48%
Hillbilly Attack B10 · 1. e4 c6 2. Bc4	49,209	44%52%
Labahn Attack B10 · 1. e4 c6 2. b4	293	36%59%
Spike Variation B10 · 1. e4 c6 2. g4	136	48%51%
Caro-Kann Defense (2. Nc3 d5) B10 · 1. e4 c6 2. Nc3 d5	44,535	47%49%
Caro-Kann Defense (2. d4 d5) B12 · 1. e4 c6 2. d4 d5	286,771	49%46%
Accelerated Panov Attack (2. c4 d5) B10 · 1. e4 c6 2. c4 d5	12,509	51%43%
Accelerated Panov Attack, Open Variation B10 · 1. e4 c6 2. c4 e5	404	50%46%
De Bruycker Defense (2. d4 Na6) B12 · 1. e4 c6 2. d4 Na6	143	52%42%
Masi Variation B12 · 1. e4 c6 2. d4 Nf6	759	57%41%
Massachusetts Defense B12 · 1. e4 c6 2. d4 f5	27	44%52%
Caro-Kann Defense (2… d5 3. Nc3) B15 · 1. e4 c6 2. d4 d5 3. Nc3	58,731	51%44%
Advance Variation B12 · 1. e4 c6 2. d4 d5 3. e5	114,198	48%48%
Endgame Offer B10 · 1. e4 c6 2. Nf3 d5 3. d3	7,953	51%44%
Exchange Variation (2… d5 3. exd5) B13 · 1. e4 c6 2. d4 d5 3. exd5	84,408	48%47%
Goldman Variation B10 · 1. e4 c6 2. Nc3 d5 3. Qf3	1,379	56%41%
Labahn Attack, Double Gambit B10 · 1. e4 c6 2. b4 d5 3. b5	5	40%20%40%
Labahn Attack, Polish Variation B10 · 1. e4 c6 2. b4 e5 3. Bb2	–
Maróczy Variation B12 · 1. e4 c6 2. d4 d5 3. f3	11,115	53%44%
Mieses Gambit B12 · 1. e4 c6 2. d4 d5 3. Be3	218	51%45%
Modern Variation B12 · 1. e4 c6 2. d4 d5 3. Nd2	11,638	51%44%
St. Patrick's Attack B10 · 1. e4 c6 2. Nc3 d5 3. h3	82	49%45%
Toikkanen Gambit B10 · 1. e4 c6 2. c4 d5 3. e5	199	48%48%
Two Knights Attack B10 · 1. e4 c6 2. Nc3 d5 3. Nf3	10,478	49%46%
Caro-Kann Defense (3. Nc3 dxe4) B15 · 1. e4 c6 2. d4 d5 3. Nc3 dxe4	46,355	50%45%
Accelerated Panov Attack, Pseudo-Scandinavian B10 · 1. e4 c6 2. c4 d5 3. exd5 Qxd5	2	100%
Advance Variation, Botvinnik-Carls Defense B12 · 1. e4 c6 2. d4 d5 3. e5 c5	37,331	46%50%
Campomanes Attack B15 · 1. e4 c6 2. d4 d5 3. Nc3 Nf6	4,184	52%43%
De Bruycker Defense (3. Nc3 Nc7) B12 · 1. e4 c6 2. d4 Na6 3. Nc3 Nc7	25	68%32%
Edinburgh Variation B12 · 1. e4 c6 2. d4 d5 3. Nd2 Qb6	43	56%44%
Exchange Variation (3. exd5 cxd5) B13 · 1. e4 c6 2. d4 d5 3. exd5 cxd5	82,787	48%47%
Gurgenidze Counterattack B15 · 1. e4 c6 2. d4 d5 3. Nc3 b5	157	44%50%
Gurgenidze System B15 · 1. e4 c6 2. d4 d5 3. Nc3 g6	959	51%44%
Two Knights Attack, Mindeno Variation B11 · 1. e4 c6 2. Nc3 d5 3. Nf3 Bg4	2,598	45%49%
Accelerated Panov Attack, Van Weersel Attack B10 · 1. e4 c6 2. c4 d5 3. cxd5 cxd5 4. Qb3	26	54%46%
Advance Variation, Bayonet Attack B12 · 1. e4 c6 2. d4 d5 3. e5 Bf5 4. g4	3,780	52%44%
Advance Variation, Bronstein Variation B12 · 1. e4 c6 2. d4 d5 3. e5 Bf5 4. Ne2	856	52%43%
Advance Variation, Prins Attack B12 · 1. e4 c6 2. d4 d5 3. e5 Bf5 4. b4	96	45%49%
Advance Variation, Short Variation B12 · 1. e4 c6 2. d4 d5 3. e5 Bf5 4. Nf3	18,659	48%48%
Advance Variation, Tal Variation B12 · 1. e4 c6 2. d4 d5 3. e5 Bf5 4. h4	7,613	54%41%
Advance Variation, Van der Wiel Attack (3… Bf5 4. Nc3) B12 · 1. e4 c6 2. d4 d5 3. e5 Bf5 4. Nc3	4,959	48%48%
Apocalypse Attack B10 · 1. e4 c6 2. Nf3 d5 3. exd5 cxd5 4. Ne5	1,311	52%43%
Dinic Gambit B10 · 1. e4 c6 2. Nf3 d5 3. d3 dxe4 4. Ng5	2,354	61%34%
Exchange Variation (3… cxd5 4. Bf4) B13 · 1. e4 c6 2. d4 d5 3. exd5 cxd5 4. Bf4	932	48%47%
Exchange Variation, Bulla Attack B13 · 1. e4 c6 2. d4 d5 3. exd5 cxd5 4. g4	–
Hector Gambit B10 · 1. e4 c6 2. Nc3 d5 3. Nf3 dxe4 4. Ng5	68	38%57%
Hillbilly Attack, Schaeffer Gambit B10 · 1. e4 c6 2. Bc4 d5 3. Bb3 dxe4 4. Qh5	470	53%43%
Main Line B15 · 1. e4 c6 2. d4 d5 3. Nd2 dxe4 4. Nxe4	9,391	51%44%
Panov Attack (3… cxd5 4. c4) B13 · 1. e4 c6 2. d4 d5 3. exd5 cxd5 4. c4	16,141	51%43%
Rasa-Studier Gambit B15 · 1. e4 c6 2. d4 d5 3. Nc3 dxe4 4. f3	2,192	54%43%
Scorpion-Horus Gambit B10 · 1. e4 c6 2. Nc3 d5 3. d3 dxe4 4. Bg5	4	50%50%
Spike Variation, Scorpion-Grob Gambit B10 · 1. e4 c6 2. g4 d5 3. Nc3 dxe4 4. d3	–
Ulysses Gambit B12 · 1. e4 c6 2. d4 d5 3. Nf3 dxe4 4. Ng5	442	45%50%
von Hennig Gambit B15 · 1. e4 c6 2. d4 d5 3. Nc3 dxe4 4. Bc4	1,888	58%39%
Accelerated Panov Attack, Modern Variation B10 · 1. e4 c6 2. c4 d5 3. exd5 cxd5 4. cxd5 Nf6	886	50%43%
Advance Variation, Van der Wiel Attack, Dreyev Defense B12 · 1. e4 c6 2. d4 d5 3. e5 Bf5 4. Nc3 Qb6	26	42%50%
Classical Variation (4. Nxe4 Bf5) B18 · 1. e4 c6 2. d4 d5 3. Nd2 dxe4 4. Nxe4 Bf5	3,219	52%42%
Exchange Variation (4. Nf3 Nc6) B13 · 1. e4 c6 2. d4 d5 3. exd5 cxd5 4. Nf3 Nc6	9,093	47%48%
Finnish Variation B16 · 1. e4 c6 2. d4 d5 3. Nd2 dxe4 4. Nxe4 h6	50	56%38%
Karpov Variation B17 · 1. e4 c6 2. d4 d5 3. Nd2 dxe4 4. Nxe4 Nd7	896	48%45%
Two Knights Attack, Mindeno Variation, Exchange Line B11 · 1. e4 c6 2. Nc3 d5 3. Nf3 Bg4 4. h3 Bxf3	868	45%48%
Two Knights Attack, Mindeno Variation, Retreat Line B11 · 1. e4 c6 2. Nc3 d5 3. Nf3 Bg4 4. h3 Bh5	367	46%51%
Advance, Short Variation B12 · 1. e4 c6 2. d4 d5 3. e5 Bf5 4. c3 e6 5. Be2	51	45%53%
Alekhine Gambit B15 · 1. e4 c6 2. d4 d5 3. Nc3 dxe4 4. Nxe4 Nf6 5. Bd3	853	55%41%
Endgame Variation B10 · 1. e4 c6 2. Nf3 d5 3. d3 dxe4 4. dxe4 Qxd1+ 5. Kxd1	1,780	44%48%
Karpov Variation, Modern Variation B17 · 1. e4 c6 2. d4 d5 3. Nd2 dxe4 4. Nxe4 Nd7 5. Ng5	138	51%43%
Mieses Attack, Landau Gambit B12 · 1. e4 c6 2. d4 d5 3. Bd3 Nf6 4. e5 Nfd7 5. e6	12	83%17%
Panov Attack (4… Nf6 5. Nc3) B13 · 1. e4 c6 2. d4 d5 3. exd5 cxd5 4. c4 Nf6 5. Nc3	6,697	51%43%
Panov Attack, Gunderam Attack B13 · 1. e4 c6 2. d4 d5 3. exd5 cxd5 4. c4 Nf6 5. c5	277	51%45%
Bronstein-Larsen Variation B16 · 1. e4 c6 2. d4 d5 3. Nc3 dxe4 4. Nxe4 Nf6 5. Nxf6+ gxf6	860	52%42%
Karpov Variation, Modern Variation, Ivanchuk Defense B17 · 1. e4 c6 2. d4 d5 3. Nd2 dxe4 4. Nxe4 Nd7 5. Ng5 Ndf6	6	83%17%
Panov Attack (5. Nc3 e6) B14 · 1. e4 c6 2. d4 d5 3. exd5 cxd5 4. c4 Nf6 5. Nc3 e6	1,879	52%43%
Panov Attack, Fianchetto Defense B14 · 1. e4 c6 2. d4 d5 3. exd5 cxd5 4. c4 Nf6 5. Nc3 g6	767	49%44%
Panov Attack, Modern Defense B13 · 1. e4 c6 2. d4 d5 3. exd5 cxd5 4. c4 Nf6 5. Nc3 Nc6	2,397	47%46%
Tartakower Variation B15 · 1. e4 c6 2. d4 d5 3. Nc3 dxe4 4. Nxe4 Nf6 5. Nxf6+ exf6	11,220	49%45%
Alien Gambit B15 · 1. e4 c6 2. d4 d5 3. Nc3 dxe4 4. Nxe4 Nf6 5. Ng5 h6 6. Nxf7	1,492	53%45%
Classical Variation, Flohr Variation B18 · 1. e4 c6 2. d4 d5 3. Nd2 dxe4 4. Nxe4 Bf5 5. Ng3 Bg6 6. Nh3	51	57%33%
Classical Variation, Main Line B18 · 1. e4 c6 2. d4 d5 3. Nd2 dxe4 4. Nxe4 Bf5 5. Ng3 Bg6 6. h4	621	52%42%
Classical Variation, Maróczy Attack B18 · 1. e4 c6 2. d4 d5 3. Nd2 dxe4 4. Nxe4 Bf5 5. Ng3 Bg6 6. f4	49	49%47%
Exchange Variation, Rubinstein Variation B13 · 1. e4 c6 2. d4 d5 3. exd5 cxd5 4. Bd3 Nc6 5. c3 Nf6 6. Bf4	2,381	52%41%
Forgacs Variation B15 · 1. e4 c6 2. d4 d5 3. Nc3 dxe4 4. Nxe4 Nf6 5. Nxf6+ exf6 6. Bc4	1,428	51%42%
Karpov Variation, Modern Variation, Kasparov Attack B17 · 1. e4 c6 2. d4 d5 3. Nc3 dxe4 4. Nxe4 Nd7 5. Nf3 Ngf6 6. Ng3	355	49%46%
Maróczy Variation, Maróczy Gambit B12 · 1. e4 c6 2. d4 d5 3. f3 dxe4 4. fxe4 e5 5. Nf3 exd4 6. Bc4	600	58%38%
Karpov Variation, Tiviakov-Fischer Attack B17 · 1. e4 c6 2. d4 d5 3. Nd2 dxe4 4. Nxe4 Nd7 5. Bc4 Ngf6 6. Nxf6+ Nxf6	12	42%16%42%
Panov Attack, Fianchetto Defense, Fianchetto Gambit B14 · 1. e4 c6 2. d4 d5 3. exd5 cxd5 4. c4 Nf6 5. Nc3 g6 6. cxd5 Bg7	68	43%49%
Panov Attack, Main Line B14 · 1. e4 c6 2. d4 d5 3. exd5 cxd5 4. c4 Nf6 5. Nc3 e6 6. Nf3 Bb4	393	55%39%
Panov Attack, Modern Defense, Carlsbad Line B13 · 1. e4 c6 2. d4 d5 3. exd5 cxd5 4. c4 Nf6 5. Nc3 Nc6 6. Bg5 e6	181	45%46%
Panov Attack, Modern Defense, Czerniak Line B13 · 1. e4 c6 2. d4 d5 3. exd5 cxd5 4. c4 Nf6 5. Nc3 Nc6 6. Bg5 Qa5	9	44%12%44%
Panov Attack, Modern Defense, Mieses Line B13 · 1. e4 c6 2. d4 d5 3. exd5 cxd5 4. c4 Nf6 5. Nc3 Nc6 6. Nf3 Bg4	824	51%42%
Panov Attack, Modern Defense, Reifir-Spielmann Line B13 · 1. e4 c6 2. d4 d5 3. exd5 cxd5 4. c4 Nf6 5. Nc3 Nc6 6. Bg5 Qb6	10	30%70%
Advance Variation, Van der Wiel Attack (6… c5 7. h4) B12 · 1. e4 c6 2. d4 d5 3. e5 Bf5 4. Nc3 e6 5. g4 Bg6 6. Nge2 c5 7. h4	153	54%41%
Martian Gambit B18 · 1. e4 c6 2. d4 d5 3. Nd2 dxe4 4. Nxe4 Bf5 5. Ng5 Bg6 6. N1f3 h6 7. Ne6	58	72%28%
Panov Attack (6… e6 7. c5) B14 · 1. e4 c6 2. d4 d5 3. exd5 cxd5 4. c4 Nf6 5. Nc3 Nc6 6. Nf3 e6 7. c5	48	33%19%48%
Classical Variation (7. Nf3 Nd7) B19 · 1. e4 c6 2. d4 d5 3. Nd2 dxe4 4. Nxe4 Bf5 5. Ng3 Bg6 6. h4 h6 7. Nf3 Nd7	189	48%44%
Karpov Variation, Smyslov Variation B17 · 1. e4 c6 2. d4 d5 3. Nd2 dxe4 4. Nxe4 Nd7 5. Bc4 Ngf6 6. Ng5 e6 7. Qe2 Nb6	21	38%57%
Panov-Botvinnik, Herzog Defense B13 · 1. e4 c6 2. d4 d5 3. exd5 cxd5 4. c4 Nf6 5. Nc3 Nc6 6. Bg5 dxc4 7. d5 Na5	3	33%34%33%
Breyer Variation, Stein Attack B10 · 1. e4 c6 2. d3 d5 3. Nd2 g6 4. Ngf3 Bg7 5. g3 e5 6. Bg2 Ne7 7. O-O O-O 8. b4	1	100%
Classical Variation, Spassky Variation B19 · 1. e4 c6 2. d4 d5 3. Nd2 dxe4 4. Nxe4 Bf5 5. Ng3 Bg6 6. h4 h6 7. Nf3 Nd7 8. h5	126	52%41%
Karpov Variation, Smyslov Variation, Main Line B17 · 1. e4 c6 2. d4 d5 3. Nd2 dxe4 4. Nxe4 Nd7 5. Bc4 Ngf6 6. Ng5 e6 7. Qe2 Nb6 8. Bb3	16	44%56%
Panov Attack (8. Bb5 Bg4) B14 · 1. e4 c6 2. d4 d5 3. exd5 cxd5 4. c4 Nc6 5. Nc3 Nf6 6. Nf3 e6 7. cxd5 exd5 8. Bb5 Bg4	–
Tartakower Variation, Perlis Line B15 · 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	127	54%39%
Karpov Variation, Modern Main Line B17 · 1. e4 c6 2. d4 d5 3. Nd2 dxe4 4. Nxe4 Nd7 5. Ng5 Ngf6 6. Bd3 e6 7. N1f3 Bd6 8. Qe2 h6 9. Ne4 Nxe4 10. Qxe4	5	20%20%60%
Panov Attack (9… O-O 10. O-O) B14 · 1. e4 c6 2. d4 d5 3. exd5 cxd5 4. c4 Nc6 5. Nc3 Nf6 6. Nf3 e6 7. cxd5 exd5 8. Bb5 Bd6 9. Bg5 O-O 10. O-O	–
Classical Variation, Lobron System B19 · 1. e4 c6 2. d4 d5 3. Nd2 dxe4 4. Nxe4 Bf5 5. Ng3 Bg6 6. h4 h6 7. Nf3 Nd7 8. h5 Bh7 9. Bd3 Bxd3 10. Qxd3 e6 11. Bd2 Ngf6 12. O-O-O Be7	22	36%59%
Classical Variation, Seirawan Variation B19 · 1. e4 c6 2. d4 d5 3. Nd2 dxe4 4. Nxe4 Bf5 5. Ng3 Bg6 6. h4 h6 7. Nf3 Nd7 8. h5 Bh7 9. Bd3 Bxd3 10. Qxd3 Ngf6 11. Bd2 e6 12. O-O-O Bd6	5	60%40%