Semi-Open · a defense for Black
Caro-Kann Defense: Advance Variation, Tal Variation
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1.e4c62.d4d53.e5Bf54.h4
Live databaseLichess 1600–2000 · blitz + rapid
Caro-Kann Defense: Advance Variation, Tal Variation1.7M games · Black to move
MoveWhite / draw / BlackPlayedGamesScore
49%816k47%
33%548k45%
12%201k29%
1.3%21k56%
1.1%19k52%
0.9%15k47%
0.5%8.7k37%
0.4%6.7k52%
0.3%4.7k41%
0.2%3.2k52%
Famous games in this line5.1k master games
Nakamura, Hikaru (2736) – Carlsen, Magnus (2863)Firouzja, Alireza (2767) – Carlsen, M. (2832)Dominguez Perez, Leinier (2758) – Caruana, Fabiano (2835)Dominguez Perez, Leinier (2758) – Caruana, Fabiano (2835)Dominguez Perez, Leinier (2758) – Caruana, Fabiano (2835)Dominguez Perez, Leinier (2758) – Caruana, Fabiano (2835)Dominguez Perez, Leinier (2758) – Caruana, Fabiano (2835)Van Foreest, Jorden (2714) – Carlsen, M. (2864)Heroes of this opening Caruana, Fabiano · Carlsen, Magnus · Dominguez Perez, Leinier
- Family
- Caro-Kann Defense
- Category
- Semi-Open
- First move
- 1.e4
- ECO
- B12
- Line
- 1. e4 c6 2. d4 d5 3. e5 Bf5 4. h4
Solid
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From the archives
Horatio Caro and Marcus Kann gave the defence its play in the 1880s; the joint name first appears in print in 1890. It became the fortress of positional world champions — Botvinnik took it into world-championship matches, and Petrosian and Karpov made careers of it. Its promise: the French's solidity WITHOUT burying the light-squared bishop, paid for with a tempo.
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