Semi-Open · a defense for Black
Caro-Kann Defense: Labahn Attack
3/3
1.e4c62.b4
Live databaseLichess 1600–2000 · blitz + rapid
Caro-Kann Defense: Labahn Attack28k games · Black to move
MoveWhite / draw / BlackPlayedGamesScore
85%24k55%
3.9%1.1k58%
3.6%1.0k53%
3.1%87352%
1%26751%
0.9%25751%
0.7%20948%
0.5%14256%
0.4%10255%
0.3%7647%
Famous games in this line5 master games
Jansen, Joop (2412) – Sawiniec, Dr. Jaroslaw (2395)Wallner, Josef (2333) – Luzuriaga, Dr. Norberto Horaci (2378)Netusil, Miroslav (2336) – Svatos, Jan (2278)Labahn, Wolfgang (2215) – Boehle, Lars (2345)Labahn, Wolfgang (2250) – Mordhorst, Henning (2275)Heroes of this opening Jansen, Joop · Luzuriaga, Dr. Norberto Horaci · Boehle, Lars · Labahn, Wolfgang
- Family
- Caro-Kann Defense
- Category
- Semi-Open
- First move
- 1.e4
- ECO
- B10
- Line
- 1. e4 c6 2. b4
SolidAggressive
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Caro-Kann Defense: Labahn Attack, Double Gambit2…d5 3.b5Caro-Kann Defense: Labahn Attack, Polish Variation2…e5 3.Bb2
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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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