Semi-Open · a defense for Black
Caro-Kann Defense: Accelerated Panov Attack
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1.e4c62.c4d5
Live databaseLichess 1600–2000 · blitz + rapid
Caro-Kann Defense: Accelerated Panov Attack2.8M games · White to move
MoveWhite / draw / BlackPlayedGamesScore
67%1.8M53%
27%742k54%
3%84k49%
0.6%15k43%
0.1%3.8k36%
0.1%1.8k45%
0.1%1.7k47%
0.1%1.7k39%
Famous games in this line6.6k master games
Ivanchuk, Vassily (2786) – Topalov, Veselin (2791)Radjabov, Teimour (2761) – Anand, Viswanathan (2791)Radjabov, Teimour (2761) – Morozevich, Alexander (2771)Ivanchuk, Vassily (2779) – Aronian, Levon (2750)Artemiev, V. (2731) – Giri, A. (2776)Ivanchuk, Vassily (2771) – Jakovenko, Dmitrij (2732)Aronian, Levon (2750) – Wang, Yue (2739)Svidler, Peter (2749) – Gelfand, Boris (2738)Heroes of this opening Anand, Viswanathan · Aronian, Levon · Artemiev, V. · Ivanchuk, Vassily
- Family
- Caro-Kann Defense
- Category
- Semi-Open
- First move
- 1.e4
- ECO
- B10
- Line
- 1. e4 c6 2. c4 d5
SolidAggressive
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Go deeper — named lines from here
Caro-Kann Defense: Toikkanen Gambit3.e5Caro-Kann Defense: Accelerated Panov Attack, Pseudo-Scandinavian3.exd5 Qxd5Caro-Kann Defense: Accelerated Panov Attack, Van Weersel Attack3.cxd5 cxd5 4.Qb3Caro-Kann Defense: Accelerated Panov Attack, Modern Variation3.exd5 cxd5 4.cxd5 Nf6
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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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