B10 · Semi-Open · a defense for Black
Caro-Kann Defense: Accelerated Panov Attack, Modern Variation
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1.e4c62.c4d53.exd5cxd54.cxd5Nf6
Live databaseLichess 1600–2000 · blitz + rapid
Caro-Kann Defense: Accelerated Panov Attack, Modern Variation772k games · White to move
MoveWhite / draw / BlackPlayedGamesScore
62%480k51%
11%83k53%
8.7%67k49%
6.4%49k60%
6.1%47k51%
4.6%36k48%
0.6%4.6k41%
0.2%1.5k46%
0.1%1.0k44%
0.1%79645%
Famous games in this line4.1k master games
Ivanchuk, Vassily (2786) – Topalov, Veselin (2791)Svidler, Peter (2749) – Gelfand, Boris (2738)Ponomariov, Ruslan (2733) – Gelfand, Boris (2741)Carlsen, Magnus (2714) – Morozevich, Alexander (2755)Svidler, Peter (2722) – Gelfand, Boris (2741)Andreikin, Dmitry (2687) – Ivanchuk, Vassily (2776)Jobava, Baadur (2696) – Grischuk, Alexander (2736)Adams, Michael (2737) – Ponomariov, Ruslan (2695)Heroes of this opening Gelfand, Boris · Morozevich, Alexander · Svidler, Peter · Ivanchuk, Vassily
- Family
- Caro-Kann Defense
- Category
- Semi-Open
- First move
- 1.e4
- ECO
- B10
- Line
- 1. e4 c6 2. c4 d5 3. exd5 cxd5 4. cxd5 Nf6
SolidAggressive
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Named for Horatio Caro and Marcus Kann in the 1880s, the Caro-Kann became the fortress of positional world champions — Capablanca, Petrosian, Karpov. Its promise: Black gets the French's solidity WITHOUT burying the light-squared bishop. Slow, sound, and infuriating to attack.
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