Semi-Open · a defense for Black
Caro-Kann Defense: Accelerated Panov Attack
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1.e4c62.c4
Live databaseLichess 1600–2000 · blitz + rapid
Caro-Kann Defense: Accelerated Panov Attack3.4M games · Black to move
MoveWhite / draw / BlackPlayedGamesScore
5.8%198k46%
4.8%163k49%
2%67k48%
1.2%42k44%
0.4%13k44%
0.2%7.8k47%
0.2%5.8k46%
0.1%5.0k45%
Famous games in this line8.1k master games
Ivanchuk, Vassily (2786) – Topalov, Veselin (2791)Svidler, Peter (2769) – Topalov, Veselin (2793)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)Heroes of this opening Svidler, Peter · Anand, Viswanathan · Aronian, Levon · Artemiev, V.
- Family
- Caro-Kann Defense
- Category
- Semi-Open
- First move
- 1.e4
- ECO
- B10
- Line
- 1. e4 c6 2. c4
SolidAggressive
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Caro-Kann Defense: Accelerated Panov Attack, Open Variation2…e5Caro-Kann Defense: Toikkanen Gambit2…d5 3.e5Caro-Kann Defense: Accelerated Panov Attack, Pseudo-Scandinavian2…d5 3.exd5 Qxd5Caro-Kann Defense: Accelerated Panov Attack, Van Weersel Attack2…d5 3.cxd5 cxd5 4.Qb3
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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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