B12 · Semi-Open · a defense for Black

Caro-Kann Defense: Advance, Short Variation

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1.e4c62.d4d53.e5Bf54.c3e65.Be2
Live databaseLichess 1600–2000 · blitz + rapid
Caro-Kann Defense: Advance, Short Variation13k games · Black to move
MoveWhite / draw / BlackPlayedGamesScore
46%5.9k55%
25%3.2k53%
9.7%1.3k53%
6.5%84651%
3.6%46952%
3.2%41050%
2.4%30642%
0.9%11359%
0.8%10750%
0.7%9257%
Famous games in this line44 master games
Short, Nigel D (2610) – Timman, Jan H (2660)1990½–½Short, Nigel D (2650) – Timman, Jan H (2610)19890–1Short, Nigel D (2610) – Kamsky, Gata (2650)19901–0Short, Nigel D (2610) – Seirawan, Yasser (2635)19901–0Benjamin, Joel (2540) – Seirawan, Yasser (2615)19911–0Short, Nigel D (2610) – Hjartarson, Johann (2520)19901–0Benjamin, Joel (2540) – Dzindzichashvili, Roman (2555)19911–0Sax, Gyula (2600) – Groszpeter, Attila (2480)19911–0
Heroes of this opening Short, Nigel D · Benjamin, Joel · Timman, Jan H · Sax, Gyula
Family
Caro-Kann Defense
Category
Semi-Open
First move
1.e4
ECO
B12
Line
1. e4 c6 2. d4 d5 3. e5 Bf5 4. c3 e6 5. Be2
Solid
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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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