B15 · Semi-Open · a defense for Black

Caro-Kann Defense: Alekhine Gambit

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1.e4c62.d4d53.Nc3dxe44.Nxe4Nf65.Bd3
Live databaseLichess 1600–2000 · blitz + rapid
Caro-Kann Defense: Alekhine Gambit237k games · Black to move
MoveWhite / draw / BlackPlayedGamesScore
43%103k49%
20%48k48%
17%40k52%
6.5%15k31%
4.6%11k43%
2.8%6.6k48%
2.1%4.9k39%
0.6%1.4k44%
0.5%1.1k48%
0.4%88645%
Famous games in this line19 master games
Mamedov, Rau (2656) – Asadli, Vugar (2579)20211–0Pilavov, Georgy (2619) – Grigoryan, Artur (2388)20111–0Strohhaeker, Raoul (2380) – Ovetchkin, Roman (2557)20071–0Bortnyk, Mykola (2433) – Nakada, Akira (2412)2024½–½Zelcic, Robert (2375) – Tseitlin, Mikhail S (2455)19881–0Saraci, Nderim (2396) – Macovei, Andrei (2426)20190–1Zelcic, Robert (2460) – Markotic, Gordan (2345)19940–1Zelcic, Robert (2315) – Mirkovic, Slobodan (2405)1989½–½
Heroes of this opening Mamedov, Rau · Pilavov, Georgy · Strohhaeker, Raoul · Zelcic, Robert
Family
Caro-Kann Defense
Category
Semi-Open
First move
1.e4
ECO
B15
Line
1. e4 c6 2. d4 d5 3. Nc3 dxe4 4. Nxe4 Nf6 5. Bd3
GambitSolid
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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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