B15 · Semi-Open · a defense for Black

Caro-Kann Defense: Alien Gambit

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1.e4c62.d4d53.Nc3dxe44.Nxe4Nf65.Ng5h66.Nxf7
Live databaseLichess 1600–2000 · blitz + rapid
Caro-Kann Defense: Alien Gambit154k games · Black to move
MoveWhite / draw / BlackPlayedGamesScore
100%154k42%
0%4023%
0%3431%
0%2015%
0%2020%
0%1520%
0%130%
0%1010%
0%80%
0%60%
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. Ng5 h6 6. Nxf7
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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