B10 · Semi-Open · a defense for Black
Caro-Kann Defense: Breyer Variation, Stein Attack
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1.e4c62.d3d53.Nd2g64.Ngf3Bg75.g3e56.Bg2Ne77.O-OO-O8.b4
Live databaseLichess 1600–2000 · blitz + rapid
Caro-Kann Defense: Breyer Variation, Stein Attack122 games · Black to move
MoveWhite / draw / BlackPlayedGamesScore
35%4343%
15%1839%
9.8%1242%
6.6%850%
4.9%617%
4.1%540%
4.1%550%
3.3%413%
3.3%438%
3.3%463%
Famous games in this line87 master games
Radjabov, Teimour (2751) – Cheparinov, Ivan (2696)Tiviakov, Sergei (2643) – Kasimdzhanov, Rustam (2690)Tiviakov, Sergei (2645) – Roiz, Michael (2680)Tiviakov, Sergei (2667) – Motylev, Alexander (2647)Kasimdzhanov, Rustam (2706) – Khenkin, Igor (2572)Hera, I. (2610) – Gledura, B. (2654)Quesada Perez, Yu (2615) – Vaibhav, S. (2597)Tiviakov, Sergei (2678) – L'Ami, Erwin (2519)Heroes of this opening Cheparinov, Ivan · Roiz, Michael · Vaibhav, S.
- Family
- Caro-Kann Defense
- Category
- Semi-Open
- First move
- 1.e4
- ECO
- B10
- Line
- 1. e4 c6 2. d3 d5 3. Nd2 g6 4. Ngf3 Bg7 5. g3 e5 6. Bg2 Ne7 7. O-O O-O 8. b4
FianchettoSolidAggressive
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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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