B15 · Semi-Open · a defense for Black

Caro-Kann Defense: Campomanes Attack

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1.e4c62.d4d53.Nc3Nf6
Live databaseLichess 1600–2000 · blitz + rapid
Caro-Kann Defense: Campomanes Attack921k games · White to move
MoveWhite / draw / BlackPlayedGamesScore
73%675k57%
7.6%70k54%
7.5%69k49%
4%37k55%
3.4%32k52%
1.5%14k54%
1.2%11k46%
0.4%4.1k49%
0.2%1.9k53%
0.2%1.7k49%
Famous games in this line9 master games
Guliyev, Namig (2507)Chabanon, Jean Luc (2471)20110–1Bobras, Piotr (2563)Petran, Peter (2342)20050–1Dranov, Aleksandar (2435)Buecker, Stefan (2350)20091–0Sivokho, Sergey (2435)Nikolaev, Nikita (2329)19991–0Jovanovic, Zoran2 (2407)Mladenovic, Velisa (2287)20011–0Saric, Sinisa (2310)Kapelan, Milorad (2323)2005½–½Pheby, Ian M. (2392)Burmeister, Ferdinand (2199)20231–0Brzeszkiewicz, Edmund (2257)Ackermann, Emil (2319)2018½–½
Heroes of this opening Chabanon, Jean Luc · Petran, Peter · Dranov, Aleksandar · Sivokho, Sergey
Category
Semi-Open
First move
1.e4
ECO
B15
Line
1. e4 c6 2. d4 d5 3. Nc3 Nf6
SolidAggressive
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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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