B12 · Semi-Open · a defense for Black
Caro-Kann Defense: Edinburgh Variation
6/6
1.e4c62.d4d53.Nd2Qb6
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Caro-Kann Defense: Edinburgh Variation6.9k games · White to move
MoveWhite / draw / BlackPlayedGamesScore
49%3.3k59%
39%2.7k56%
7.2%49552%
1.6%10749%
1.1%7650%
0.9%6446%
0.6%3956%
0.2%1464%
0.1%540%
0.1%40%
Famous games in this line38 master games
Svidler, Peter (2734) – Mchedlishvili, Mikheil (2625)Solak, D. (2635) – Jobava, Ba (2665)Fedorchuk, Sergey A (2618) – Mchedlishvili, Mikheil (2624)Landa, Konstantin (2615) – Mchedlishvili, Mikheil (2604)Ivic, Velimir (2518) – Sedlak, N. (2583)Huebner, Robert (2620) – Berg, Klaus (2350)Nedev, Trajce (2405) – Dizdarevic, Emir (2540)Mainka, Romuald (2485) – Gorbatov, Alexej (2417)Heroes of this opening Svidler, Peter · Fedorchuk, Sergey A · Sedlak, N. · Huebner, Robert
- Family
- Caro-Kann Defense
- Category
- Semi-Open
- First move
- 1.e4
- ECO
- B12
- Line
- 1. e4 c6 2. d4 d5 3. Nd2 Qb6
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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