Semi-Open · a defense for Black
Caro-Kann Defense: Euwe Attack
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1.e4c62.b3
Live databaseLichess 1600–2000 · blitz + rapid
Caro-Kann Defense: Euwe Attack393k games · Black to move
MoveWhite / draw / BlackPlayedGamesScore
91%358k52%
3.5%14k49%
1.7%6.7k49%
1.4%5.4k48%
0.7%2.6k47%
0.4%1.7k50%
0.2%80550%
0.2%74843%
0.2%67846%
0.1%58846%
Famous games in this line68 master games
Stefansson, Hannes (2525) – Karpov, Anatoly (2740)Reprintsev, Alexander (2428) – Dreev, Alexey (2690)Nogueiras Santiago, Jesus (2560) – Rodriguez Cespedes, Amador (2540)Tu Hoang Thong (2394) – Zhang Zhong (2633)Reprintsev, A. (2321) – Kovalenko, I. (2684)Sitnikov, Anton (2509) – Kovalev, Denis (2451)Tu Hoang Thai (2250) – Ni Hua (2658)Tu Hoang Thong (2394) – Swapnil, SD. (2500)Heroes of this opening Dreev, Alexey · Zhang Zhong · Kovalenko, I. · Kovalev, Denis
- Family
- Caro-Kann Defense
- Category
- Semi-Open
- First move
- 1.e4
- ECO
- B10
- Line
- 1. e4 c6 2. b3
FianchettoSolidAggressive
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From the archives
Horatio Caro and Marcus Kann gave the defence its play in the 1880s; the joint name first appears in print in 1890. It became the fortress of positional world champions — Botvinnik took it into world-championship matches, and Petrosian and Karpov made careers of it. Its promise: the French's solidity WITHOUT burying the light-squared bishop, paid for with a tempo.
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