B13 · Semi-Open · a defense for Black

Caro-Kann Defense: Exchange Variation, Bulla Attack

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1.e4c62.d4d53.exd5cxd54.g4
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Caro-Kann Defense: Exchange Variation, Bulla Attack1.2k games · Black to move
MoveWhite / draw / BlackPlayedGamesScore
54%64753%
26%31258%
6.3%7653%
4.2%5152%
2.6%3161%
2.5%3043%
1.9%2361%
0.8%1045%
0.4%520%
0.2%333%
Family
Caro-Kann Defense
Category
Semi-Open
First move
1.e4
ECO
B13
Line
1. e4 c6 2. d4 d5 3. exd5 cxd5 4. g4
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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