B16 · Semi-Open · a defense for Black
Caro-Kann Defense: Finnish Variation
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1.e4c62.d4d53.Nd2dxe44.Nxe4h6
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Caro-Kann Defense: Finnish Variation40k games · White to move
MoveWhite / draw / BlackPlayedGamesScore
61%24k55%
12%4.8k55%
4.8%1.9k55%
4.4%1.7k57%
3.7%1.5k58%
2.4%92953%
2.3%91356%
2.1%82751%
1.8%72548%
1.4%55153%
Famous games in this line87 master games
Grischuk, Alexander (2717) – Burmakin, Vladimir (2568)Delchev, Aleksander (2637) – Burmakin, Vladimir (2558)Fressinet, Laurent (2636) – Deviatkin, Andrei (2495)Sorokin, Maxim (2559) – Deviatkin, Andrei (2531)Petrosian, Tigran L (2558) – Deviatkin, Andrei (2528)Acs, Peter (2606) – Urban, Klaudiusz (2455)Korneev, Oleg (2573) – Drazic, Sinisa (2486)Maslak, Konstantin (2529) – Deviatkin, Andrei (2528)Heroes of this opening Deviatkin, Andrei · Grischuk, Alexander · Delchev, Aleksander · Sorokin, Maxim
- Family
- Caro-Kann Defense
- Category
- Semi-Open
- First move
- 1.e4
- ECO
- B16
- Line
- 1. e4 c6 2. d4 d5 3. Nd2 dxe4 4. Nxe4 h6
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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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