Semi-Open · a defense for Black
Caro-Kann Defense: Gurgenidze Counterattack
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1.e4c62.d4d53.Nc3b5
Live databaseLichess 1600–2000 · blitz + rapid
Caro-Kann Defense: Gurgenidze Counterattack49k games · White to move
MoveWhite / draw / BlackPlayedGamesScore
60%29k42%
26%12k49%
7.2%3.5k51%
2.2%1.1k45%
2%97050%
1.1%54049%
0.7%34734%
0.3%15643%
0.3%14248%
0.2%11738%
Famous games in this line109 master games
Gabrielian, Artur (2541) – Khismatullin, Denis (2656)Belyakov, B. (2487) – Howell, D. (2644)Zapata, Alonso (2515) – Arencibia Rodriguez, Walter (2560)Llaneza Vega, Marcos (2425) – L'Ami, Erwin (2600)Pavasovic, Dusko (2539) – Teske, Henrik (2486)Almasi, Zoltan (2590) – Ekstroem, Roland (2430)Spasov, V. (2564) – Dimitrov, R. (2450)Michiels, Bart (2451) – Drazic, Sinisa (2538)Heroes of this opening Howell, D. · L'Ami, Erwin · Almasi, Zoltan · Drazic, Sinisa
- Family
- Caro-Kann Defense
- Category
- Semi-Open
- First move
- 1.e4
- ECO
- B15
- Line
- 1. e4 c6 2. d4 d5 3. Nc3 b5
SolidAggressive
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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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