Semi-Open · a defense for Black
Caro-Kann Defense: Hillbilly Attack
3/3
1.e4c62.Bc4
Live databaseLichess 1600–2000 · blitz + rapid
Caro-Kann Defense: Hillbilly Attack6.1M games · Black to move
MoveWhite / draw / BlackPlayedGamesScore
90%5.5M56%
4.8%294k52%
2.6%161k50%
0.6%35k49%
0.5%31k49%
0.5%30k47%
0.2%14k50%
0.2%13k48%
0.2%10.0k50%
Famous games in this line19 master games
Carlsen, M. (2832) – So, W. (2815)Carlsen, M. (2850) – Tomashevsky, E. (2758)Firouzja, Alireza (2607) – Cheparinov, I. (2709)Williams, Simon Kim (2504) – Jones, Gawain C (2635)Berg, E. (2553) – Hillarp Persson, T. (2563)Griggs, Walker K (2254) – Erenburg, S. (2606)Pg, L Wijaya Pg Hj Mohd (2301) – Khamrakulov, Dzhurabek (2479)Shirazi, K. (2333) – Arkell, K. (2443)Heroes of this opening Carlsen, M. · Jones, Gawain C · Berg, E. · Khamrakulov, Dzhurabek
- Family
- Caro-Kann Defense
- Category
- Semi-Open
- First move
- 1.e4
- ECO
- B10
- Line
- 1. e4 c6 2. Bc4
SolidAggressive
★ Read the guide: Caro-Kann DefenseExplore all 110 Caro-Kann Defense lines →Keep exploring
Go deeper — named lines from here
Nearby lines in the family
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.
Study this opening