B12 · Semi-Open · a defense for Black
Caro-Kann Defense: Maróczy Variation, Maróczy Gambit
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1.e4c62.d4d53.f3dxe44.fxe4e55.Nf3exd46.Bc4
Live databaseLichess 1600–2000 · blitz + rapid
Caro-Kann Defense: Maróczy Variation, Maróczy Gambit155k games · Black to move
MoveWhite / draw / BlackPlayedGamesScore
24%37k38%
23%36k41%
12%19k27%
8.1%13k39%
7.8%12k29%
6.8%11k41%
4.6%7.1k37%
4.4%6.8k30%
3.3%5.1k50%
2%3.2k35%
Famous games in this line67 master games
Perunovic, Mil (2631) – Lajthajm, B. (2539)Kapnisis, Spyridon (2514) – Istratescu, Andrei (2610)Ni, Hua (2603) – Annaberdiev, Meilis (2421)Smagin, Sergey (2545) – Peregudov, Nickolai (2470)Tairova, Elena (2450) – Zhao, Xue (2544)Moiseenko, Va (2558) – Bublei, P. (2387)Timofeev, Arty (2598) – Bublei, P. (2339)Yilmaz, Turhan (2390) – Kacheishvili, Giorgi (2505)Heroes of this opening Perunovic, Mil · Istratescu, Andrei · Ni, Hua · Smagin, Sergey
- Family
- Caro-Kann Defense
- Category
- Semi-Open
- First move
- 1.e4
- ECO
- B12
- Line
- 1. e4 c6 2. d4 d5 3. f3 dxe4 4. fxe4 e5 5. Nf3 exd4 6. Bc4
GambitSolid
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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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