B12 · Semi-Open · a defense for Black
Caro-Kann Defense: Mieses Attack, Landau Gambit
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1.e4c62.d4d53.Bd3Nf64.e5Nfd75.e6
Live databaseLichess 1600–2000 · blitz + rapid
Caro-Kann Defense: Mieses Attack, Landau Gambit2.5k games · Black to move
MoveWhite / draw / BlackPlayedGamesScore
61%1.5k2%
36%89226%
2.2%5538%
0.2%520%
0.1%30%
0.1%250%
0.1%20%
0%10%
0%10%
0%10%
- Family
- Caro-Kann Defense
- Category
- Semi-Open
- First move
- 1.e4
- ECO
- B12
- Line
- 1. e4 c6 2. d4 d5 3. Bd3 Nf6 4. e5 Nfd7 5. e6
GambitSolidAggressive
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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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