B12 · Semi-Open · a defense for Black

Caro-Kann Defense: Mieses Gambit

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1.e4c62.d4d53.Be3
Live databaseLichess 1600–2000 · blitz + rapid
Caro-Kann Defense: Mieses Gambit58k games · Black to move
MoveWhite / draw / BlackPlayedGamesScore
76%44k50%
9.2%5.3k46%
8.4%4.9k42%
1.9%1.1k48%
1.2%69147%
0.8%45445%
0.7%39043%
0.6%32552%
0.5%26648%
0.3%16144%
Family
Caro-Kann Defense
Category
Semi-Open
First move
1.e4
ECO
B12
Line
1. e4 c6 2. d4 d5 3. Be3
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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