B13 · Semi-Open · a defense for Black

Caro-Kann Defense: Panov Attack, Modern Defense, Czerniak Line

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1.e4c62.d4d53.exd5cxd54.c4Nf65.Nc3Nc66.Bg5Qa5
Live databaseLichess 1600–2000 · blitz + rapid
Caro-Kann Defense: Panov Attack, Modern Defense, Czerniak Line2.5k games · White to move
MoveWhite / draw / BlackPlayedGamesScore
73%1.8k46%
12%30050%
4%9758%
2.9%7050%
2.4%6043%
1.9%4754%
1.7%4148%
0.4%1132%
0.4%922%
0.3%850%
Famous games in this line213 master games
Oll, Lembit (2650) – Leko, Peter (2665)1998½–½Ljubojevic, Ljubomir (2600) – Adams, Michael (2660)1995½–½Ivanisevic, I. (2623) – Bukavshin, I. (2616)2014½–½Spasov, Vasil (2598) – Georgiev, Kiril (2637)2009½–½Kovacevic, Aleksandar (2594) – Ivanisevic, Ivan (2628)2010½–½Ribli, Zoltan (2595) – Torre, Eugenio (2580)1983½–½Tomczak, Jacek (2565) – Dziuba, Marcin (2610)2013½–½Ribli, Zoltan (2610) – Kuczynski, Robert (2520)19931–0
Family
Caro-Kann Defense
Category
Semi-Open
First move
1.e4
ECO
B13
Line
1. e4 c6 2. d4 d5 3. exd5 cxd5 4. c4 Nf6 5. Nc3 Nc6 6. Bg5 Qa5
SolidAggressive
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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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