B10 · Semi-Open · a defense for Black

Caro-Kann Defense: Spike Variation, Scorpion-Grob Gambit

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1.e4c62.g4d53.Nc3dxe44.d3
Live databaseLichess 1600–2000 · blitz + rapid
Caro-Kann Defense: Spike Variation, Scorpion-Grob Gambit501 games · Black to move
MoveWhite / draw / BlackPlayedGamesScore
85%42848%
8.6%4333%
2.8%1479%
1.8%933%
0.4%250%
0.4%250%
0.2%150%
0.2%10%
0.2%10%
Family
Caro-Kann Defense
Category
Semi-Open
First move
1.e4
ECO
B10
Line
1. e4 c6 2. g4 d5 3. Nc3 dxe4 4. d3
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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