Flank · a plan for White
English Opening: Caro-Kann Defensive System
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1.c4c6
Live databaseLichess 1600–2000 · blitz + rapid
English Opening: Caro-Kann Defensive System5.5M games · White to move
MoveWhite / draw / BlackPlayedGamesScore
50%2.7M50%
14%761k51%
14%747k52%
6.9%383k54%
5.2%286k49%
1.6%87k51%
1.5%82k48%
0.3%19k48%
0.2%14k47%
Famous games in this line16k master games
Aronian, L. (2785) – Carlsen, M. (2840)Aronian, L. (2830) – Anand, V. (2770)Caruana, F. (2819) – Giri, A. (2779)Kramnik, Vladimir (2791) – Aronian, Levon (2801)Topalov, V. (2760) – Caruana, F. (2823)Topalov, V. (2749) – Carlsen, M. (2832)Aronian, Levon (2815) – Kamsky, Gata (2762)Carlsen, M. (2856) – Harikrishna, P. (2717)Heroes of this opening Carlsen, M. · Aronian, Levon
- Family
- English Opening
- Category
- Flank
- First move
- 1.c4
- ECO
- A11
- Line
- 1. c4 c6
Positional
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Réti Opening: Anglo-Slav Variation, Gurevich System2.Nf3 d5 3.e3Réti Opening: Anglo-Slav Variation, with g32.Nf3 d5 3.g3 Nf6 4.b3 g6
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