B10-B19
Caro-Kann Defense
1. e4 c6 2. Bc4 About This Opening
The Caro-Kann (1.e4 c6) offers Black a solid, reliable defense with fewer theoretical demands than the Sicilian. Popular with players who prefer strategic positions over tactical complications.
Famous Games
- Karpov vs Kasparov, multiple games
- Adams vs Anand, 2005
Variations
80 found B10 B10 B10 B10 B10 B12 B10 B10 B11 B12 B12 B12 B12 B12 B12 B11 B12 B12 B12 B15 B15 B15 B10 B12 B12 B12 B12 B12 B12 B12 B12 B15 B15 B11 B12 B15 B16 B12 B15 B15 B15 B17 B12 B15 B17 B18 B14 B14 B14 B17 B12 B12 B12 B13 B15 B17 B10 B12 B12 B12 B14 B15 B12 B12 B12 B12 B12 B12 B14 B15 B12 B12 B12 B13 B13 B13 B15 B12 B15 B12
Hillbilly Attack, Caro-Kann
e4 c6 Bc4 Modern; English Variation, Accelerated Panov; Caro-Kann
e4 c6 c4 Breyer Variation, Caro-Kann
e4 c6 d3 Massachussets Defense, Caro-Kann
e4 c6 d4 f5 Masi Variation, Caro-Kann
e4 c6 d4 Nf6 De Bruycker Defense, Caro
e4 c6 d4 Na6 Goldman Variation, Caro
e4 c6 Nc3 d5 Qf3 Two Knights Variation, Caro
e4 c6 Nf3 d5 Nc3 Two Knights Attack, Caro Kann
e4 c6 Nc3 d5 Nf3 Mieses Gambit, Caro
e4 c6 d4 d5 Be3 Diemer-Duhm Gambit, Caro
e4 c6 d4 d5 c4 Advance Variation, Caro
e4 c6 d4 d5 e5 Maroczy Variation, Caro
e4 c6 d4 d5 f3 Fantasy; Lilienfisch Variation, Caro
e4 c6 d4 d5 f3 Modern Variation, Caro-Kann
e4 c6 d4 d5 Nd2 Mindeno Variation, Caro-Kann
e4 c6 Nc3 d5 Nf3 Bg4 Botvinnik-Carls Defense, Caro-Kann
e4 c6 d4 d5 e5 c5 New Caro-Kann
e4 c6 d4 d5 Nd2 g6 Edinburgh Variation, Caro
e4 c6 d4 d5 Nd2 Qb6 Gurgenidze Variation, Caro
e4 c6 d4 d5 Nc3 b5 Gurgenidze System, Caro-Kann
e4 c6 d4 d5 Nc3 g6 Campomanes Attack, Caro
e4 c6 d4 d5 Nc3 Nf6 Scorpion-Horus Gambit, Caro-Kann
e4 c6 Nc3 d5 d3 dxe4 Bg5 Prins Attack, Caro-Kann
e4 c6 d4 d5 e5 Bf5 b4 Bayonet Variation, Caro
e4 c6 d4 d5 e5 Bf5 g4 Tal Variation, Caro-Kann
e4 c6 d4 d5 e5 Bf5 h4 Van der Wiel Attack, Caro-Kann
e4 c6 d4 d5 e5 Bf5 Nc3 Bronstein Variation, Caro-Kann
e4 c6 d4 d5 e5 Bf5 Ne2 Short Variation, Caro-Kann
e4 c6 d4 d5 e5 Bf5 Nf3 Ulysses Gambit, Caro
e4 c6 d4 d5 Nf3 dxe4 Ng5 Hector Gambit, Caro
e4 c6 Nc3 d5 Nf3 dxe4 Ng5 Von Hennig Gambit, Caro
e4 c6 d4 d5 Nc3 dxe4 Bc4 Milner-Barry Gambit, Caro; Rasa-Studier Gambit
e4 c6 d4 d5 Nc3 dxe4 f3 Retreat Line, Mindeno Variation, Caro-Kann
e4 c6 Nc3 d5 Nf3 Bg4 h3 Bh5 Dreyev Defense, Caro-Kann
e4 c6 d4 d5 e5 Bf5 Nc3 Qb6 Knight Variation, Caro
e4 c6 d4 d5 Nc3 dxe4 Nxe4 Nf6 Finnish Variation, Caro-Kann
e4 c6 d4 d5 Nc3 dxe4 Nxe4 h6 Landau Gambit, Caro-Kann
e4 c6 d4 d5 Bd3 Nf6 e5 Nfd7 e6 Tarrasch (Alekhine) Gambit, Caro
e4 c6 d4 d5 Nc3 dxe4 Nxe4 Nf6 Bd3 Tartakower Variation, Caro
e4 c6 d4 d5 Nc3 dxe4 Nxe4 Nf6 Nxf6+ exf6 Gurgenidze Variation, Caro
e4 c6 d4 d5 Nc3 g6 e5 Bg7 f4 h5 Ivanchuk Defense, Caro Kann
e4 c6 d4 d5 Nc3 dxe4 Nxe4 Nd7 Ng5 Ndf6 Maroczy Gambit, Caro-Kann
e4 c6 d4 d5 f3 dxe4 fxe4 e5 Nf3 exd4 Bc4 Forgacs Variation, Caro Kann
e4 c6 d4 d5 Nc3 dxe4 Nxe4 Nf6 Nxf6+ exf6 Bc4 Kasparov Attack, Caro-Kann
e4 c6 d4 d5 Nc3 dxe4 Nxe4 Nd7 Nf3 Ngf6 Ng3 Flohr Variation, Caro-Kann
e4 c6 d4 d5 Nc3 dxe4 Nxe4 Bf5 Ng3 Bg6 Nh3 Carlsbad Line, Caro-Kann
e4 c6 d4 d5 exd5 cxd5 c4 Nf6 Nc3 Nc6 Bg5 e6 Czerniak Line, Caro-Kann
e4 c6 d4 d5 exd5 cxd5 c4 Nf6 Nc3 Nc6 Bg5 Qa5 Reifir-Spielmann Line, Caro-Kann
e4 c6 d4 d5 exd5 cxd5 c4 Nf6 Nc3 Nc6 Bg5 Qb6 Tiviakov-Fischer Attack, Caro-Kann
e4 c6 d4 d5 Nc3 dxe4 Nxe4 Nd7 Bc4 Ngf6 Nxf6+ Nxf6 Caro-Kann: Pin Counter
e4 c6 d4 d5 e5 c5 c3 Nc6 Bb5 Qa5 Bxc6+ bxc6 Bd2 Qb6 Caro-Kann: Open Gamble
e4 c6 d4 d5 e5 c5 c3 Nc6 Be3 Nh6 Bxh6 gxh6 Nf3 Qb6 Caro-Kann: Active Check
e4 c6 d4 d5 e5 c5 dxc5 Nc6 Nf3 Bg4 Bb5 Qa5+ Nc3 e6 Caro-Kann: Center Strike
e4 c6 d4 d5 exd5 cxd5 Bd3 Nc6 c3 Nf6 h3 e5 dxe5 Nxe5 Caro-Kann: h-Pawn Rush
e4 c6 d4 d5 Nc3 dxe4 Nxe4 Nf6 Ng3 h5 Nf3 h4 Ne2 Bg4 Smyslov Variation, Caro-Kann
e4 c6 d4 d5 Nc3 dxe4 Nxe4 Nd7 Bc4 Ngf6 Ng5 e6 Qe2 Nb6 Stein Attack, Caro-Kann
e4 c6 d3 d5 Nd2 g6 g3 Bg7 Bg2 e5 Ngf3 Ne7 O-O O-O b4 Caro-Kann: Structure Break
e4 c6 d4 d5 e5 c5 c3 Nc6 Nf3 cxd4 cxd4 Bg4 h3 Bxf3 gxf3 Qb6 Caro-Kann: Bishop Target
e4 c6 d4 d5 e5 c5 dxc5 Nc6 f4 Nh6 Nf3 Bg4 Be2 e6 Be3 Nf5 Caro-Kann: Knight Hop
e4 c6 d4 d5 e5 c5 dxc5 Nc6 Bb5 e6 Be3 Ne7 c3 Nf5 Bd4 Bd7 Caro-Kann: Solid Panov
e4 c6 d4 d5 exd5 cxd5 c4 Nf6 cxd5 Nxd5 Nc3 Nc6 Nf3 Bf5 Bc4 e6 Caro-Kann: Kingside Focus
e4 c6 d4 d5 Nc3 dxe4 Nxe4 Nf6 Ng3 h5 h4 Bg4 Be2 e6 Nf3 Bd6 Caro-Kann: King Hunt
e4 c6 d4 d5 e5 c5 dxc5 Nc6 f4 Nh6 c3 e6 b4 a5 Bb5 Bd7 Bxc6 Bxc6 Caro-Kann: d4 Heist
e4 c6 d4 d5 e5 c5 c3 Nc6 Nf3 cxd4 cxd4 Bg4 h3 Bxf3 Qxf3 Nxd4 Qd3 Nc6 Caro-Kann: Pawn Wedge
e4 c6 d4 d5 e5 c5 c3 Nc6 f4 cxd4 cxd4 h5 Nf3 Bg4 Be2 e6 O-O Qb6 Caro-Kann: Exchange Sac
e4 c6 d4 d5 e5 c5 dxc5 Nc6 a3 e6 b4 a5 Bb2 axb4 axb4 Rxa1 Bxa1 Nxb4 Caro-Kann: File Opener
e4 c6 d4 d5 e5 c5 dxc5 Nc6 Bb5 e6 b4 a5 c3 axb4 cxb4 Bd7 Bxc6 Bxc6 Caro-Kann: Chaos Gambit
e4 c6 d4 d5 e5 c5 dxc5 Nc6 f4 Nh6 Nf3 Bg4 Be3 Nf5 Bf2 g5 fxg5 e6 Caro-Kann: Queen's Fork
e4 c6 d4 d5 exd5 cxd5 c4 Nf6 Nc3 g6 Nf3 Bg7 cxd5 Nxd5 Bc4 Nxc3 bxc3 Qc7 Caro-Kann: Knight Journey
e4 c6 d4 d5 Nc3 dxe4 Nxe4 Nf6 Nxf6+ exf6 Nf3 Bd6 Bd3 O-O O-O Re8 h3 Nd7 c3 Nf8 Caro-Kann: Resilient Core
e4 c6 d4 d5 e5 c5 dxc5 Nc6 a3 e6 b4 a5 b5 Nxe5 Bb2 f6 Bxe5 fxe5 Qh5+ g6 Qxe5 Nf6 Caro-Kann: Pawn Snatcher
e4 c6 d4 d5 e5 c5 c3 Nc6 Nf3 cxd4 cxd4 Bg4 Be2 e6 h3 Bxf3 Bxf3 Qb6 Be3 Qxb2 Nd2 Bb4 Caro-Kann: d4 Pressure
e4 c6 d4 d5 e5 c5 c3 Nc6 Nf3 cxd4 cxd4 Bg4 Be2 e6 O-O Nge7 Nc3 Nf5 Be3 Be7 a3 O-O Caro-Kann: Mainline Caro
e4 c6 d4 d5 exd5 cxd5 Bd3 Nc6 c3 Nf6 Bf4 Bg4 Qb3 Qd7 Nd2 e6 Ngf3 Bd6 Bxd6 Qxd6 O-O O-O Caro-Kann: Pin & Battery
e4 c6 d4 d5 exd5 cxd5 Nf3 Nf6 Bd3 Bg4 O-O Nc6 c3 e6 h3 Bh5 Bg5 Bd6 Nbd2 h6 Bh4 Qc7 Caro-Kann: Future File
e4 c6 d4 d5 exd5 cxd5 Nf3 Nf6 Bd3 Bg4 O-O Nc6 c3 e6 Bg5 Be7 Nbd2 O-O Qc2 h6 Bh4 Rc8 Caro-Kann: Knight Anchor
e4 c6 d4 d5 Nc3 dxe4 Nxe4 Nf6 Nxf6+ exf6 c3 Bd6 Bd3 O-O Qc2 Re8+ Ne2 h5 Be3 Nd7 O-O-O Nf8 Caro-Kann: Queen Rampage
e4 c6 d4 d5 e5 c5 dxc5 Nc6 Bb5 e6 Bxc6+ bxc6 b4 a5 c3 axb4 cxb4 Qh4 Bd2 Qe4+ Qe2 Qxg2 Qf3 Qg6 Caro-Kann: Kingside March
e4 c6 d4 d5 Nc3 dxe4 Nxe4 Nf6 Nxf6+ exf6 c3 Bd6 Bd3 O-O Qc2 Re8+ Ne2 h5 O-O h4 h3 Nd7 Be3 Nf8 Caro-Kann: d4 Siege
e4 c6 d4 d5 e5 c5 c3 Nc6 Nf3 cxd4 cxd4 Bg4 Be2 e6 O-O Nge7 Nc3 Nf5 Be3 Be7 h3 Bxf3 Bxf3 O-O Rc1 f6 exf6 Bxf6