Chess openings / Caro-Kann Defense
Caro-Kann Defense: Exchange Variation, Rubinstein Variation
Caro-Kann Defense: Exchange Variation, Rubinstein Variation (B13) starts 1.e4 c6 2.d4 d5 3.exd5 cxd5 4.Bd3 Nc6 5.c3 Nf6 6.Bf4. In 2,141 games between strong players, White wins 44%, 14% are drawn and Black wins 42%; the most played move is 6…Bg4 (73%).
1.e4 c6 2.d4 d5 3.exd5 cxd5 4.Bd3 Nc6 5.c3 Nf6 6.Bf4
- ECO
- B13
- Games between strong players
- 2,141
- To move
- Black
White wins, draws and Black wins, from this position.
What strong players play next
The moves played most from this position in over-the-board broadcasts and the Lichess Elite Database, how often, and how the games ended.
| Move | Played | Results | Leads to |
|---|---|---|---|
| 6…Bg4 | 73% (1,566) | – | |
| 6…g6 | 20% (421) | – | |
| 6…e6 | 4% (86) | – | |
| 6…Qb6 | 2% (32) | – | |
| 6…a6 | 1% (19) | – |
Where it comes from and where it goes
Branches from Caro-Kann Defense: Exchange Variation 1.e4 c6 2.d4 d5 3.exd5 cxd5
More Caro-Kann Defense lines
- Caro-Kann Defense 96,735 games
- Caro-Kann Defense: Advance Variation 31,022 games
- Caro-Kann Defense: Main Line 17,360 games
- Caro-Kann Defense: Two Knights Attack 10,332 games
- Caro-Kann Defense: Advance Variation, Botvinnik-Carls Defense 8,739 games
- Caro-Kann Defense: Advance Variation, Tal Variation 8,075 games
- Caro-Kann Defense: Tartakower Variation 8,030 games
- Caro-Kann Defense: Advance Variation, Short Variation 7,385 games
- Caro-Kann Defense: Modern Variation 5,566 games
- Caro-Kann Defense: Panov Attack 5,295 games
- Caro-Kann Defense: Classical Variation 5,197 games
- Caro-Kann Defense: Endgame Offer 4,351 games
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