Chess openings / Caro-Kann Defense
Caro-Kann Defense: Gurgenidze System
Caro-Kann Defense: Gurgenidze System (B15) starts 1.e4 c6 2.d4 d5 3.Nc3 g6. In 704 games between strong players, White wins 46%, 9% are drawn and Black wins 46%; the most played move is 4.e5 (35%).
1.e4 c6 2.d4 d5 3.Nc3 g6
- ECO
- B15
- Games between strong players
- 704
- To move
- White
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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| 4.e5 | 35% (244) | – | |
| 4.Nf3 | 26% (186) | – | |
| 4.h3 | 16% (113) | – | |
| 4.exd5 | 5% (36) | – | |
| 4.Be3 | 5% (36) | – | |
| 4.f3 | 5% (35) | – |
Where it comes from and where it goes
Branches from Caro-Kann Defense 1.e4 c6
More Caro-Kann Defense lines
- Caro-Kann Defense: Advance Variation 31,022 games
- Caro-Kann Defense: Main Line 17,360 games
- Caro-Kann Defense: Exchange Variation 14,600 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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