Chess openings / Caro-Kann Defense
Caro-Kann Defense: Karpov Variation, Smyslov Variation
Caro-Kann Defense: Karpov Variation, Smyslov Variation (B17) starts 1.e4 c6 2.d4 d5 3.Nd2 dxe4 4.Nxe4 Nd7 5.Bc4 Ngf6 6.Ng5 e6 7.Qe2 Nb6. In 143 games between strong players, White wins 55%, 9% are drawn and Black wins 36%; the most played move is 8.Bb3 (59%).
1.e4 c6 2.d4 d5 3.Nd2 dxe4 4.Nxe4 Nd7 5.Bc4 Ngf6 6.Ng5 e6 7.Qe2 Nb6
- ECO
- B17
- Games between strong players
- 143
- 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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| 8.Bb3 | 59% (84) | Caro-Kann Defense: Karpov Variation, Smyslov Variation, Main Line | |
| 8.Bd3 | 39% (56) | – |
Where it comes from and where it goes
Branches from Caro-Kann Defense: Karpov Variation 1.e4 c6 2.d4 d5 3.Nd2 dxe4 4.Nxe4 Nd7
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: 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
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