Chess openings / Caro-Kann Defense
Caro-Kann Defense: Karpov Variation, Smyslov Variation, Main Line
Caro-Kann Defense: Karpov Variation, Smyslov Variation, Main Line (B17) starts 1.e4 c6 2.d4 d5 3.Nd2 dxe4 4.Nxe4 Nd7 5.Bc4 Ngf6 6.Ng5 e6 7.Qe2 Nb6 8.Bb3. In 84 games between strong players, White wins 56%, 12% are drawn and Black wins 32%; the most played move is 8…h6 (70%).
1.e4 c6 2.d4 d5 3.Nd2 dxe4 4.Nxe4 Nd7 5.Bc4 Ngf6 6.Ng5 e6 7.Qe2 Nb6 8.Bb3
- ECO
- B17
- Games between strong players
- 84
- 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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| 8…h6 | 70% (59) | – | |
| 8…c5 | 11% (9) | – | |
| 8…Be7 | 6% (5) | – | |
| 8…Bd6 | 6% (5) | – | |
| 8…Qxd4 | 4% (3) | – | |
| 8…a5 | 4% (3) | – |
Where it comes from and where it goes
Branches from Caro-Kann Defense: Karpov Variation, Smyslov Variation 1.e4 c6 2.d4 d5 3.Nd2 dxe4 4.Nxe4 Nd7 5.Bc4 Ngf6 6.Ng5 e6 7.Qe2 Nb6
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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