Chess openings / Caro-Kann Defense
Caro-Kann Defense: Maróczy Variation
Caro-Kann Defense: Maróczy Variation (B12) starts 1.e4 c6 2.d4 d5 3.f3. In 3,782 games between strong players, White wins 50%, 8% are drawn and Black wins 42%; the most played move is 3…e6 (35%).
1.e4 c6 2.d4 d5 3.f3
- ECO
- B12
- Games between strong players
- 3,782
- 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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| 3…e6 | 35% (1,335) | – | |
| 3…dxe4 | 29% (1,113) | – | |
| 3…Qb6 | 17% (637) | – | |
| 3…g6 | 9% (338) | – | |
| 3…e5 | 4% (157) | – | |
| 3…Nf6 | 3% (130) | – |
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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