Chess openings / Caro-Kann Defense
Caro-Kann Defense: Maróczy Variation, Maróczy Gambit
Caro-Kann Defense: Maróczy Variation, Maróczy Gambit (B12) starts 1.e4 c6 2.d4 d5 3.f3 dxe4 4.fxe4 e5 5.Nf3 exd4 6.Bc4. In 136 games between strong players, White wins 58%, 6% are drawn and Black wins 36%; the most played move is 6…Nf6 (42%).
1.e4 c6 2.d4 d5 3.f3 dxe4 4.fxe4 e5 5.Nf3 exd4 6.Bc4
- ECO
- B12
- Games between strong players
- 136
- 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…Nf6 | 42% (57) | – | |
| 6…Be6 | 15% (20) | – | |
| 6…Nd7 | 10% (14) | – | |
| 6…Be7 | 10% (13) | – | |
| 6…Bb4+ | 7% (10) | – | |
| 6…Bc5 | 7% (9) | – |
Where it comes from and where it goes
Branches from Caro-Kann Defense: Maróczy Variation 1.e4 c6 2.d4 d5 3.f3
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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