Chess openings / Caro-Kann Defense
Caro-Kann Defense: Two Knights Attack, Mindeno Variation, Exchange Line
Caro-Kann Defense: Two Knights Attack, Mindeno Variation, Exchange Line (B11) starts 1.e4 c6 2.Nc3 d5 3.Nf3 Bg4 4.h3 Bxf3. In 2,546 games between strong players, White wins 43%, 16% are drawn and Black wins 41%; the most played move is 5.Qxf3 (98%).
1.e4 c6 2.Nc3 d5 3.Nf3 Bg4 4.h3 Bxf3
- ECO
- B11
- Games between strong players
- 2,546
- 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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| 5.Qxf3 | 98% (2,488) | – | |
| 5.gxf3 | 2% (57) | – |
Where it comes from and where it goes
Branches from Caro-Kann Defense: Two Knights Attack, Mindeno Variation 1.e4 c6 2.Nc3 d5 3.Nf3 Bg4
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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