Caro-Kann Defense

The main line

The Caro-Kann Defense is reached by 1. e4 c6 (ECO B10). It's one of 107 named lines under this opening in the book.

Named variations (45)

The most common 30 of 45 named variations:

• Panov Attack — 1. e4 c6 2. d4 d5 3. exd5 cxd5 4. c4 (B13)
• Advance Variation — 1. e4 c6 2. d4 d5 3. e5 (B12)
• Karpov Variation — 1. e4 c6 2. d4 d5 3. Nd2 dxe4 4. Nxe4 Nd7 (B17)
• Classical Variation — 1. e4 c6 2. d4 d5 3. Nd2 dxe4 4. Nxe4 Bf5 (B18)
• Accelerated Panov Attack — 1. e4 c6 2. c4 (B10)
• Exchange Variation — 1. e4 c6 2. d4 d5 3. exd5 (B13)
• Two Knights Attack — 1. e4 c6 2. Nc3 d5 3. Nf3 (B10)
• Labahn Attack — 1. e4 c6 2. b4 (B10)
• Breyer Variation — 1. e4 c6 2. d3 (B10)
• Spike Variation — 1. e4 c6 2. g4 (B10)
• Hillbilly Attack — 1. e4 c6 2. Bc4 (B10)
• De Bruycker Defense — 1. e4 c6 2. d4 Na6 (B12)
• Maróczy Variation — 1. e4 c6 2. d4 d5 3. f3 (B12)
• Tartakower Variation — 1. e4 c6 2. d4 d5 3. Nc3 dxe4 4. Nxe4 Nf6 5. Nxf6+ exf6 (B15)
• Euwe Attack — 1. e4 c6 2. b3 (B10)
• Massachusetts Defense — 1. e4 c6 2. d4 f5 (B12)
• Masi Variation — 1. e4 c6 2. d4 Nf6 (B12)
• Toikkanen Gambit — 1. e4 c6 2. c4 d5 3. e5 (B10)
• Endgame Offer — 1. e4 c6 2. Nf3 d5 3. d3 (B10)
• St. Patrick's Attack — 1. e4 c6 2. Nc3 d5 3. h3 (B10)
• Mieses Gambit — 1. e4 c6 2. d4 d5 3. Be3 (B12)
• Modern Variation — 1. e4 c6 2. d4 d5 3. Nd2 (B12)
• Goldman Variation — 1. e4 c6 2. Nc3 d5 3. Qf3 (B10)
• Gurgenidze Counterattack — 1. e4 c6 2. d4 d5 3. Nc3 b5 (B15)
• Gurgenidze System — 1. e4 c6 2. d4 d5 3. Nc3 g6 (B15)
• Edinburgh Variation — 1. e4 c6 2. d4 d5 3. Nd2 Qb6 (B12)
• Campomanes Attack — 1. e4 c6 2. d4 d5 3. Nc3 Nf6 (B15)
• Rasa-Studier Gambit — 1. e4 c6 2. d4 d5 3. Nc3 dxe4 4. f3 (B15)
• Dinic Gambit — 1. e4 c6 2. Nf3 d5 3. d3 dxe4 4. Ng5 (B10)
• Scorpion-Horus Gambit — 1. e4 c6 2. Nc3 d5 3. d3 dxe4 4. Bg5 (B10)

Analyze the Caro-Kann Defense

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