Openings/Caro-Kann Defense
Caro-Kann Defense: Advance Variation, Van der Wiel Attack B12
1. e4 c6 2. d4 d5 3. e5 Bf5 4. Nc3
979 tournament games from this position · White wins 38%, draws 21%, Black wins 41%
Moves
| Move | Games | White · Draw · Black | Elo | Last |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| e6 | 801 | 40% 20% 40% | 2174 | 2026 |
| a6 | 76 | 20% 32% 49% | 2276 | 2026 |
| Qb6 | 46 | 28% 24% 48% | 2204 | 2026 |
| h5 | 34 | 35% 15% 50% | 2188 | 2026 |
| h6 | 7 | 43% 43% 14% | 2225 | 2021 |
| Qc7 | 7 | 29% 29% 43% | 2289 | 2021 |
| Qc8 | 3 | 33% 67% | 2564 | 2026 |
| Nd7 | 3 | 67% 33% | 1893 | 2024 |
| c5 | 1 | 100% | 1992 | 2019 |
| Na6 | 1 | 100% | 2119 | 2019 |
Top games
| Caruana, F2819–Mamedyarov, S2765 | 1-0 | GCT Blitz Paris 2019 | 2019 |
| Caruana, F2819–Grischuk, A2766 | 1-0 | GCT Blitz Paris 2019 | 2019 |
| Kasparov, G2812–Navara, D2737 | 0-1 | Saint Louis Rapid 2017 | 2017 |
| Van Foreest, Jorden2631–Tomashevsky, E2714 | 0-1 | Lasker 150 Blitz Final | 2018 |
| Maghsoodloo, Parham2679–Bareev, E2650 | 1-0 | 81st Tata Steel GpB | 2019 |
| Matlakov, M2685–Riazantsev, A2628 | 1-0 | TCh-RUS Premier 2020 | 2020 |
| Iljiushenok, I2540–Artemiev, V2746 | ½-½ | FIDE World Cup 2019 | 2019 |
| Mareco, S2629–Cori, J2652 | 1-0 | FIDE World Cup 2021 | 2021 |
| Maurizzi, MarcAndria2615–Artemiev, V2641 | 1-0 | FIDE World Bl Team Pool D | 2026 |
| Salem, Ar2564–Khismatullin, D2674 | 0-1 | Saleh-Khismatullin Match 2014 | 2014 |
Caro-Kann Defense variations
Caro-Kann DefenseB10Accelerated Panov AttackB10Breyer VariationB10Euwe AttackB10Labahn AttackB10Spike VariationB10Caro-Kann DefenseB12Caro-Kann DefenseB10Hillbilly AttackB10Accelerated Panov AttackB10Accelerated Panov Attack, Open VariationB10Caro-Kann DefenseB12Massachusetts DefenseB12Caro-Kann DefenseB10De Bruycker DefenseB12Masi VariationB12Labahn Attack, Double GambitB10Toikkanen GambitB10Advance VariationB12Maróczy VariationB12Endgame OfferB10Labahn Attack, Polish VariationB10St. Patrick's AttackB10Mieses GambitB12