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 e6 5. g4 Bg6 6. Nge2 c5 7. h4
345 tournament games from this position · White wins 39%, draws 22%, Black wins 39%
Moves
| Move | Games | White · Draw · Black | Elo | Last |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| h5 | 269 | 35% 25% 40% | 2246 | 2026 |
| h6 | 46 | 57% 30% | 2072 | 2026 |
| cxd4 | 16 | 44% 50% | 2134 | 2026 |
| f6 | 8 | 38% 38% 25% | 2085 | 2022 |
| Nc6 | 6 | 50% 50% | 2234 | 2025 |
Top games
| Caruana, F2819–Grischuk, A2766 | 1-0 | GCT Blitz Paris 2019 | 2019 |
| Maghsoodloo, Parham2679–Bareev, E2650 | 1-0 | 81st Tata Steel GpB | 2019 |
| Matlakov, M2685–Riazantsev, A2628 | 1-0 | TCh-RUS Premier 2020 | 2020 |
| Mareco, S2629–Cori, J2652 | 1-0 | FIDE World Cup 2021 | 2021 |
| Vitiugov, N2722–Triapishko, Alexandr2506 | ½-½ | TCh-RUS Premier 2020 | 2020 |
| Idani, P2569–Lupulescu, C2637 | ½-½ | 24th Abu Dhabi Masters | 2017 |
| Popov, Iv Rus2622–Grigoryan, Av2580 | ½-½ | PSC / Puregold Open 2014 | 2014 |
| Andriasian, Z2609–Grigoryan, Av2580 | ½-½ | 75th ch-ARM HL 2015 | 2015 |
| Iljiushenok, I2540–Esipenko, Andrey2624 | ½-½ | Skolkovo Russian Rapid GP | 2019 |
| Suleymanli, Aydin2628–Oro, Faustino2516 | 1-0 | Tata Steel Challengers | 2026 |
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