Openings/Caro-Kann Defense
Caro-Kann Defense: Exchange Variation B13
1. e4 c6 2. d4 d5 3. exd5 cxd5 4. Bf4
822 tournament games from this position · White wins 29%, draws 28%, Black wins 42%
Moves
| Move | Games | White · Draw · Black | Elo | Last |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Nc6 | 742 | 28% 28% 43% | 2233 | 2026 |
| Nf6 | 53 | 38% 34% 28% | 2103 | 2026 |
| Bf5 | 17 | 35% 35% 29% | 2137 | 2025 |
| Qb6 | 6 | 33% 17% 50% | 2026 | 2026 |
| a6 | 2 | 100% | 2103 | 2022 |
| e6 | 1 | 100% | 2347 | 2017 |
| g6 | 1 | 100% | 2298 | 2024 |
Top games
| Duda, J2738–Giri, A2776 | 1-0 | GCT Blitz Croatia 2021 | 2021 |
| Duda, J2758–Artemiev, V2731 | ½-½ | World Blitz 2019 | 2019 |
| Gukesh, D2758–Harikrishna, P2711 | 1-0 | Tata Steel IND Blitz Open | 2023 |
| Artemiev, V2696–Fedoseev, Vl32718 | 0-1 | Eliseev Memorial Pt1 2017 | 2017 |
| Duda, J2738–Van Foreest, Jorden2612 | 0-1 | 81st Tata Steel GpA | 2019 |
| Harikrishna, P2729–Ganguly, S2615 | ½-½ | Tata Steel India Rapid | 2018 |
| Morozevich, A2676–Fedoseev, Vl32667 | ½-½ | Nutcracker Classical 2016 | 2016 |
| Shirov, A2658–Kovalenko, I2654 | 0-1 | Tal Memorial Blitz 2019 | 2019 |
| Vachier Lagrave, M2739–Jobava, Ba2574 | ½-½ | World Rapid Team 2023 | 2023 |
| Praggnanandhaa, R2758–Gavrilescu, David2554 | 1-0 | Superbet POL Blitz 2025 | 2025 |
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