Openings/Caro-Kann Defense
Caro-Kann Defense: Karpov Variation, Modern Variation, Ivanchuk Defense B17
1. e4 c6 2. d4 d5 3. Nd2 dxe4 4. Nxe4 Nd7 5. Ng5 Ndf6
36 tournament games from this position · White wins 47%, draws 31%, Black wins 22%
Moves
| Move | Games | White · Draw · Black | Elo | Last |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Bc4 | 16 | 50% 31% 19% | 2266 | 2024 |
| N1f3 | 15 | 53% 20% 27% | 2281 | 2026 |
| Bd3 | 5 | 20% 60% 20% | 2330 | 2017 |
Top games
| Smirnov, P2635–Bocharov, D2617 | 1-0 | 17th Petr Izmailov | 2013 |
| Ganguly, S2630–Arun Prasad, S2513 | ½-½ | 5th Kolkata Open | 2012 |
| Sethuraman, S2520–Adly, A2607 | 0-1 | ch-Commonwealth 2012 | 2012 |
| Wieczorek, O2500–Adly, A2596 | 1-0 | World Rapid 2021 | 2021 |
| Narayanan, Sri2439–Adly, A2607 | 0-1 | 5th Kolkata Open | 2012 |
| Kosintseva, T2526–Danielian, E2475 | ½-½ | FIDE WGP Dilijan 2013 | 2013 |
| Vykouk, Jan2445–Kourousis, E2421 | ½-½ | TCh-CZE 1 Liga Zapad | 2015 |
| Zawadzka, J2424–Danielian, E2413 | 0-1 | World Blitz Women 2017 | 2017 |
| Nitin, S2385–Thejkumar, M2442 | 0-1 | 5th Kolkata Open | 2012 |
| Ahlander, B2406–Przedmojski, R2367 | 1-0 | XYChess January IM 2015 | 2015 |
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