Openings/Caro-Kann Defense
Caro-Kann Defense: Two Knights Attack, Mindeno Variation, Retreat Line B11
1. e4 c6 2. Nc3 d5 3. Nf3 Bg4 4. h3 Bh5
495 tournament games from this position · White wins 39%, draws 25%, Black wins 36%
Moves
| Move | Games | White · Draw · Black | Elo | Last |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| exd5 | 350 | 39% 24% 38% | 2191 | 2026 |
| d4 | 53 | 45% 30% 25% | 2314 | 2025 |
| Be2 | 42 | 31% 38% 31% | 2205 | 2025 |
| g4 | 28 | 46% 50% | 2106 | 2026 |
| d3 | 17 | 47% 18% 35% | 2376 | 2024 |
| Qe2 | 4 | 75% 25% | 2237 | 2025 |
| h4 | 1 | 100% | 2581 | 2025 |
Top games
| Nakamura, Hi2760–Grischuk, A2764 | 1-0 | SportAccord Blitz Men 2012 | 2012 |
| Nakamura, Hi2760–Ding Liren2702 | 1-0 | SportAccord Rapid Men 2012 | 2012 |
| Vallejo Pons, F2716–Artemiev, V2701 | 1-0 | Crocus City Stars Blitz | 2022 |
| Ye Jiangchuan2603–Wei Yi2729 | 0-1 | TCh-CHN DivA Finals 2023 | 2023 |
| Fressinet, L2662–Kovalenko, I2639 | 0-1 | European Blitz 2017 | 2017 |
| Lupulescu, C2657–Deac, Bogdan-Daniel2618 | ½-½ | SuperChess Blitz 2019 | 2019 |
| Bartel, Mat2659–Kovalenko, I2611 | 1-0 | Before Trzcianka GM Blitz 2014 | 2014 |
| Mamedov, Rau2641–Macieja, B2595 | 1-0 | US Masters 2013 | 2013 |
| Bezgodov, A2508–Andreikin, D2700 | ½-½ | 65th ch-RUS HL | 2012 |
| Gavrilescu, David2511–Deac, Bogdan-Daniel2679 | ½-½ | Super Chess Rapid Open | 2022 |
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