Chess openings / Caro-Kann Defense Caro-Kann Defense The Caro-Kann Defense starts 1. e4 c6. The opening book names 91 variations of it, under ECO B10 to B19.
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All 91 Caro-Kann Defense variations B10 Accelerated Panov Attack1. e4 c6 2. c4 (also reached by 1 other move order) B10 Accelerated Panov Attack, Modern Variation1. e4 c6 2. c4 d5 3. exd5 cxd5 4. cxd5 Nf6 B10 Accelerated Panov Attack, Open Variation1. e4 c6 2. c4 e5 B10 Accelerated Panov Attack, Pseudo-Scandinavian1. e4 c6 2. c4 d5 3. exd5 Qxd5 B10 Accelerated Panov Attack, Van Weersel Attack1. e4 c6 2. c4 d5 3. cxd5 cxd5 4. Qb3 B10 Apocalypse Attack1. e4 c6 2. Nf3 d5 3. exd5 cxd5 4. Ne5 B10 Breyer Variation1. e4 c6 2. d3 B10 Breyer Variation, Stein Attack1. e4 c6 2. d3 d5 3. Nd2 g6 4. Ngf3 Bg7 5. g3 e5 6. Bg2 Ne7 7. O-O O-O 8. b4 B10 Dinic Gambit1. e4 c6 2. Nf3 d5 3. d3 dxe4 4. Ng5 B10 Endgame Offer1. e4 c6 2. Nf3 d5 3. d3 B10 Endgame Variation1. e4 c6 2. Nf3 d5 3. d3 dxe4 4. dxe4 Qxd1+ 5. Kxd1 B10 Euwe Attack1. e4 c6 2. b3 B10 Goldman Variation1. e4 c6 2. Nc3 d5 3. Qf3 B10 Hector Gambit1. e4 c6 2. Nc3 d5 3. Nf3 dxe4 4. Ng5 B10 Hillbilly Attack1. e4 c6 2. Bc4 B10 Hillbilly Attack, Schaeffer Gambit1. e4 c6 2. Bc4 d5 3. Bb3 dxe4 4. Qh5 B10 Labahn Attack1. e4 c6 2. b4 B10 Labahn Attack, Double Gambit1. e4 c6 2. b4 d5 3. b5 B10 Labahn Attack, Polish Variation1. e4 c6 2. b4 e5 3. Bb2 B10 Scorpion-Horus Gambit1. e4 c6 2. Nc3 d5 3. d3 dxe4 4. Bg5 B10 Spike Variation1. e4 c6 2. g4 B10 Spike Variation, Scorpion-Grob Gambit1. e4 c6 2. g4 d5 3. Nc3 dxe4 4. d3 B10 St. Patrick's Attack1. e4 c6 2. Nc3 d5 3. h3 B10 Toikkanen Gambit1. e4 c6 2. c4 d5 3. e5 B10 Two Knights Attack1. e4 c6 2. Nc3 d5 3. Nf3 B11 Two Knights Attack, Mindeno Variation1. e4 c6 2. Nc3 d5 3. Nf3 Bg4 B11 Two Knights Attack, Mindeno Variation, Exchange Line1. e4 c6 2. Nc3 d5 3. Nf3 Bg4 4. h3 Bxf3 B11 Two Knights Attack, Mindeno Variation, Retreat Line1. e4 c6 2. Nc3 d5 3. Nf3 Bg4 4. h3 Bh5 B12 Advance Variation1. e4 c6 2. d4 d5 3. e5 B12 Advance Variation, Bayonet Attack1. e4 c6 2. d4 d5 3. e5 Bf5 4. g4 B12 Advance Variation, Botvinnik-Carls Defense1. e4 c6 2. d4 d5 3. e5 c5 B12 Advance Variation, Bronstein Variation1. e4 c6 2. d4 d5 3. e5 Bf5 4. Ne2 B12 Advance Variation, Prins Attack1. e4 c6 2. d4 d5 3. e5 Bf5 4. b4 B12 Advance Variation, Short Variation1. e4 c6 2. d4 d5 3. e5 Bf5 4. Nf3 B12 Advance Variation, Tal Variation1. e4 c6 2. d4 d5 3. e5 Bf5 4. h4 B12 Advance Variation, Van der Wiel Attack1. e4 c6 2. d4 d5 3. e5 Bf5 4. Nc3 (also reached by 1 other move order) B12 Advance Variation, Van der Wiel Attack, Dreyev Defense1. e4 c6 2. d4 d5 3. e5 Bf5 4. Nc3 Qb6 B12 Advance, Short Variation1. e4 c6 2. d4 d5 3. e5 Bf5 4. c3 e6 5. Be2 B12 De Bruycker Defense1. e4 c6 2. d4 Na6 (also reached by 1 other move order) B12 Edinburgh Variation1. e4 c6 2. d4 d5 3. Nd2 Qb6 B12 Maróczy Variation1. e4 c6 2. d4 d5 3. f3 B12 Maróczy Variation, Maróczy Gambit1. e4 c6 2. d4 d5 3. f3 dxe4 4. fxe4 e5 5. Nf3 exd4 6. Bc4 B12 Masi Variation1. e4 c6 2. d4 Nf6 B12 Massachusetts Defense1. e4 c6 2. d4 f5 B12 Mieses Attack, Landau Gambit1. e4 c6 2. d4 d5 3. Bd3 Nf6 4. e5 Nfd7 5. e6 B12 Mieses Gambit1. e4 c6 2. d4 d5 3. Be3 B12 Modern Variation1. e4 c6 2. d4 d5 3. Nd2 B12 Ulysses Gambit1. e4 c6 2. d4 d5 3. Nf3 dxe4 4. Ng5 B13 Exchange Variation1. e4 c6 2. d4 d5 3. exd5 (also reached by 3 other move orders) B13 Exchange Variation, Bulla Attack1. e4 c6 2. d4 d5 3. exd5 cxd5 4. g4 B13 Exchange Variation, Rubinstein Variation1. e4 c6 2. d4 d5 3. exd5 cxd5 4. Bd3 Nc6 5. c3 Nf6 6. Bf4 B13 Panov Attack1. e4 c6 2. d4 d5 3. exd5 cxd5 4. c4 (also reached by 5 other move orders) B13 Panov Attack, Gunderam Attack1. e4 c6 2. d4 d5 3. exd5 cxd5 4. c4 Nf6 5. c5 B13 Panov Attack, Modern Defense1. e4 c6 2. d4 d5 3. exd5 cxd5 4. c4 Nf6 5. Nc3 Nc6 B13 Panov Attack, Modern Defense, Carlsbad Line1. e4 c6 2. d4 d5 3. exd5 cxd5 4. c4 Nf6 5. Nc3 Nc6 6. Bg5 e6 B13 Panov Attack, Modern Defense, Czerniak Line1. e4 c6 2. d4 d5 3. exd5 cxd5 4. c4 Nf6 5. Nc3 Nc6 6. Bg5 Qa5 B13 Panov Attack, Modern Defense, Mieses Line1. e4 c6 2. d4 d5 3. exd5 cxd5 4. c4 Nf6 5. Nc3 Nc6 6. Nf3 Bg4 B13 Panov Attack, Modern Defense, Reifir-Spielmann Line1. e4 c6 2. d4 d5 3. exd5 cxd5 4. c4 Nf6 5. Nc3 Nc6 6. Bg5 Qb6 B13 Panov-Botvinnik, Herzog Defense1. e4 c6 2. d4 d5 3. exd5 cxd5 4. c4 Nf6 5. Nc3 Nc6 6. Bg5 dxc4 7. d5 Na5 B14 Panov Attack, Fianchetto Defense1. e4 c6 2. d4 d5 3. exd5 cxd5 4. c4 Nf6 5. Nc3 g6 B14 Panov Attack, Fianchetto Defense, Fianchetto Gambit1. e4 c6 2. d4 d5 3. exd5 cxd5 4. c4 Nf6 5. Nc3 g6 6. cxd5 Bg7 B14 Panov Attack, Main Line1. e4 c6 2. d4 d5 3. exd5 cxd5 4. c4 Nf6 5. Nc3 e6 6. Nf3 Bb4 B15 Alekhine Gambit1. e4 c6 2. d4 d5 3. Nc3 dxe4 4. Nxe4 Nf6 5. Bd3 B15 Alien Gambit1. e4 c6 2. d4 d5 3. Nc3 dxe4 4. Nxe4 Nf6 5. Ng5 h6 6. Nxf7 B15 Campomanes Attack1. e4 c6 2. d4 d5 3. Nc3 Nf6 B15 Forgacs Variation1. e4 c6 2. d4 d5 3. Nc3 dxe4 4. Nxe4 Nf6 5. Nxf6+ exf6 6. Bc4 B15 Gurgenidze Counterattack1. e4 c6 2. d4 d5 3. Nc3 b5 B15 Gurgenidze System1. e4 c6 2. d4 d5 3. Nc3 g6 B15 Main Line1. e4 c6 2. d4 d5 3. Nd2 dxe4 4. Nxe4 B15 Rasa-Studier Gambit1. e4 c6 2. d4 d5 3. Nc3 dxe4 4. f3 B15 Tartakower Variation1. e4 c6 2. d4 d5 3. Nc3 dxe4 4. Nxe4 Nf6 5. Nxf6+ exf6 B15 Tartakower Variation, Perlis Line1. e4 c6 2. d4 d5 3. Nc3 dxe4 4. Nxe4 Nf6 5. Nxf6+ exf6 6. c3 Bd6 7. Bd3 O-O 8. Qc2 h6 B15 von Hennig Gambit1. e4 c6 2. d4 d5 3. Nc3 dxe4 4. Bc4 B16 Bronstein-Larsen Variation1. e4 c6 2. d4 d5 3. Nc3 dxe4 4. Nxe4 Nf6 5. Nxf6+ gxf6 B16 Finnish Variation1. e4 c6 2. d4 d5 3. Nd2 dxe4 4. Nxe4 h6 B17 Karpov Variation1. e4 c6 2. d4 d5 3. Nd2 dxe4 4. Nxe4 Nd7 B17 Karpov Variation, Modern Main Line1. e4 c6 2. d4 d5 3. Nd2 dxe4 4. Nxe4 Nd7 5. Ng5 Ngf6 6. Bd3 e6 7. N1f3 Bd6 8. Qe2 h6 9. Ne4 Nxe4 10. Qxe4 B17 Karpov Variation, Modern Variation1. e4 c6 2. d4 d5 3. Nd2 dxe4 4. Nxe4 Nd7 5. Ng5 B17 Karpov Variation, Modern Variation, Ivanchuk Defense1. e4 c6 2. d4 d5 3. Nd2 dxe4 4. Nxe4 Nd7 5. Ng5 Ndf6 B17 Karpov Variation, Modern Variation, Kasparov Attack1. e4 c6 2. d4 d5 3. Nc3 dxe4 4. Nxe4 Nd7 5. Nf3 Ngf6 6. Ng3 B17 Karpov Variation, Smyslov Variation1. e4 c6 2. d4 d5 3. Nd2 dxe4 4. Nxe4 Nd7 5. Bc4 Ngf6 6. Ng5 e6 7. Qe2 Nb6 B17 Karpov Variation, Smyslov Variation, Main Line1. e4 c6 2. d4 d5 3. Nd2 dxe4 4. Nxe4 Nd7 5. Bc4 Ngf6 6. Ng5 e6 7. Qe2 Nb6 8. Bb3 B17 Karpov Variation, Tiviakov-Fischer Attack1. e4 c6 2. d4 d5 3. Nd2 dxe4 4. Nxe4 Nd7 5. Bc4 Ngf6 6. Nxf6+ Nxf6 B18 Classical Variation1. e4 c6 2. d4 d5 3. Nd2 dxe4 4. Nxe4 Bf5 (also reached by 1 other move order) B18 Classical Variation, Flohr Variation1. e4 c6 2. d4 d5 3. Nd2 dxe4 4. Nxe4 Bf5 5. Ng3 Bg6 6. Nh3 B18 Classical Variation, Main Line1. e4 c6 2. d4 d5 3. Nd2 dxe4 4. Nxe4 Bf5 5. Ng3 Bg6 6. h4 B18 Classical Variation, Maróczy Attack1. e4 c6 2. d4 d5 3. Nd2 dxe4 4. Nxe4 Bf5 5. Ng3 Bg6 6. f4 B18 Martian Gambit1. e4 c6 2. d4 d5 3. Nd2 dxe4 4. Nxe4 Bf5 5. Ng5 Bg6 6. N1f3 h6 7. Ne6 B19 Classical Variation, Lobron System1. e4 c6 2. d4 d5 3. Nd2 dxe4 4. Nxe4 Bf5 5. Ng3 Bg6 6. h4 h6 7. Nf3 Nd7 8. h5 Bh7 9. Bd3 Bxd3 10. Qxd3 e6 11. Bd2 Ngf6 12. O-O-O Be7 B19 Classical Variation, Seirawan Variation1. e4 c6 2. d4 d5 3. Nd2 dxe4 4. Nxe4 Bf5 5. Ng3 Bg6 6. h4 h6 7. Nf3 Nd7 8. h5 Bh7 9. Bd3 Bxd3 10. Qxd3 Ngf6 11. Bd2 e6 12. O-O-O Bd6 B19 Classical Variation, Spassky Variation1. e4 c6 2. d4 d5 3. Nd2 dxe4 4. Nxe4 Bf5 5. Ng3 Bg6 6. h4 h6 7. Nf3 Nd7 8. h5 Check your own games for free →
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