Caro-Kann Defense

Caro-Kann Defense

A solid defense for Black: you prepare the center with a small pawn move and keep your position sturdy.

You play Black1. e4ECO code B10Difficulty: Simple19 moves to learn

Lines

Main lines

1. 1. e4 c6 2. d4 d5 3. Nc3 dxe4 4. Nxe4 Bf5 5. Ng3 Bg6 6. h4 h6 7. Nf3 Nd7

Other White setups

1. 1. e4 c6 2. d4 d5 3. exd5 cxd5 4. c4 Nf6 5. Nc3 e6 6. Nf3 Be7
2. 1. e4 c6 2. d4 d5 3. exd5 cxd5 4. Bd3 Nc6 5. c3 Nf6 6. Bf4 Bg4 7. Qb3 Qd7
3. 1. e4 c6 2. d4 d5 3. e5 Bf5 4. Nf3 e6 5. Be2 Nd7 6. O-O h6

Breyer Variation

You play WhiteECO code B10Difficulty: Medium8 moves to learn

Lines

1. 1. e4 c6 2. d3 d5 3. Nd2 g6 4. Ngf3 Bg7 5. g3 e5 6. Bg2 Ne7 7. O-O O-O 8. b4

Breyer Variation

You play Black1. e4ECO code B10Difficulty: Medium7 moves to learn

Lines

1. 1. e4 c6 2. d3 d5 3. Nd2 g6 4. Ngf3 Bg7 5. g3 e5 6. Bg2 Ne7 7. O-O O-O

Caro-Kann Defense

You play WhiteECO code B10Difficulty: Medium11 moves to learn

Lines

1. 1. e4 c6 2. d4 Na6 3. Nc3
2. 1. e4 c6 2. d4 d5 3. exd5 cxd5 4. c4 Nc6 5. Nc3 Nf6 6. Nf3 e6 7. c5
3. 1. e4 c6 2. d4 d5 3. exd5 cxd5 4. c4 Nf6 5. Nc3 Nc6 6. Nf3 e6 7. c5
4. 1. e4 c6 2. d4 d5 3. exd5 cxd5 4. c4 Nf6 5. Nc3 e6 6. Nf3
5. 1. e4 c6 2. d4 d5 3. exd5 cxd5 4. c4 Nf6 5. Nc3 g6 6. cxd5

Classical Variation

You play WhiteECO code B18Difficulty: Medium13 moves to learn

Lines

1. 1. 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
2. 1. 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

Karpov Variation

You play WhiteECO code B17Difficulty: Medium8 moves to learn

Lines

1. 1. e4 c6 2. d4 d5 3. Nd2 dxe4 4. Nxe4 Nd7 5. Bc4 Ngf6 6. Ng5 e6 7. Qe2 Nb6 8. Bb3

Karpov Variation

You play Black1. e4ECO code B17Difficulty: Medium15 moves to learn

Lines

1. 1. e4 c6 2. d4 d5 3. Nc3 dxe4 4. Nxe4 Nd7 5. Ng5 Ngf6 6. Bd3 e6 7. N1f3 Bd6 8. Qe2 h6 9. Ne4 Nxe4
2. 1. e4 c6 2. d4 d5 3. Nc3 dxe4 4. Nxe4 Nd7 5. Bc4 Ngf6 6. Nxf6+ Nxf6
3. 1. e4 c6 2. d4 d5 3. Nc3 dxe4 4. Nxe4 Nd7 5. Bc4 Ngf6 6. Ng5 e6 7. Qe2 Nb6
4. 1. e4 c6 2. d4 d5 3. Nc3 dxe4 4. Nxe4 Nd7 5. Nf3 Ngf6
5. 1. 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
6. 1. e4 c6 2. d4 d5 3. Nd2 dxe4 4. Nxe4 Nd7 5. Bc4 Ngf6 6. Nxf6+ Nxf6
7. 1. e4 c6 2. d4 d5 3. Nd2 dxe4 4. Nxe4 Nd7 5. Bc4 Ngf6 6. Ng5 e6 7. Qe2 Nb6
8. 1. e4 c6 2. d4 d5 3. Nd2 dxe4 4. Nxe4 Nd7 5. Nf3 Ngf6

Other lines

You play WhiteECO code B10Difficulty: Medium7 moves to learn

Lines

1. 1. e4 c6 2. d4 d5 3. e5 Bf5 4. Nc3 e6 5. g4 Bg6 6. Nge2 c5 7. h4

Other lines

You play WhiteECO code B12Difficulty: Medium6 moves to learn

Lines

1. 1. e4 c6 2. d4 Na6 3. Nc3
2. 1. e4 c6 2. d4 d5 3. Nc3 dxe4 4. Nxe4 Nf6 5. Nxf6+

Other lines

You play Black1. e4ECO code B12Difficulty: Medium11 moves to learn

Lines

1. 1. e4 c6 2. d4 d5 3. Nc3 dxe4 4. Nxe4 Nf6 5. Nxf6+ gxf6
2. 1. e4 c6 2. d4 d5 3. Nd2 dxe4 4. Nxe4 Nf6 5. Nxf6+ gxf6
3. 1. e4 c6 2. d4 d5 3. exd5 cxd5 4. c4 Nf6 5. Nc3 Nc6 6. Bg5 dxc4 7. d5 Na5

Panov Attack

You play WhiteECO code B13Difficulty: Medium10 moves to learn

Lines

1. 1. e4 c6 2. d4 d5 3. exd5 cxd5 4. c4 Nc6 5. Nc3 Nf6 6. Nf3 e6 7. c5
2. 1. e4 c6 2. d4 d5 3. exd5 cxd5 4. c4 Nf6 5. Nc3 Nc6 6. Nf3 e6 7. c5
3. 1. e4 c6 2. d4 d5 3. exd5 cxd5 4. c4 Nf6 5. Nc3 e6 6. Nf3
4. 1. e4 c6 2. d4 d5 3. exd5 cxd5 4. c4 Nf6 5. Nc3 g6 6. cxd5

Panov Attack

You play Black1. e4ECO code B13Difficulty: Medium7 moves to learn

Lines

1. 1. e4 c6 2. d4 d5 3. exd5 cxd5 4. c4 Nf6 5. Nc3 Nc6 6. Bg5 e6
2. 1. e4 c6 2. d4 d5 3. exd5 cxd5 4. c4 Nf6 5. Nc3 Nc6 6. Nf3 Bg4

Tartakower Variation

You play WhiteECO code B15Difficulty: Medium8 moves to learn

Lines

1. 1. e4 c6 2. d4 d5 3. Nc3 dxe4 4. Nxe4 Nf6 5. Nxf6+ exf6 6. c3 Bd6 7. Bd3 O-O 8. Qc2

Tartakower Variation

You play Black1. e4ECO code B15Difficulty: Medium8 moves to learn

Lines

1. 1. e4 c6 2. d4 d5 3. Nc3 dxe4 4. Nxe4 Nf6 5. Nxf6+ exf6 6. c3 Bd6 7. Bd3 O-O 8. Qc2 h6

Caro-Kann Defense

You play Black1. e4ECO code B10Difficulty: Demanding37 moves to learn

Lines

1. 1. e4 c6 2. Nc3 d5 3. d3 dxe4
2. 1. e4 c6 2. Nc3 d5 3. Nf3 Bg4 4. h3 Bxf3
3. 1. e4 c6 2. b4 e5
4. 1. e4 c6 2. c4 d5 3. cxd5 cxd5
5. 1. e4 c6 2. c4 d5 3. exd5 cxd5 4. cxd5 Nf6
6. 1. e4 c6 2. d3 d5 3. Nd2 g6 4. Ngf3 Bg7
7. 1. e4 c6 2. d4 d5 3. Nc3 dxe4 4. Nxe4 Bf5
8. 1. e4 c6 2. d4 d5 3. Nd2 dxe4 4. Nxe4 Bf5
9. 1. e4 c6 2. d4 d5 3. exd5 cxd5 4. c4 Nf6
10. 1. e4 c6 2. d4 d5 3. exd5 cxd5 4. Bd3 Nc6
11. 1. e4 c6 2. d4 d5 3. exd5 cxd5 4. Nf3 Nc6
12. 1. e4 c6 2. d4 d5 3. e5 Bf5 4. Nc3 e6
13. 1. e4 c6 2. d4 d5 3. e5 Bf5 4. c3 e6
14. 1. e4 c6 2. d4 d5 3. e5 Bf5 4. Nf3 e6
15. 1. e4 c6 2. d4 d5 3. Bd3 Nf6
16. 1. e4 c6 2. d4 d5 3. f3 dxe4 4. fxe4 e5
17. 1. e4 c6 2. d4 d5 3. Nf3 dxe4
18. 1. e4 c6 2. Bc4 d5 3. Bb3 dxe4
19. 1. e4 c6 2. Nf3 d5 3. d3 dxe4 4. dxe4 Qxd1+
20. 1. e4 c6 2. Nf3 d5 3. exd5 cxd5
21. 1. e4 c6 2. g4 d5 3. Nc3 dxe4

Classical Variation

You play Black1. e4ECO code B18Difficulty: Demanding25 moves to learn

Lines

1. 1. e4 c6 2. Nc3 d5 3. Nf3 Bg4 4. h3 Bxf3 5. Qxf3 e6
2. 1. e4 c6 2. d4 d5 3. Nc3 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
3. 1. 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
4. 1. e4 c6 2. d4 d5 3. exd5 cxd5 4. Bd3 Nc6 5. c3 Nf6 6. Bf4 Bg4
5. 1. e4 c6 2. d4 d5 3. e5 Bf5 4. Nf3 e6 5. Be2 c5 6. O-O Nc6

Other lines

You play Black1. e4ECO code B10Difficulty: Demanding38 moves to learn

Lines

1. 1. e4 c6 2. Nc3 d5 3. d3 dxe4
2. 1. e4 c6 2. Nc3 d5 3. Nf3 Bg4 4. h3 Bxf3
3. 1. e4 c6 2. b4 e5
4. 1. e4 c6 2. c4 d5 3. cxd5 cxd5
5. 1. e4 c6 2. c4 d5 3. exd5 cxd5 4. cxd5 Nf6
6. 1. e4 c6 2. d4 d5 3. Nc3 dxe4 4. Nxe4 Nf6 5. Nxf6+ exf6
7. 1. e4 c6 2. d4 d5 3. Nc3 dxe4 4. Nxe4 Nf6 5. Ng5 h6
8. 1. e4 c6 2. d4 d5 3. Nd2 dxe4 4. Nxe4 Nf6 5. Nxf6+ exf6
9. 1. e4 c6 2. d4 d5 3. Nd2 dxe4 4. Nxe4 Nf6 5. Ng5 h6
10. 1. e4 c6 2. d4 d5 3. exd5 cxd5 4. Bd3 Nc6 5. c3 Nf6
11. 1. e4 c6 2. d4 d5 3. exd5 cxd5 4. Nf3 Nc6
12. 1. e4 c6 2. d4 d5 3. e5 Bf5 4. Nc3 e6 5. g4 Bg6 6. Nge2 c5
13. 1. e4 c6 2. d4 d5 3. e5 Bf5 4. c3 e6
14. 1. e4 c6 2. d4 d5 3. Bd3 Nf6
15. 1. e4 c6 2. d4 d5 3. f3 dxe4 4. fxe4 e5 5. Nf3 exd4
16. 1. e4 c6 2. d4 d5 3. Nf3 dxe4
17. 1. e4 c6 2. Bc4 d5 3. Bb3 dxe4
18. 1. e4 c6 2. Nf3 d5 3. d3 dxe4 4. dxe4 Qxd1+
19. 1. e4 c6 2. Nf3 d5 3. exd5 cxd5
20. 1. e4 c6 2. g4 d5 3. Nc3 dxe4