B12: Caro-Kann defence

1. e4 c6 2. d4

Caro-Kann defence

B12 Sub-variants:

Caro-Kann defence
1. e4 c6 2. d4

de Bruycker defence
1. e4 c6 2. d4 Na6 3. Nc3 Nc7

Caro-Masi defence
1. e4 c6 2. d4 Nf6

Caro-Kann defence
1. e4 c6 2. d4 d5

Caro-Kann, Tartakower (fantasy) variation
1. e4 c6 2. d4 d5 3. f3

Caro-Kann, 3.Nd2
1. e4 c6 2. d4 d5 3. Nd2

Caro-Kann, Edinburgh variation
1. e4 c6 2. d4 d5 3. Nd2 Qb6

Caro-Kann, advance variation
1. e4 c6 2. d4 d5 3. e5

Caro-Kann, advance, Short variation
1. e4 c6 2. d4 d5 3. e5 Bf5 4. c3 e6 5. Be2

Overview

Games on Database:

114650

Last Played:

Nov 2025

Overall score:

37%

33.9%

29.1%

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Played frequently by:

White
Alexei Shirov	106 games
Evgeny Sveshnikov	105 games
Viswanathan Anand	93 games

Black
Vladimir Burmakin	348 games
Aleksey Dreev	309 games
Eduard Meduna	297 games

Possible continuations:

2... d5

110718

36.8 %

34.2 %

29 %

2... g6

2641

38.5 %

29 %

32.6 %

2... d6

783

47.8 %

22.3 %

29.9 %

2... Na6

292

41.1 %

29.8 %

29.1 %

2... e6

71.1 %

19.7 %

2... Nf6

51.5 %

34.8 %

2... Qc7

57.7 %

19.2 %

23.1 %

2... Qa5+

64.3 %

14.3 %

21.4 %

2... b5

58.3 %

25 %

16.7 %

2... e5

90 %

2... a6

50 %

2... b6

33.3 %

66.7 %

2... h6

100 %