ECO B15: Caro-Kann Defense
ECO B15 is part of volume B — Semi-Open Games.
The Lichess chess-openings dataset files 13 named lines under it.
The shortest is Caro-Kann Defense:
1. e4 c6 2. d4 d5 3. Nc3.
That position has come up in 15,544,739 Lichess games between players rated 1600 to 2500: White won 49.7%, 5.6% were drawn and Black won 44.7%.
| Opening | Moves | Plies |
|---|---|---|
| Caro-Kann Defense | 1. e4 c6 2. d4 d5 3. Nc3 |
5 |
| Caro-Kann Defense | 1. e4 c6 2. d4 d5 3. Nc3 dxe4 |
6 |
| Caro-Kann Defense: Campomanes Attack | 1. e4 c6 2. d4 d5 3. Nc3 Nf6 |
6 |
| Caro-Kann Defense: Gurgenidze Counterattack | 1. e4 c6 2. d4 d5 3. Nc3 b5 |
6 |
| Caro-Kann Defense: Gurgenidze System | 1. e4 c6 2. d4 d5 3. Nc3 g6 |
6 |
| Caro-Kann Defense: Main Line | 1. e4 c6 2. d4 d5 3. Nd2 dxe4 4. Nxe4 |
7 |
| Caro-Kann Defense: Rasa-Studier Gambit | 1. e4 c6 2. d4 d5 3. Nc3 dxe4 4. f3 |
7 |
| Caro-Kann Defense: von Hennig Gambit | 1. e4 c6 2. d4 d5 3. Nc3 dxe4 4. Bc4 |
7 |
| Caro-Kann Defense: Alekhine Gambit | 1. e4 c6 2. d4 d5 3. Nc3 dxe4 4. Nxe4 Nf6 5. Bd3 |
9 |
| Caro-Kann Defense: Tartakower Variation | 1. e4 c6 2. d4 d5 3. Nc3 dxe4 4. Nxe4 Nf6 5. Nxf6+ exf6 |
10 |
| Caro-Kann Defense: Alien Gambit | 1. e4 c6 2. d4 d5 3. Nc3 dxe4 4. Nxe4 Nf6 5. Ng5 h6 6. Nxf7 |
11 |
| Caro-Kann Defense: Forgacs Variation | 1. e4 c6 2. d4 d5 3. Nc3 dxe4 4. Nxe4 Nf6 5. Nxf6+ exf6 6. Bc4 |
11 |
| Caro-Kann Defense: Tartakower Variation, Perlis Line | 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 |
16 |