ECO B17: Caro-Kann Defense
ECO B17 is part of volume B — Semi-Open Games.
The Lichess chess-openings dataset files 8 named lines under it.
The shortest is Caro-Kann Defense: Karpov Variation:
1. e4 c6 2. d4 d5 3. Nd2 dxe4 4. Nxe4 Nd7.
That position has come up in 1,744,029 Lichess games between players rated 1600 to 2500: White won 48.3%, 6.6% were drawn and Black won 45.2%.
| Opening | Moves | Plies |
|---|---|---|
| Caro-Kann Defense: Karpov Variation | 1. e4 c6 2. d4 d5 3. Nd2 dxe4 4. Nxe4 Nd7 |
8 |
| Caro-Kann Defense: Karpov Variation, Modern Variation | 1. e4 c6 2. d4 d5 3. Nd2 dxe4 4. Nxe4 Nd7 5. Ng5 |
9 |
| Caro-Kann Defense: Karpov Variation, Modern Variation, Ivanchuk Defense | 1. e4 c6 2. d4 d5 3. Nd2 dxe4 4. Nxe4 Nd7 5. Ng5 Ndf6 |
10 |
| Caro-Kann Defense: Karpov Variation, Modern Variation, Kasparov Attack | 1. e4 c6 2. d4 d5 3. Nc3 dxe4 4. Nxe4 Nd7 5. Nf3 Ngf6 6. Ng3 |
11 |
| Caro-Kann Defense: Karpov Variation, Tiviakov-Fischer Attack | 1. e4 c6 2. d4 d5 3. Nd2 dxe4 4. Nxe4 Nd7 5. Bc4 Ngf6 6. Nxf6+ Nxf6 |
12 |
| Caro-Kann Defense: Karpov Variation, Smyslov Variation | 1. e4 c6 2. d4 d5 3. Nd2 dxe4 4. Nxe4 Nd7 5. Bc4 Ngf6 6. Ng5 e6 7. Qe2 Nb6 |
14 |
| Caro-Kann Defense: Karpov Variation, Smyslov Variation, Main Line | 1. e4 c6 2. d4 d5 3. Nd2 dxe4 4. Nxe4 Nd7 5. Bc4 Ngf6 6. Ng5 e6 7. Qe2 Nb6 8. Bb3 |
15 |
| Caro-Kann Defense: Karpov Variation, Modern Main Line | 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 10. Qxe4 |
19 |