Tree path 3 levels King's Pawn Game › Caro-Kann Defense › Caro-Kann Defense
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- King's Pawn Game B00
- Caro-Kann Defense B10
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Caro-Kann Defense
Overview
Caro-Kann Defense is a variation within the Semi-Open Games family, indexed as ECO B10.
The Semi-Open Games group covers semi-open games — replies to 1.e4 where Black declines the symmetrical 1…e5 in favour of an asymmetric pawn structure.
It is reached after 3 plies of play, with the move sequence 1. e4 c6 2. Nc3.
It is a variation of Caro-Kann Defense, which itself descends from the root opening King's Pawn Game.
It continues primarily into one named line, Caro-Kann Defense.
In total, the branch covers 9 sub-variations across all depths.
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- ECO code
- B10
- Group
- Semi-Open Games (B)
- Plies
- 3
- Parent
- Caro-Kann Defense
- Direct variations
- 1
- Total in subtree
- 9
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Statistics from Lichess
9,116,166 games · White 47.3% / Draw 5.3% / Black 47.3%
| Moves | Games | W / D / B |
|---|---|---|
| d5 | 8,254,988 | |
| d6 | 338,342 | |
| e6 | 199,097 | |
| g6 | 103,350 | |
| e5 | 77,599 | |
| Nf6 | 34,506 | |
| a6 | 21,799 | |
| Qc7 | 18,111 |
Source: Lichess Opening Explorer · cached 2026-09-26 00:52:13
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