Tree path 3 levels King's Pawn Game › Caro-Kann Defense › Accelerated Panov Attack
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- King's Pawn Game B00
- Caro-Kann Defense B10
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Caro-Kann Defense: Accelerated Panov Attack
Overview
Caro-Kann Defense: Accelerated Panov Attack is a specific line in the Semi-Open Games family (ECO B10), arising from a recognised theoretical position.
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.
Play reaches this position via 1. e4 c6 2. c4, after 3 plies of opening development.
The line refines Caro-Kann Defense, which traces back to the root opening King's Pawn Game.
The line splits into 2 documented sub-systems: Caro-Kann Defense: Accelerated Panov Attack, Open Variation.
In total, the branch covers 6 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
- 2
- Total in subtree
- 6
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Statistics from Lichess
3,935,733 games · White 50.2% / Draw 5.6% / Black 44.2%
| Moves | Games | W / D / B |
|---|---|---|
| d5 | 3,217,533 | |
| e6 | 210,326 | |
| d6 | 190,699 | |
| e5 | 134,877 | |
| g6 | 78,576 | |
| Nf6 | 44,941 | |
| a6 | 13,883 | |
| Qc7 | 8,626 |
Source: Lichess Opening Explorer · cached 2026-09-26 00:52:15
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