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- Chess Codex
- King's Pawn Game B00
- Caro-Kann Defense B10
- Caro-Kann Defense B12
- Caro-Kann Defense B12
- Advance Variation B12
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Caro-Kann Defense: Advance, Short Variation
Overview
Caro-Kann Defense: Advance, Short Variation is a variation within the Semi-Open Games family, indexed as ECO B12.
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. d4 d5 3. e5 Bf5 4. c3 e6 5. Be2, after 9 plies of opening development.
It is a variation of Caro-Kann Defense: Advance Variation, which itself descends from the root opening King's Pawn Game.
Step through the moves on the interactive board below, review the live Lichess statistics, or play this position against Stockfish at one of six difficulty levels.
- ECO code
- B12
- Group
- Semi-Open Games (B)
- Plies
- 9
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Statistics from Lichess
13,712 games · White 44.3% / Draw 5.0% / Black 50.7%
| Moves | Games | W / D / B |
|---|---|---|
| c5 | 6,251 | |
| Nd7 | 3,395 | |
| Ne7 | 1,355 | |
| h6 | 895 | |
| a6 | 492 | |
| Qb6 | 430 | |
| Be7 | 314 | |
| Bxb1 | 117 |
Source: Lichess Opening Explorer · cached 2026-09-26 01:59:40
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