Tree path 6 levels King's Pawn Game › Caro-Kann Defense › Caro-Kann Defense › Caro-Kann Defense › Advance Variation › Van der Wiel Attack
- Chess Codex
- King's Pawn Game B00
- Caro-Kann Defense B10
- Caro-Kann Defense B12
- Caro-Kann Defense B12
- Advance Variation B12
- Van der Wiel Attack B12 you are here
Caro-Kann Defense: Advance Variation, Van der Wiel Attack
Overview
Caro-Kann Defense: Advance Variation, Van der Wiel Attack 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.
It begins with 7 plies and takes 1. e4 c6 2. d4 d5 3. e5 Bf5 4. Nc3 to reach the canonical position.
It is a variation of Caro-Kann Defense: Advance Variation, which itself descends from the root opening King's Pawn Game.
It branches into 2 notable variations — Caro-Kann Defense: Advance Variation, Van der Wiel Attack, Dreyev Defense.
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- ECO code
- B12
- Group
- Semi-Open Games (B)
- Plies
- 7
- Direct variations
- 2
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Statistics from Lichess
1,231,780 games · White 46.2% / Draw 4.4% / Black 49.4%
| Moves | Games | W / D / B |
|---|---|---|
| e6 | 1,117,836 | |
| h6 | 25,214 | |
| c5 | 22,083 | |
| Nd7 | 16,909 | |
| h5 | 14,002 | |
| Qb6 | 11,819 | |
| a6 | 9,862 | |
| f6 | 5,579 |
Source: Lichess Opening Explorer · cached 2026-09-26 01:34:51
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