Tree path 3 levels King's Pawn Game › Caro-Kann Defense › Hillbilly Attack
- Chess Codex
- King's Pawn Game B00
- Caro-Kann Defense B10
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Caro-Kann Defense: Hillbilly Attack
Overview
Caro-Kann Defense: Hillbilly Attack is a named branch in the Semi-Open Games group of chess theory, classified under 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. Bc4.
In the opening tree, this line branches off from Caro-Kann Defense, part of the broader King's Pawn Game system.
It continues primarily into one named line, Schaeffer Gambit.
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- ECO code
- B10
- Group
- Semi-Open Games (B)
- Plies
- 3
- Parent
- Caro-Kann Defense
- Direct variations
- 1
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Statistics from Lichess
6,299,524 games · White 42.7% / Draw 4.4% / Black 52.9%
| Moves | Games | W / D / B |
|---|---|---|
| d5 | 5,645,759 | |
| e6 | 299,672 | |
| d6 | 164,406 | |
| g6 | 35,683 | |
| Nf6 | 31,877 | |
| b5 | 30,878 | |
| e5 | 23,915 | |
| a6 | 14,152 |
Source: Lichess Opening Explorer · cached 2026-09-26 00:52:24
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