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B10

Caro-Kann Defense: Hillbilly Attack, Schaeffer Gambit

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Overview

Caro-Kann Defense: Hillbilly Attack, Schaeffer Gambit belongs to the gambit family of chess openings (ECO B10, Semi-Open Games). It trades material for attacking chances — a classic trade-off that has fascinated players from the Romantic era to modern correspondence chess.

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.

The line arises from 7 plies — specifically the moves 1. e4 c6 2. Bc4 d5 3. Bb3 dxe4 4. Qh5.

The line refines Caro-Kann Defense: Hillbilly Attack, which traces back to the root opening King's Pawn Game.

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ECO code
B10
Group
Semi-Open Games (B)
Plies
7
Parent
Caro-Kann Defense: Hillbilly Attack

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Statistics from Lichess

143,705 games · White 53.8% / Draw 4.3% / Black 41.9%

MovesGamesW / D / B
g678,732
e657,743
Nf65,217
Nh61,514
Be6361
Bf539
e530
Nd726

Source: Lichess Opening Explorer · cached 2026-09-26 01:34:28

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