Tree path 4 levels King's Pawn Game › Caro-Kann Defense › Hillbilly Attack › Schaeffer Gambit
- Caissa Codex
- King's Pawn Game B00
- Caro-Kann Defense B10
- Hillbilly Attack B10
- Schaeffer Gambit B10 you are here
Caro-Kann Defense: Hillbilly Attack, Schaeffer Gambit
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
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Statistics from Lichess
143,705 games · White 53.8% / Draw 4.3% / Black 41.9%
| Moves | Games | W / D / B |
|---|---|---|
| g6 | 78,732 | |
| e6 | 57,743 | |
| Nf6 | 5,217 | |
| Nh6 | 1,514 | |
| Be6 | 361 | |
| Bf5 | 39 | |
| e5 | 30 | |
| Nd7 | 26 |
Source: Lichess Opening Explorer · cached 2026-09-26 01:34:28
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