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- Chess Codex
- King's Pawn Game B00
- Caro-Kann Defense B10
- Caro-Kann Defense B10
- Caro-Kann Defense B10
- Two Knights Attack B10 you are here
Caro-Kann Defense: Two Knights Attack
Overview
Caro-Kann Defense: Two Knights Attack is a specific line in the Semi-Open Games family (ECO B10), arising from a recognised theoretical position.
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. Nc3 d5 3. Nf3, after 5 plies of opening development.
The line refines Caro-Kann Defense, which traces back to the root opening King's Pawn Game.
The line splits into 2 documented sub-systems: Caro-Kann Defense: Hector Gambit, Mindeno Variation.
In total, the branch covers 4 sub-variations across all depths.
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- ECO code
- B10
- Group
- Semi-Open Games (B)
- Plies
- 5
- Parent
- Caro-Kann Defense
- Direct variations
- 2
- Total in subtree
- 4
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Statistics from Lichess
6,855,405 games · White 49.5% / Draw 5.6% / Black 44.9%
| Moves | Games | W / D / B |
|---|---|---|
| dxe4 | 3,768,349 | |
| Bg4 | 1,724,734 | |
| d4 | 652,535 | |
| Nf6 | 335,290 | |
| e6 | 192,649 | |
| a6 | 65,961 | |
| g6 | 60,877 | |
| h6 | 22,361 |
Source: Lichess Opening Explorer · cached 2026-09-26 01:06:57
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