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- Caissa Codex
- King's Pawn Game B00
- Caro-Kann Defense B10
- Caro-Kann Defense B12
- Caro-Kann Defense B12
- Ulysses Gambit B12 you are here
Caro-Kann Defense: Ulysses Gambit
Overview
Caro-Kann Defense: Ulysses Gambit belongs to the gambit family of chess openings (ECO B12, 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. d4 d5 3. Nf3 dxe4 4. Ng5.
The line refines Caro-Kann Defense, which traces back to the root opening King's Pawn Game.
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- ECO code
- B12
- Group
- Semi-Open Games (B)
- Plies
- 7
- Parent
- Caro-Kann Defense
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Statistics from Lichess
257,231 games · White 44.7% / Draw 3.9% / Black 51.4%
| Moves | Games | W / D / B |
|---|---|---|
| Nf6 | 144,460 | |
| Bf5 | 72,079 | |
| f5 | 9,297 | |
| h6 | 8,211 | |
| e5 | 7,926 | |
| Qa5+ | 3,749 | |
| e6 | 3,152 | |
| Qd5 | 3,071 |
Source: Lichess Opening Explorer · cached 2026-09-26 01:34:55
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