B18: Caro-Kann, classical variation

1. e4 c6 2. d4 d5 3. Nc3 dxe4 4. Nxe4 Bf5

Caro-Kann, classical variation

B18 Sub-variants:

Caro-Kann, classical variation
1. e4 c6 2. d4 d5 3. Nc3 dxe4 4. Nxe4 Bf5

Caro-Kann, classical, Flohr variation
1. e4 c6 2. d4 d5 3. Nc3 dxe4 4. Nxe4 Bf5 5. Ng3 Bg6 6. Nh3

Caro-Kann, classical, Maroczy attack
1. e4 c6 2. d4 d5 3. Nc3 dxe4 4. Nxe4 Bf5 5. Ng3 Bg6 6. f4

Caro-Kann, classical, 6.h4
1. e4 c6 2. d4 d5 3. Nc3 dxe4 4. Nxe4 Bf5 5. Ng3 Bg6 6. h4

Overview

Games on Database:

22185

Last Played:

Jul 2025

Overall score:

33.6%

39.7%

26.7%

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Played frequently by:

White
Michele Godena	54 games
Sergei Tiviakov	52 games
Thomas Luther	34 games

Black
Igor Khenkin	124 games
Aleksey Dreev	118 games
Alexander Riazantsev	88 games

Possible continuations:

5. Ng3

20864

33.8 %

40.1 %

26.1 %

5. Nc5

722

35.7 %

41 %

23.3 %

5. Bd3

164

26.2 %

21.3 %

52.4 %

5. Nc3

157

16.6 %

20.4 %

63.1 %

5. Qf3

140

31.4 %

39.3 %

29.3 %

5. f3

16.9 %

77.1 %

5. Ng5

14.3 %

32.1 %

53.6 %

5. Qd3

25 %

68.8 %

5. Nf3

28.6 %

42.9 %

5. Qe2

100 %