B10-B19

Caro-Kann Defense

110 named lines in this family, ECO B10-B19. Every one of them opens 1. e4 c6, so the notes on those moves are written once, just below, instead of once per line. Under each line you get its moves and the sentences it adds that this page has not already printed; sixty lines to a page. A line's own page carries up to its first 4 per-move notes in full.

The moves every line here plays

1. e4 c6

1. e4 Stakes a claim in the centre, controlling d5, and frees the bishop and queen.
1... c6 Fights for d5 from the flank - contesting the centre without committing a centre pawn. Theory calls this the Caro-Kann Defense.

Panov Attack, through 4. c4B13

1. e4 c6 2. d4 d5 3. exd5 cxd5 4. c4

An early pawn trade leaves the c-file as Black's avenue and the e-file as White's - both sides get real winning chances down their own file.

2. d4 Stakes a claim in the centre, controlling e5, and frees the bishop and queen.
2... d5 Stakes a claim in the centre, controlling e4, and frees the bishop and queen.

Exchange Variation, after 3... cxd5, through 4... Nc6B13

1. e4 c6 2. d4 d5 3. exd5 cxd5 4. Nf3 Nc6

Panov Attack, after 4... Nf6, through 5. Nc3B13

1. e4 c6 2. d4 d5 3. exd5 cxd5 4. c4 Nf6 5. Nc3

Panov Attack, Gunderam AttackB13

1. e4 c6 2. d4 d5 3. exd5 cxd5 4. c4 Nf6 5. c5

Panov Attack, Modern DefenseB13

1. e4 c6 2. d4 d5 3. exd5 cxd5 4. c4 Nf6 5. Nc3 Nc6

Exchange Variation, Rubinstein VariationB13

1. e4 c6 2. d4 d5 3. exd5 cxd5 4. Bd3 Nc6 5. c3 Nf6 6. Bf4

Panov Attack, Modern Defense, Carlsbad LineB13

1. e4 c6 2. d4 d5 3. exd5 cxd5 4. c4 Nf6 5. Nc3 Nc6 6. Bg5 e6

Panov Attack, Modern Defense, Czerniak LineB13

1. e4 c6 2. d4 d5 3. exd5 cxd5 4. c4 Nf6 5. Nc3 Nc6 6. Bg5 Qa5

White's knight on c3 is pinned against the king.

Panov Attack, Modern Defense, Mieses LineB13

1. e4 c6 2. d4 d5 3. exd5 cxd5 4. c4 Nf6 5. Nc3 Nc6 6. Nf3 Bg4

Panov Attack, Modern Defense, Reifir-Spielmann LineB13

1. e4 c6 2. d4 d5 3. exd5 cxd5 4. c4 Nf6 5. Nc3 Nc6 6. Bg5 Qb6

Panov-Botvinnik, Herzog DefenseB13

1. e4 c6 2. d4 d5 3. exd5 cxd5 4. c4 Nf6 5. Nc3 Nc6 6. Bg5 dxc4 7. d5 Na5

Black comes out ahead on material - White needs concrete play to justify it.

Panov Attack, after 4... Nf6, through 5... e6B14

1. e4 c6 2. d4 d5 3. exd5 cxd5 4. c4 Nf6 5. Nc3 e6

Panov Attack, Fianchetto DefenseB14

1. e4 c6 2. d4 d5 3. exd5 cxd5 4. c4 Nf6 5. Nc3 g6

Panov Attack, Fianchetto Defense, Fianchetto GambitB14

1. e4 c6 2. d4 d5 3. exd5 cxd5 4. c4 Nf6 5. Nc3 g6 6. cxd5 Bg7

An early pawn trade leaves the d-file as Black's avenue and the e-file as White's - both sides get real winning chances down their own file. White is up material out of the opening - Black is banking on activity to show for it. Black's kingside bishop takes the long diagonal.

Panov Attack, Main LineB14

1. e4 c6 2. d4 d5 3. exd5 cxd5 4. c4 Nf6 5. Nc3 e6 6. Nf3 Bb4

Panov Attack, after 4... Nf6, through 7. c5B14

1. e4 c6 2. d4 d5 3. exd5 cxd5 4. c4 Nf6 5. Nc3 Nc6 6. Nf3 e6 7. c5

Panov Attack, after 4... Nc6, through 8... Bg4B14

1. e4 c6 2. d4 d5 3. exd5 cxd5 4. c4 Nc6 5. Nc3 Nf6 6. Nf3 e6 7. cxd5 exd5 8. Bb5 Bg4

The c-file is fully open. Black's knight on c6 is pinned against the king.

Panov Attack, after 4... Nc6, through 10. O-OB14

1. e4 c6 2. d4 d5 3. exd5 cxd5 4. c4 Nc6 5. Nc3 Nf6 6. Nf3 e6 7. cxd5 exd5 8. Bb5 Bd6 9. Bg5 O-O 10. O-O

Main line, after 2. d4, through 3. Nc3B15

1. e4 c6 2. d4 d5 3. Nc3

The pawns on d5 and e4 stand in direct tension - the first player to resolve it chooses the structure.

Campomanes AttackB15

1. e4 c6 2. d4 d5 3. Nc3 Nf6

Gurgenidze CounterattackB15

1. e4 c6 2. d4 d5 3. Nc3 b5

Gurgenidze SystemB15

1. e4 c6 2. d4 d5 3. Nc3 g6

Main line, after 2. d4, through 3... dxe4B15

1. e4 c6 2. d4 d5 3. Nc3 dxe4

Black has doubled pawns on the e-file.

Main LineB15

1. e4 c6 2. d4 d5 3. Nd2 dxe4 4. Nxe4

Rasa-Studier GambitB15

1. e4 c6 2. d4 d5 3. Nc3 dxe4 4. f3

Black keeps the extra pawn; White plays for time, open lines, and initiative - the classic gambit trade.

von Hennig GambitB15

1. e4 c6 2. d4 d5 3. Nc3 dxe4 4. Bc4

Alekhine GambitB15

1. e4 c6 2. d4 d5 3. Nc3 dxe4 4. Nxe4 Nf6 5. Bd3

Tartakower VariationB15

1. e4 c6 2. d4 d5 3. Nc3 dxe4 4. Nxe4 Nf6 5. Nxf6+ exf6

The structure hands Black the half-open d-file - rook pressure down it is a standing plan.

Alien GambitB15

1. e4 c6 2. d4 d5 3. Nc3 dxe4 4. Nxe4 Nf6 5. Ng5 h6 6. Nxf7

In the centre, White holds d4.

Forgacs VariationB15

1. e4 c6 2. d4 d5 3. Nc3 dxe4 4. Nxe4 Nf6 5. Nxf6+ exf6 6. Bc4

Tartakower Variation, Perlis LineB15

1. e4 c6 2. d4 d5 3. Nc3 dxe4 4. Nxe4 Nf6 5. Nxf6+ exf6 6. c3 Bd6 7. Bd3 O-O 8. Qc2 h6

Finnish VariationB16

1. e4 c6 2. d4 d5 3. Nd2 dxe4 4. Nxe4 h6

Bronstein-Larsen VariationB16

1. e4 c6 2. d4 d5 3. Nc3 dxe4 4. Nxe4 Nf6 5. Nxf6+ gxf6

Black has doubled pawns on the f-file.

Karpov VariationB17

1. e4 c6 2. d4 d5 3. Nd2 dxe4 4. Nxe4 Nd7

Karpov Variation, Modern VariationB17

1. e4 c6 2. d4 d5 3. Nd2 dxe4 4. Nxe4 Nd7 5. Ng5

Karpov Variation, Modern Variation, Ivanchuk DefenseB17

1. e4 c6 2. d4 d5 3. Nd2 dxe4 4. Nxe4 Nd7 5. Ng5 Ndf6

Karpov Variation, Modern Variation, Kasparov AttackB17

1. e4 c6 2. d4 d5 3. Nc3 dxe4 4. Nxe4 Nd7 5. Nf3 Ngf6 6. Ng3

Karpov Variation, Tiviakov-Fischer AttackB17

1. e4 c6 2. d4 d5 3. Nd2 dxe4 4. Nxe4 Nd7 5. Bc4 Ngf6 6. Nxf6+ Nxf6

Karpov Variation, Smyslov VariationB17

1. e4 c6 2. d4 d5 3. Nd2 dxe4 4. Nxe4 Nd7 5. Bc4 Ngf6 6. Ng5 e6 7. Qe2 Nb6

Black's pawn on e6 is pinned against the king.

Karpov Variation, Smyslov Variation, Main LineB17

1. e4 c6 2. d4 d5 3. Nd2 dxe4 4. Nxe4 Nd7 5. Bc4 Ngf6 6. Ng5 e6 7. Qe2 Nb6 8. Bb3

Karpov Variation, Modern Main LineB17

1. e4 c6 2. d4 d5 3. Nd2 dxe4 4. Nxe4 Nd7 5. Ng5 Ngf6 6. Bd3 e6 7. N1f3 Bd6 8. Qe2 h6 9. Ne4 Nxe4 10. Qxe4

Classical Variation, through 4... Bf5B18

1. e4 c6 2. d4 d5 3. Nd2 dxe4 4. Nxe4 Bf5

Classical Variation, Flohr VariationB18

1. e4 c6 2. d4 d5 3. Nd2 dxe4 4. Nxe4 Bf5 5. Ng3 Bg6 6. Nh3

Classical Variation, Main LineB18

1. e4 c6 2. d4 d5 3. Nd2 dxe4 4. Nxe4 Bf5 5. Ng3 Bg6 6. h4

Classical Variation, Maróczy AttackB18

1. e4 c6 2. d4 d5 3. Nd2 dxe4 4. Nxe4 Bf5 5. Ng3 Bg6 6. f4

Martian GambitB18

1. e4 c6 2. d4 d5 3. Nd2 dxe4 4. Nxe4 Bf5 5. Ng5 Bg6 6. N1f3 h6 7. Ne6

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