B17: Caro-Kann, Steinitz variation

1. e4 c6 2. d4 d5 3. Nc3 dxe4 4. Nxe4 Nd7

Caro-Kann, Steinitz variation

B17 Sub-variants:

Overview

Games on Database: 11140
Last Played: Jan 2022
Overall score:
35.9%39.1%25%

How to Play the Caro-Kann Defense

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Played frequently by:

White  
Sergei Tiviakov 27 games
Vlastimil Jansa 27 games
Boris V Spassky 23 games
Black  
Eduard Meduna 145 games
Anatoly Karpov 109 games
Jonathan S Speelman 95 games

Possible continuations:

5. Nf3  4328
30.1 % 42.8 % 27 %
5. Bc4  3112
38.4 % 37.4 % 24.2 %
5. Ng5  2637
41.7 % 36.2 % 22.1 %
5. Bd3  630
39.4 % 35.4 % 25.2 %
5. Qe2  139
46 % 32.4 % 21.6 %
5. c3  108
26.9 % 50.9 % 22.2 %
5. Ne2  54
38.9 % 37 % 24.1 %
5. Bg5  27
51.9 % 14.8 % 33.3 %
5. c4  21
47.6 % 28.6 % 23.8 %
5. Bf4  19
21.1 % 21.1 % 57.9 %
5. g3  17
23.5 % 41.2 % 35.3 %
5. Be3  14
21.4 % 14.3 % 64.3 %
5. f4  11
36.4 % 18.2 % 45.5 %
5. Ng3  10
20 % 60 % 20 %
5. Be2  4
25 % 75 %
5. Qd3  3
33.3 % 66.7 %
5. d5  2
50 % 50 %