B12

Caro-Kann Defense

Key moves: 1.e4 c6 2.d4 d5 3.e5

The Advance Variation creates a fixed pawn structure where White gains space but Black has clear counterplay against the d4 pawn. The resulting positions are strategic with plans for both sides.

History & Notable Players

Gained popularity in the 1990s and 2000s as a way to get interesting positions against the Caro-Kann.

Best Games

So,W vs Firouzja,Alireza1/2-1/2
12th Sinquefield Cup • 2025★ Notable
Shirov,A vs Rapport,R1/2-1/2
45th Olympiad 2024 • 2024★ Notable
Abdusattorov,Nodirbek vs Firouzja,Alireza0-1
Saint Louis Blitz 2024 • 2024★ Notable
Dominguez Perez,L vs Rapport,R1-0
10th Sinquefield Cup • 2023★ Notable
Dominguez Perez,L vs Firouzja,Alireza0-1
Saint Louis Rapid 2022 • 2022★ Notable
Abdusattorov,Nodirbek vs Keymer,Vincent0-1
55th Biel GM Blitz 2022 • 2022★ Notable
Vachier Lagrave,M vs Alekseenko,K1-0
FIDE Candidates 2020 • 2021★ Notable
Caruana,F vs Firouzja,Alireza1/2-1/2
8th Norway Chess 2020 • 2020★ Notable
Aronian,L vs Grischuk,A1-0
Saint Louis Blitz 2020 • 2020★ Notable
Dominguez Perez,L vs Firouzja,Alireza1-0
Saint Louis Rapid 2020 • 2020★ Notable
Nakamura,Hi vs Firouzja,Alireza1-0
Saint Louis Rapid 2020 • 2020★ Notable
Nakamura,Hi vs Carlsen,M0-1
Saint Louis Rapid 2020 • 2020★ Notable
Erigaisi,Arjun vs Fedoseev,Vl31-0
PNWCC Bullet (1+1) 2020 • 2020★ Notable
Abdusattorov,Nodirbek vs Bykhovsky,Av1-0
PNWCC Blitz Championship • 2020★ Notable
Abdusattorov,Nodirbek vs Leiva,G1-0
PNWCC Online Blitz JP 16 • 2020★ Notable
Abdusattorov,Nodirbek vs Berkovich,Mark1-0
PNWCC Online Blitz JP 16 • 2020★ Notable
Abdusattorov,Nodirbek vs Tian,Eddy1-0
PNWCC Online Blitz JP 15 • 2020★ Notable
Abdusattorov,Nodirbek vs Chen,Aidan1-0
PNWCC Online Blitz JP 13 • 2020★ Notable
Abdusattorov,Nodirbek vs Desai,Ved1-0
PNWCC Online Blitz JP 12 • 2020★ Notable
Karjakin,Sergey vs Postny,E1/2-1/2
PNWCC Online Blitz JP 12 • 2020★ Notable

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