Caro-Kann Defense: Classical Variation
ECO B18 · 9,635 games · White to move
What gets played next
| Move | Games | Share | White / draw / Black | Leads to |
|---|
| Ng3 | 7,368 | 76.5% | | |
| Ng5 | 1,136 | 11.8% | | |
| Bd3 | 408 | 4.2% | | |
| f3 | 169 | 1.8% | | |
| Nc3 | 164 | 1.7% | | |
| Nc5 | 96 | 1.0% | | |
| Qd3 | 48 | 0.5% | | |
| Qf3 | 43 | 0.4% | | |
| Qe2 | 18 | 0.2% | | |
A further 185 games played a rarer move, or ended right here.
How this line is reached
Other lines in this family
Classical Variation, Main LineB18… 5. Ng3 Bg6 6. h42,167Classical VariationB19… 5. Ng3 Bg6 6. h4 h6 7. Nf3 Nd71,167Classical Variation, Spassky VariationB19… 5. Ng3 Bg6 6. h4 h6 7. Nf3 Nd7 8. h5860Classical Variation, Maróczy AttackB18… 5. Ng3 Bg6 6. f4200Classical Variation, Flohr VariationB18… 5. Ng3 Bg6 6. Nh3146Classical Variation, Lobron SystemB19… 5. Ng3 Bg6 6. h4 h6 7. Nf3 Nd7 8. h5 Bh7 9. Bd3 Bxd3 10. Qxd3 e6 11. Bd2 Ngf6 12. O-O-O Be787Main LineB15…28,002Karpov VariationB17… 4... Nd72,630Karpov Variation, Modern VariationB17… 4... Nd7 5. Ng5213Finnish VariationB16… 4... h6107
All 76 lines in the family
Data: 4 million rated games from the Lichess open database (CC0), both players 1600+, blitz and slower. Popular is not the same as good.