Caro-Kann Defense: Exchange Variation
ECO B13 · 16,197 games · White to move
What gets played next
| Move | Games | Share | White / draw / Black | Leads to |
|---|
| Bb5 | 3,261 | 20.1% | | |
| Bd3 | 3,250 | 20.1% | | |
| Nc3 | 2,430 | 15.0% | | |
| c3 | 2,242 | 13.8% | | |
| c4 | 1,856 | 11.5% | | |
| Be2 | 1,031 | 6.4% | | |
| h3 | 744 | 4.6% | | |
| Be3 | 416 | 2.6% | | |
| Bf4 | 304 | 1.9% | | |
| Ne5 | 109 | 0.7% | | |
| a3 | 50 | 0.3% | | |
| g3 | 36 | 0.2% | | |
A further 468 games played a rarer move, or ended right here.
How this line is reached
Other lines in this family
Exchange VariationB13…39,498Panov AttackB13… 4. c49,619Panov AttackB13… 4. c4 Nf6 5. Nc34,352Panov Attack, Modern DefenseB13… 4. c4 Nf6 5. Nc3 Nc61,952Exchange Variation, Rubinstein VariationB13… 4. Bd3 Nc6 5. c3 Nf6 6. Bf41,923Panov AttackB14… 4. c4 Nf6 5. Nc3 e61,745Panov Attack, Modern Defense, Mieses LineB13… 4. c4 Nf6 5. Nc3 Nc6 6. Nf3 Bg41,145Exchange VariationB13… 4. Bf41,025Panov Attack, Fianchetto DefenseB14… 4. c4 Nf6 5. Nc3 g6513Panov Attack, Main LineB14… 4. c4 Nf6 5. Nc3 e6 6. Nf3 Bb4261
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.