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Caro-Kann Defense: Karpov Variation

ECO B17 · 2,630 games · White to move

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

50% White6% Draw44% Black

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What gets played next

Move	Games	Share	White / draw / Black	Leads to
Nf3	1,384	52.6%
Bc4	275	10.5%
Qe2	230	8.7%
Ng5	213	8.1%		Caro-Kann Defense: Karpov Variation, Modern Variation B17
Bd3	185	7.0%
c3	62	2.4%
Ng3	38	1.4%
c4	35	1.3%
f4	22	0.8%
Be3	16	0.6%
Bg5	15	0.6%

A further 155 games played a rarer move, or ended right here.

How this line is reached

King's Pawn Game 1. e4 Caro-Kann Defense 1... c6 Caro-Kann Defense 2. d4 Caro-Kann Defense 2... d5 Caro-Kann Defense: Modern Variation 3. Nd2 Caro-Kann Defense: Main Line 4. Nxe4Caro-Kann Defense: Karpov Variation 4... Nd7

Other lines in this family

Karpov Variation, Modern VariationB17… 5. Ng5213 Main LineB15…28,002 Classical VariationB18… 4... Bf59,635 Classical Variation, Main LineB18… 4... Bf5 5. Ng3 Bg6 6. h42,167 Classical VariationB19… 4... Bf5 5. Ng3 Bg6 6. h4 h6 7. Nf3 Nd71,167 Classical Variation, Spassky VariationB19… 4... Bf5 5. Ng3 Bg6 6. h4 h6 7. Nf3 Nd7 8. h5860 Classical Variation, Maróczy AttackB18… 4... Bf5 5. Ng3 Bg6 6. f4200 Classical Variation, Flohr VariationB18… 4... Bf5 5. Ng3 Bg6 6. Nh3146 Finnish VariationB16… 4... h6107 Classical Variation, Lobron SystemB19… 4... Bf5 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 Be787

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.