Caro-Kann Defense: Modern Variation
ECO B12 · 6,446 games · Black to move
What gets played next
| Move | Games | Share | White / draw / Black | Leads to |
|---|
| dxe4 | 5,470 | 84.9% | | |
| Nf6 | 273 | 4.2% | | |
| e6 | 268 | 4.2% | | |
| g6 | 140 | 2.2% | | |
| a6 | 113 | 1.8% | | |
| h6 | 40 | 0.6% | | |
| c5 | 35 | 0.5% | | |
| Nd7 | 24 | 0.4% | | |
| e5 | 13 | 0.2% | | |
| Qb6 | 13 | 0.2% | | |
A further 57 games played a rarer move, or ended right here.
How this line is reached
Other lines in this family
Main LineB15… 3... dxe4 4. Nxe428,002Classical VariationB18… 3... dxe4 4. Nxe4 Bf59,635Karpov VariationB17… 3... dxe4 4. Nxe4 Nd72,630Classical Variation, Main LineB18… 3... dxe4 4. Nxe4 Bf5 5. Ng3 Bg6 6. h42,167Classical VariationB19… 3... dxe4 4. Nxe4 Bf5 5. Ng3 Bg6 6. h4 h6 7. Nf3 Nd71,167Classical Variation, Spassky VariationB19… 3... dxe4 4. Nxe4 Bf5 5. Ng3 Bg6 6. h4 h6 7. Nf3 Nd7 8. h5860Karpov Variation, Modern VariationB17… 3... dxe4 4. Nxe4 Nd7 5. Ng5213Classical Variation, Maróczy AttackB18… 3... dxe4 4. Nxe4 Bf5 5. Ng3 Bg6 6. f4200Classical Variation, Flohr VariationB18… 3... dxe4 4. Nxe4 Bf5 5. Ng3 Bg6 6. Nh3146Finnish VariationB16… 3... dxe4 4. Nxe4 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.