Caro-Kann Defence
MICOS Opening Group B02.CK – Caro–Kann Defence begins with 1.e4 c6. The Caro–Kann is a well-established defence against the King’s Pawn Opening and often leads to solid positions where Black aims for a sound pawn structure and favourable endgame prospects. The opening is named after Horatio Caro and Marcus Kann, who analysed it in the 19th century. Kann famously used the Caro–Kann Defence to defeat Jacques Mieses in 17 moves at the German Chess Congress in Hamburg in 1885. Use the searchable table below to find openings by opening name, chess notation or MICOS code and train individual openings interactively with MICOS CAP.
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| Opening Name | Chess Notation | MICOS Code | MICOS CAP |
|---|---|---|---|
| Caro-Kann Defence | 1.e4 c6 | B02.001.CK | |
| Euwe Attack | 1.e4 c6 2.b3 | B02.002.CK | Explore ▶ |
| Labahn Attack | 1.e4 c6 2.b4 | B02.003.CK | Explore ▶ |
| Labahn Attack: Double Gambit | 1.e4 c6 2.b4 d5 3.b5 | B02.004.CK | Explore ▶ |
| Labahn Attack: Polish Attack | 1.e4 c6 2.b4 e5 3.Bb2 | B02.005.CK | Explore ▶ |
| Hillbilly Attack | 1.e4 c6 2.Bc4 | B02.006.CK | Explore ▶ |
| Hillbilly Attack: Schaeffer Gambit | 1.e4 c6 2.Bc4 d5 3.Bb3 dxe4 4.Qh5 | B02.007.CK | Explore ▶ |
| Accelerated Panov Attack | 1.e4 c6 2.c4 | B02.008.CK | Explore ▶ |
| Accelerated Panov Attack: 2…d5 | 1.e4 c6 2.c4 d5 | B02.009.CK | Explore ▶ |
| Accelerated Panov Attack: Van Weersel Attack | 1.e4 c6 2.c4 d5 3.cxd5 cxd5 4.Qb3 | B02.010.CK | Explore ▶ |
| Accelerated Panov Attack: Toikkanen Gambit | 1.e4 c6 2.c4 d5 3.e5 | B02.011.CK | Explore ▶ |
| Accelerated Panov Attack: Modern Defence | 1.e4 c6 2.c4 d5 3.exd5 cxd5 4.cxd5 Nf6 | B02.012.CK | Explore ▶ |
| Accelerated Panov Attack: Pseudo Scandinavian Defence | 1.e4 c6 2.c4 d5 3.exd5 Qxd5 | B02.013.CK | Explore ▶ |
| Accelerated Panov Attack: Open Defence | 1.e4 c6 2.c4 e5 | B02.014.CK | Explore ▶ |
| Breyer Attack | 1.e4 c6 2.d3 | B02.015.CK | Explore ▶ |
| Breyer Attack: Stein Attack | 1.e4 c6 2.d3 d5 3.Nd2 g6 4.g3 Bg7 5.Bg2 e5 6.Ngf3 Ne7 7.0-0 0-0 8.b4 | B02.016.CK | Explore ▶ |
| Caro-Kann Defence: 2.d4 | 1.e4 c6 2.d4 | B02.017.CK | Explore ▶ |
| Caro-Kann Defence: 2…d5 | 1.e4 c6 2.d4 d5 | B02.018.CK | Explore ▶ |
| Mieses Attack: Landau Gambit | 1.e4 c6 2.d4 d5 3.Bd3 Nf6 4.e5 Nfd7 6.e6 | B02.019.CK | Explore ▶ |
| Mieses Gambit | 1.e4 c6 2.d4 d5 3.Be3 | B02.020.CK | Explore ▶ |
| Diemer Duhm Gambit | 1.e4 c6 2.d4 d5 3.c4 | B02.021.CK | Explore ▶ |
| Advance Attack | 1.e4 c6 2.d4 d5 3.e5 | B02.022.CK | Explore ▶ |
| Advance Attack: Prins Attack | 1.e4 c6 2.d4 d5 3.e5 Bf5 4.b4 | B02.023.CK | Explore ▶ |
| Advance Attack: 5.Be2 | 1.e4 c6 2.d4 d5 3.e5 Bf5 4.c3 e6 5.Be2 | B02.024.CK | Explore ▶ |
| Advance Attack: Bayonet Attack | 1.e4 c6 2.d4 d5 3.e5 Bf5 4.g4 | B02.025.CK | Explore ▶ |
| Advance Attack: Tal Attack | 1.e4 c6 2.d4 d5 3.e5 Bf5 4.h4 | B02.026.CK | Explore ▶ |
| Advance Attack: Van der Wiel Attack | 1.e4 c6 2.d4 d5 3.e5 Bf5 4.Nc3 | B02.027.CK | Explore ▶ |
| Advance Attack: Van der Wiel Attack - Hunt Attack | 1.e4 c6 2.d4 d5 3.e5 Bf5 4.Nc3 e6 5.g4 Bg6 6.Nge2 c5 7.h4 | B02.028.CK | Explore ▶ |
| Advance Attack: Van der Wiel Attack - Dreyev Defence | 1.e4 c6 2.d4 d5 3.e5 Bf5 4.Nc3 Qb6 | B02.029.CK | Explore ▶ |
| Advance Attack: Bronstein Attack | 1.e4 c6 2.d4 d5 3.e5 Bf5 4.Ne2 | B02.030.CK | Explore ▶ |
| Advance Attack: Short Attack | 1.e4 c6 2.d4 d5 3.e5 Bf5 4.Nf3 | B02.031.CK | Explore ▶ |
| Advance Attack: Botvinnik Defence - Carls Defence | 1.e4 c6 2.d4 d5 3.e5 c5 | B02.032.CK | Explore ▶ |
| Exchange Attack | 1.e4 c6 2.d4 d5 3.exd5 | B02.033.CK | Explore ▶ |
| Exchange Attack: Rubinstein Attack | 1.e4 c6 2.d4 d5 3.exd5 cxd5 4.Bd3 Nc6 5.c3 Nf6 6.Bf4 | B02.034.CK | Explore ▶ |
| Panov Attack | 1.e4 c6 2.d4 d5 3.exd5 cxd5 4.c4 | B02.035.CK | Explore ▶ |
| Panov Attack: Gunderam Attack | 1.e4 c6 2.d4 d5 3.exd5 cxd5 4.c4 Nf6 5.c5 | B02.036.CK | Explore ▶ |
| Panov Attack: 5.Nc3 | 1.e4 c6 2.d4 d5 3.exd5 cxd5 4.c4 Nf6 5.Nc3 | B02.037.CK | Explore ▶ |
| Panov Attack: 5…e6 | 1.e4 c6 2.d4 d5 3.exd5 cxd5 4.c4 Nf6 5.Nc3 e6 | B02.038.CK | Explore ▶ |
| Panov Attack | 1.e4 c6 2.d4 d5 3.exd5 cxd5 4.c4 Nf6 5.Nc3 e6 6.Nf3 Bb4 | B02.039.CK | Explore ▶ |
| Panov Attack: Fianchetto Defence | 1.e4 c6 2.d4 d5 3.exd5 cxd5 4.c4 Nf6 5.Nc3 g6 | B02.040.CK | Explore ▶ |
| Panov Attack: Fianchetto Gambit | 1.e4 c6 2.d4 d5 3.exd5 cxd5 4.c4 Nf6 5.Nc3 g6 6.cxd5 Bg7 | B02.041.CK | Explore ▶ |
| Panov Attack: Modern Defence | 1.e4 c6 2.d4 d5 3.exd5 cxd5 4.c4 Nf6 5.Nc3 Nc6 | B02.042.CK | Explore ▶ |
| Panov Attack: Botvinnik Defence - Herzog Defence | 1.e4 c6 2.d4 d5 3.exd5 cxd5 4.c4 Nf6 5.Nc3 Nc6 6.Bg5 dxc4 7.d5 Na5 | B02.043.CK | Explore ▶ |
| Panov Attack: Modern Defence - Carlsbad Defence | 1.e4 c6 2.d4 d5 3.exd5 cxd5 4.c4 Nf6 5.Nc3 Nc6 6.Bg5 e6 | B02.044.CK | Explore ▶ |
| Panov Attack: Modern Defence - Czerniak Defence | 1.e4 c6 2.d4 d5 3.exd5 cxd5 4.c4 Nf6 5.Nc3 Nc6 6.Bg5 Qa5 | B02.045.CK | Explore ▶ |
| Panov Attack: Modern Defence - Reifir-Spielmann Defence | 1.e4 c6 2.d4 d5 3.exd5 cxd5 4.c4 Nf6 5.Nc3 Nc6 6.Bg5 Qb6 | B02.046.CK | Explore ▶ |
| Panov Attack: Modern Defence - Mieses Defence | 1.e4 c6 2.d4 d5 3.exd5 cxd5 4.c4 Nf6 5.Nc3 Nc6 6.Nf3 Bg4 | B02.047.CK | Explore ▶ |
| Exchange Attack: Bulla Attack | 1.e4 c6 2.d4 d5 3.exd5 cxd5 4.g4 | B02.048.CK | Explore ▶ |
| Exchange Attack: 4…Nc6 | 1.e4 c6 2.d4 d5 3.exd5 cxd5 4.Nf3 Nc6 | B02.049.CK | Explore ▶ |
| Maroczy Attack | 1.e4 c6 2.d4 d5 3.f3 | B02.050.CK | Explore ▶ |
| Maroczy Gambit | 1.e4 c6 2.d4 d5 3.f3 dxe4 4.fxe4 e5 5.Nf3 exd4 6.Bc4 | B02.051.CK | Explore ▶ |
| Unorthodox Reply | 1.e4 c6 2.d4 d5 3.Nc3 | B02.052.CK | Explore ▶ |
| Gurgenidze Counter-Attack | 1.e4 c6 2.d4 d5 3.Nc3 b5 | B02.053.CK | Explore ▶ |
| Caro-Kann Defence: 3…dxe4 | 1.e4 c6 2.d4 d5 3.Nc3 dxe4 | B02.054.CK | Explore ▶ |
| Von Hennig Gambit | 1.e4 c6 2.d4 d5 3.Nc3 dxe4 4.Bc4 | B02.055.CK | Explore ▶ |
| Rasa Studier Gambit | 1.e4 c6 2.d4 d5 3.Nc3 dxe4 4.f3 | B02.056.CK | Explore ▶ |
| Caro-Kann Defence: 4.Nxe4 | 1.e4 c6 2.d4 d5 3.Nc3 dxe4 4.Nxe4 | B02.057.CK | Explore ▶ |
| Classical Defence | 1.e4 c6 2.d4 d5 3.Nc3 dxe4 4.Nxe4 Bf5 | B02.058.CK | Explore ▶ |
| Classical Defence: Maroczy Attack | 1.e4 c6 2.d4 d5 3.Nc3 dxe4 4.Nxe4 Bf5 5.Ng3 Bg6 6.f4 | B02.059.CK | Explore ▶ |
| Classical Defence: 6.h4 | 1.e4 c6 2.d4 d5 3.Nc3 dxe4 4.Nxe4 Bf5 5.Ng3 Bg6 6.h4 | B02.060.CK | Explore ▶ |
| Classical Defence: 7...Nd7 | 1.e4 c6 2.d4 d5 3.Nc3 dxe4 4.Nxe4 Bf5 5.Ng3 Bg6 6.h4 h6 7.Nf3 Nd7 | B02.061.CK | Explore ▶ |
| Classical Defence: Spassky Attack | 1.e4 c6 2.d4 d5 3.Nc3 dxe4 4.Nxe4 Bf5 5.Ng3 Bg6 6.h4 h6 7.Nf3 Nd7 8.h5 | B02.062.CK | Explore ▶ |
| Classical Defence: Seirawan-Spassky Attack | 1.e4 c6 2.d4 d5 3.Nc3 dxe4 4.Nxe4 Bf5 5.Ng3 Bg6 6.h4 h6 7.Nf3 Nd7 8.h5 Bh7 9.Bd3 Bxd3 10.Qxd3 | B02.063.CK | Explore ▶ |
| Classical Defence: Seirawan Attack | 1.e4 c6 2.d4 d5 3.Nc3 dxe4 4.Nxe4 Bf5 5.Ng3 Bg6 6.h4 h6 7.Nf3 Nd7 8.h5 Bh7 9.Bd3 Bxd3 10.Qxd3 e6 11.Bd2 Ngf6 12.0-0-0 Bd6 | B02.064.CK | Explore ▶ |
| Classical Defence: Lobron System | 1.e4 c6 2.d4 d5 3.Nc3 dxe4 4.Nxe4 Bf5 5.Ng3 Bg6 6.h4 h6 7.Nf3 Nd7 8.h5 Bh7 9.Bd3 Bxd3 10.Qxd3 e6 11.Bd2 Ngf6 12.0-0-0 Be7 | B02.065.CK | Explore ▶ |
| Classical Defence: Flohr Attack | 1.e4 c6 2.d4 d5 3.Nc3 dxe4 4.Nxe4 Bf5 5.Ng3 Bg6 6.Nh3 | B02.066.CK | Explore ▶ |
| Finnish Defence | 1.e4 c6 2.d4 d5 3.Nc3 dxe4 4.Nxe4 h6 | B02.067.CK | Explore ▶ |
| Karpov Defence | 1.e4 c6 2.d4 d5 3.Nc3 dxe4 4.Nxe4 Nd7 | B02.068.CK | Explore ▶ |
| Karpov Defence: Smyslov Defence | 1.e4 c6 2.d4 d5 3.Nc3 dxe4 4.Nxe4 Nd7 5.Bc4 Ngf6 6.Ng5 e6 7.Qe2 Nb6 | B02.069.CK | Explore ▶ |
| Karpov Defence: Smyslov Defence: 8.Bb3 | 1.e4 c6 2.d4 d5 3.Nc3 dxe4 4.Nxe4 Nd7 5.Bc4 Ngf6 6.Ng5 e6 7.Qe2 Nb6 8.Bb3 | B02.070.CK | Explore ▶ |
| Karpov Defence: Tiviakov-Fischer Attack | 1.e4 c6 2.d4 d5 3.Nc3 dxe4 4.Nxe4 Nd7 5.Bc4 Ngf6 6.Nxf6+ Nxf6 | B02.071.CK | Explore ▶ |
| Karpov Modern Defence: Kasparov Attack | 1.e4 c6 2.d4 d5 3.Nc3 dxe4 4.Nxe4 Nd7 5.Nf3 Ngf6 6.Ng3 | B02.072.CK | Explore ▶ |
| Karpov Modern Defence | 1.e4 c6 2.d4 d5 3.Nc3 dxe4 4.Nxe4 Nd7 5.Ng5 | B02.073.CK | Explore ▶ |
| Karpov Modern Defence: Ivanchuk Defence | 1.e4 c6 2.d4 d5 3.Nc3 dxe4 4.Nxe4 Nd7 5.Ng5 Ndf6 | B02.074.CK | Explore ▶ |
| Karpov Modern Defence: 10.Qxe4 | 1.e4 c6 2.d4 d5 3.Nc3 dxe4 4.Nxe4 Nd7 5.Ng5 Ngf6 6.Bd3 e6 7.N1f3 Bd6 8.Qe2 h6 9.Ne4 Nxe4 10.Qxe4 | B02.075.CK | Explore ▶ |
| Alekhine Gambit | 1.e4 c6 2.d4 d5 3.Nc3 dxe4 4.Nxe4 Nf6 5.Bd3 | B02.076.CK | Explore ▶ |
| Alien Gambit | 1.e4 c6 2.d4 d5 3.Nc3 dxe4 4.Nxe4 Nf6 5.Ng5 h6 6.Nxf7 | B02.077.CK | Explore ▶ |
| Tartakower Defence | 1.e4 c6 2.d4 d5 3.Nc3 dxe4 4.Nxe4 Nf6 5.Nxf6+ exf6 | B02.078.CK | Explore ▶ |
| Forgacs Attack | 1.e4 c6 2.d4 d5 3.Nc3 dxe4 4.Nxe4 Nf6 5.Nxf6+ exf6 6.Bc4 | B02.079.CK | Explore ▶ |
| Bronstein-Larsen Defence | 1.e4 c6 2.d4 d5 3.Nc3 dxe4 4.Nxe4 Nf6 5.Nxf6+ gxf6 | B02.080.CK | Explore ▶ |
| Gurgenidze System | 1.e4 c6 2.d4 d5 3.Nc3 g6 | B02.081.CK | Explore ▶ |
| Campomanes Attack | 1.e4 c6 2.d4 d5 3.Nc3 Nf6 | B02.082.CK | Explore ▶ |
| Modern Attack | 1.e4 c6 2.d4 d5 3.Nd2 | B02.083.CK | Explore ▶ |
| Martian Gambit | 1.e4 c6 2.d4 d5 3.Nd2 dxe4 4.Nxe4 Bf5 5.Ng5 Bg6 6.N1f3 h6 7.Ne6 | B02.084.CK | Explore ▶ |
| New Caro-Kann Defence | 1.e4 c6 2.d4 d5 3.Nd2 g6 | B02.085.CK | Explore ▶ |
| Edinburgh Defence | 1.e4 c6 2.d4 d5 3.Nd2 Qb6 | B02.086.CK | Explore ▶ |
| Ulysses Gambit | 1.e4 c6 2.d4 d5 3.Nf3 dxe4 4.Ng5 | B02.087.CK | Explore ▶ |
| Massachusetts Defence | 1.e4 c6 2.d4 f5 | B02.088.CK | Explore ▶ |
| De Bruycker Defence | 1.e4 c6 2.d4 Na6 | B02.089.CK | Explore ▶ |
| De Bruycker Defence: 3…Nc7 | 1.e4 c6 2.d4 Na6 3.Nc3 Nc7 | B02.090.CK | Explore ▶ |
| Masi Defence | 1.e4 c6 2.d4 Nf6 | B02.091.CK | Explore ▶ |
| Spike Attack | 1.e4 c6 2.g4 | B02.092.CK | Explore ▶ |
| Spike Attack: Scorpion-Grob Gambit | 1.e4 c6 2.g4 d5 3.Nc3 dxe4 4.d3 | B02.093.CK | Explore ▶ |
| Caro-Kann Defence: 2.Nc3 | 1.e4 c6 2.Nc3 | B02.094.CK | Explore ▶ |
| Caro-Kann Defence: 2.Nc3 d5 | 1.e4 c6 2.Nc3 d5 | B02.095.CK | Explore ▶ |
| Scorpion - Horus Gambit | 1.e4 c6 2.Nc3 d5 3.d3 dxe4 4.Bg5 | B02.096.CK | Explore ▶ |
| Two Knights Attack | 1.e4 c6 2.Nc3 d5 3.Nf3 | B02.097.CK | Explore ▶ |
| Two Knights Attack: Mindeno Opening | 1.e4 c6 2.Nc3 d5 3.Nf3 Bg4 | B02.098.CK | Explore ▶ |
| Two Knights Attack Mindeno Opening - Retreat Defence | 1.e4 c6 2.Nc3 d5 3.Nf3 Bg4 4.h3 Bh5 | B02.099.CK | Explore ▶ |
| Two Knights Attack Mindeno Opening - Exchange Defence | 1.e4 c6 2.Nc3 d5 3.Nf3 Bg4 4.h3 Bxf3 | B02.100.CK | Explore ▶ |
| Hector Gambit | 1.e4 c6 2.Nc3 d5 3.Nf3 dxe4 4.Ng5 | B02.101.CK | Explore ▶ |
| Goldman Attack | 1.e4 c6 2.Nc3 d5 3.Qf3 | B02.102.CK | Explore ▶ |
| Endgame Offer | 1.e4 c6 2.Nf3 d5 3.d3 | B02.103.CK | Explore ▶ |
| Endgame | 1.e4 c6 2.Nf3 d5 3.d3 dxe4 4.dxe4 Qxd1+ 5.Kxd1 | B02.104.CK | Explore ▶ |
| Apocalypse Attack | 1.e4 c6 2.Nf3 d5 3.exd5 cxd5 4.Ne5 | B02.105.CK | Explore ▶ |
| Sub Groups | Chess Notation | MICOS CAP |
|---|---|---|
| Caro-Kann Defence (B02.CK) | ||
| 45. Accelerated Panov Attack | 1.e4 c6 2.c4 | B02.008.CK 🖥️ |
| 46. Advance Attack | 1.e4 c6 2.d4 d5 3.e5 | B02.022.CK 🖥️ |
| 47. Panov Attack | 1.e4 c6 2.d4 d5 3.exd5 cxd5 4.c4 | B02.035.CK 🖥️ |
| 48. Classical Defence | 1.e4 c6 2.d4 d5 3.Nc3 dxe4 4.Nxe4 Bf5 | B02.058.CK 🖥️ |
| 49. Karpov Defence | 1.e4 c6 2.d4 d5 3.Nc3 dxe4 4.Nxe4 Nd7 | B02.068.CK 🖥️ |
| 50. Two Knights Attack | 1.e4 c6 2.Nc3 d5 3.Nf3 | B02.097.CK 🖥️ |
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