1.e4 c6
The Caro-Kann Defense starts with 1.e4 c6 and is catalogued under ECO B10. It belongs to the semi-open games section of the book. The catalog indexes 110 lines inside it, grouped into 92 named variations. The position after those moves has 9 playable continuations to walk from here.
Caro-Kann Defense
30 min · 10 steps · 7 questions
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Current setup
Move ideas
Claims the center with a pawn and opens lines for the queen and king’s bishop.
Idea: Build quick development and make early castling possible.
Prepares ...d5 while keeping the light-squared bishop’s diagonal open.
Idea: Challenge the center with a sound pawn structure and good endgame prospects.
Waiting for Lichess game popularity.
Each line below is an indexed entry under Caro-Kann Defense. Open one to load it on the board and keep exploring from that position.
ECO groups openings by the structures they lead to, so these families tend to share plans with the Caro-Kann Defense.
68 more named lines sit inside this family — the tree above walks all of them.