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B12

Caro-Kann Defense: Advance Variation, Van der Wiel Attack

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Overview

Caro-Kann Defense: Advance Variation, Van der Wiel Attack is a named branch in the Semi-Open Games group of chess theory, classified under ECO B12.

The Semi-Open Games group covers semi-open games — replies to 1.e4 where Black declines the symmetrical 1…e5 in favour of an asymmetric pawn structure.

It is reached after 13 plies of play, with the move sequence 1. e4 c6 2. d4 d5 3. e5 Bf5 4. Nc3 e6 5. g4 Bg6 6. Nge2 c5 7. h4.

In the opening tree, this line branches off from Caro-Kann Defense: Advance Variation, Van der Wiel Attack, part of the broader King's Pawn Game system.

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ECO code
B12
Group
Semi-Open Games (B)
Plies
13
Parent
Caro-Kann Defense: Advance Variation, Van der Wiel Attack

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