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B14

Caro-Kann Defense: Panov Attack, Main Line

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Overview

Caro-Kann Defense: Panov Attack, Main Line is a variation within the Semi-Open Games family, indexed as ECO B14.

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 12 plies of play, with the move sequence 1. e4 c6 2. d4 d5 3. exd5 cxd5 4. c4 Nf6 5. Nc3 e6 6. Nf3 Bb4.

It is a variation of Caro-Kann Defense: Panov Attack, which itself descends from the root opening King's Pawn Game.

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ECO code
B14
Group
Semi-Open Games (B)
Plies
12
Parent
Caro-Kann Defense: Panov Attack

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