Tree path 10 levels King's Pawn Game › Caro-Kann Defense › Caro-Kann Defense › Caro-Kann Defense › Exchange Variation › Caro-Kann Defense: Exchange Variation › Caro-Kann Defense: Panov Attack › Caro-Kann Defense: Panov Attack › Modern Defense › Carlsbad Line
Caro-Kann Defense: Panov Attack, Modern Defense, Carlsbad Line
Overview
Caro-Kann Defense: Panov Attack, Modern Defense, Carlsbad Line is a named branch in the Semi-Open Games group of chess theory, classified under ECO B13.
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 Nc6 6. Bg5 e6.
In the opening tree, this line branches off from Caro-Kann Defense: Panov Attack, Modern Defense, part of the broader King's Pawn Game system.
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- ECO code
- B13
- Group
- Semi-Open Games (B)
- Plies
- 12
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