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- King's Pawn Game B00
- Caro-Kann Defense B10
- Caro-Kann Defense B10
- Caro-Kann Defense B10
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Caro-Kann Defense: St. Patrick's Attack
Overview
Caro-Kann Defense: St. Patrick's Attack is a variation within the Semi-Open Games family, indexed as ECO B10.
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 5 plies of play, with the move sequence 1. e4 c6 2. Nc3 d5 3. h3.
It is a variation of Caro-Kann Defense, which itself descends from the root opening King's Pawn Game.
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- ECO code
- B10
- Group
- Semi-Open Games (B)
- Plies
- 5
- Parent
- Caro-Kann Defense
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