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B15

Caro-Kann Defense: Tartakower Variation, Perlis Line

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Overview

Caro-Kann Defense: Tartakower Variation, Perlis Line is a variation within the Semi-Open Games family, indexed as ECO B15.

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 16 plies of play, with the move sequence 1. e4 c6 2. d4 d5 3. Nc3 dxe4 4. Nxe4 Nf6 5. Nxf6+ exf6 6. c3 Bd6 7. Bd3 O-O 8. Qc2 h6.

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

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ECO code
B15
Group
Semi-Open Games (B)
Plies
16
Parent
Caro-Kann Defense: Tartakower Variation

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