Caro-Kann Defence

GPTKB entity

Statements (52)
Predicate Object
gptkbp:instanceOf chess opening
gptkbp:characteristic gptkb:music
gptkb:stone
positional
gptkbp:countermeasures queenside expansion
central break with ...c5 or ...f6
gptkbp:counterTo gptkb:King's_Pawn_Opening
gptkbp:ECOCode gptkb:B19
B15
B16
B17
B12
B14
B13
B18
B10
B11
gptkbp:family gptkb:Closed_Game
gptkb:Semi-Open_Game
gptkbp:favoredBy gptkb:Capablanca
gptkb:Magnus_Carlsen
gptkb:Vladimir_Kramnik
gptkb:Anatoly_Karpov
Botvinnik
gptkbp:FEN rnbqkbnr/pp2pppp/2p5/3p4/4P3/8/PPPP1PPP/RNBQKBNR w KQkq - 0 2
gptkbp:firstBook 1.e4 c6
gptkbp:firstReleased 1886
https://www.w3.org/2000/01/rdf-schema#label Caro-Kann Defence
gptkbp:mainLine 1.e4 c6 2.d4 d5 3.Nc3 (or 3.Nd2) dxe4 4.Nxe4
gptkbp:namedAfter Horatio Caro
Marcus Kann
gptkbp:notableGame gptkb:Capablanca_vs_Alekhine,_1927
Karpov vs Kasparov, 1984
Kramnik vs Topalov, 2006
gptkbp:openToPublic counterattacking opening
defensive opening
gptkbp:popularFor gptkb:Exchange_Variation
gptkb:Classical_Variation
gptkb:Advance_Variation
Bronstein-Larsen Variation
Panov-Botvinnik Attack
Tartakower (Fantasy) Variation
Two Knights Variation
gptkbp:strategy solid pawn structure
control center with pawns
develop pieces behind pawns
gptkbp:usedIn gptkb:chess_player
high-level chess
gptkbp:weakness slow development
passive light-squared bishop
gptkbp:bfsParent gptkb:King's_Pawn_Opening
gptkbp:bfsLayer 7