General Caro-Kann Defense Table

1.e4 c6 2.d4 d5
ECO: B12b [Caro-Kann: 2.d4 d5]

Statistics
Games
1-0
=-=
0-1
Score
----------------------------------------------------------All report games 71098
27045
23344
20702
54.4%

Moves from the report position

1:
2:
3:
4:
5:
6:
7:
8:

Move
Nc3
e5
exd5
Nd2
f3
Bd3
c4
Nf3

Frequency
22163: 31.1%
18398: 25.8%
18088: 25.4%
9937: 13.9%
2394: 3.3%
70: 0.0%
20: 0.0%
13: 0.0%

Score
54.0%
55.8%
52.1%
56.1%
58.2%
43.5%
55.0%
42.3%

AvElo
2272
2340
2237
2354
2274
2018
1996

Perf AvYear Draw ECO

2320 1999 35% B15a
2364 2004 28% B12i
2278 1999 33% B13a
2393 2000 39% B12g
2321 2003 26% B12d
2083 2002 21%
2089 1994 10% D10a
2000 23% B12b

9: Be3
7: 0.0%
42.8%
1984
0% B12c
10: c3
2: 0.0%
50.0%
1985
0%
11: Bg5
1: 0.0%
0.0%
1991
0%
12: Ne2
1: 0.0%
50.0%
2005 100%
13: [end]
1: 0.0%
50.0%
2005 100% B12b
14: f4
1: 0.0% 100.0%
2011
0%
15: Qe2
1: 0.0%
0.0%
2012
0%
16: Qf3
1: 0.0%
0.0%
2012
0%
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TOTAL:
71098:100.0%
54.4% 2295 2330 2000 33%

4.3 Positional Themes

Frequency of themes in the first 20 moves of each game
Same-side castling

52% White Isolated Queen Pawn

18%

Opposite castling

15% Black Isolated Queen Pawn

7%

Queens exchanged

14% White Pawn on 5/6/7th rank

60%

Only one side has Bishop pair

34% Black Pawn on 2/3/4th rank

20%

Kingside pawn storm

11% Open c/d/e file

52%

4.4 Endgames
Material at the end of each game:
P

BN

R,BN

Q,BN

Q,R

Q,R,BN

Report games

3%

9%

11%

24%

3%

4%

5%

40%

All games

2%

10%

9%

26%

2%

4%

4%

42%

5. Theory Table
1.e4 c6 2.d4 d5: +27045 =23343 -20702 (38716.5/71097: 54%)
3
1

exd5
cxd5

4
1

5
2

6
3

7
5

10

Nf3
Be7

OO
OO

Re19
a610

73: 63%

c4
Nf6

Nc3
Nc64

Bg5
dxc46

Bxc4
e68

...
...

...
...

...
e6

Nf311
Bb412

cxd513
Nxd5

Qc214
Nc615

a316
Ba517

Bd3
h618

57: 49%

Nd2
dxe419

Nxe4
Nd720

Nf321
Ngf6

Ng322
e623

Bd3
c524

OO
Be7

b325
OO

Bb2
b626

42: 63%

...
...

...
...

Ng5
Ngf627

Bd328
e629

N1f3
Bd6

Qe230
h6

Ne4
Nxe4

Qxe4
Qc731

32: 55%

...
...

...
Bf5

Ng332
Bg6

h433
h6

Nf334
Nd735

h5
Bh7

Bd3
Bxd3

Qxd3
e636

73: 55%

Nc3
dxe437

Nxe4
Nd738

Nf339
Ngf6

Nxf6+40
Nxf6

c341
Bg442

h3
Bxf343

Qxf3
e644

g345
Qd546

65: 55%

...
...

...
...

Ng5
Ngf647

Bd348
e649

N1f3
Bd6

Qe2
h6

Ne4
Nxe4

Qxe450
Qc751

47: 65%

...
...

...
Bf5

Ng352
Bg6

Nf353
Nd754

h455
h6

h5
Bh7

Bd3
Bxd3

Qxd3
e656

28: 59%

...
...

...
...

...
...

h4
h6

Nf357
Nd758

h559
Bh7

Bd3
Bxd3

Qxd3
Ngf660

54: 52%

10

...
...

...
...

...
...

...
...

...
...

...
...

...
...

...
e661

60: 61%

11

e5
Bf562

Be363
e664

Nd2
Nd765

f466
c567

Ngf3
Qb6

Be268
Nh6

h3
Qxb2

c4
Bc269

69: 59%

12

...
...

Nd2
e670

Nb371
Nd772

Nf373
Ne774

Be2
Nc875

OO76
Ncb677

a478
Be7

a5
Nc479

41: 50%

13

...
...

h4
h580

c481
e6

Nc3
Ne782

Nge283
dxc484

Ng3
Bg6

Bg5
Qb6

Qd2
Qb485

46: 59%

14

...
...

Nc3
e686

g4
Bg6

Nge2
c587

h488
h589

Nf4
Bh790

Nxh5
Nc691

dxc5
Bxc592

54: 58%

15

...
...

Nf3
e6

Be293
Nd794

OO95
Bg696

Nbd297
Nh6

Nb398
Nf5

a499
Rc8100

a5
Bh5101

49: 60%

16

...
...

...
...

...
c5

Be3102
Qb6103

Nc3
Nc6104

OO105
Qxb2

Qe1106
cxd4107

Bxd4
Nxd4108

47: 61%

17

...
...

...
...

...
...

...
cxd4

Nxd4
Ne7

Nd2109
Nbc6

N2f3
Bg4110

OO
Bxf3111

45: 57%

18

...
...

...
...

...
Ne7

c3112
h6113

OO114
Nd7115

Na3116
Bh7117

Nc2118
c5119

dxc5
Nxc5120

35: 56%

19

...
...

...
...

...
...

OO
h6121

Nbd2122
Nd7123

Nb3124
Qc7125

a4126
a6

a5
Be4127

51: 65%

20

...
...

...
...

...
...

...
c5

c4128
Nbc6129

dxc5130
d4131

Qb3132
Ng6133

Qxb7
Rc8134

32: 44%

1.e4 c6 2.d4 d5 3.Nc3 dxe4 4.Nxe4 Bf5

ECO: B18a [Caro-Kann: Classical]

Statistics
Games
1-0
=-=
0-1
Score
----------------------------------------------------------All report games 15979
5497
6143
4339
53.6%

Moves from the report position

Move
Frequency
Score AvElo Perf AvYear Draw ECO
1: Ng3
15100: 94.4%
53.7% 2308 2355 2002 39% B18d
2: Nc5
621: 3.8%
57.0% 2383 2408 2003 40% B18b
3: Bd3
76: 0.4%
42.7% 2206 2053 1991 17%
4: Qf3
69: 0.4%
50.7% 2284 2349 2002 35%
5: Nc3
55: 0.3%
28.1% 1928 1736 2001 20%
6: f3
25: 0.1%
12.0%
2001
8%
7: Ng5
15: 0.0%
33.3%
2001 13%
8: Qd3
7: 0.0%
28.5%
2002
0%
9: Nf3
4: 0.0%
50.0%
2006
0%
10: Qe2
3: 0.0%
66.6%
1994
0%
11: [end]
2: 0.0%
50.0%
2007 100% B18a
12: h4
1: 0.0%
50.0%
2014 100%
13: Bg5
1: 0.0%
0.0%
2009
0%
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TOTAL:
15979:100.0%
53.6% 2311 2355 2002 38%

4.3 Positional Themes

Frequency of themes in the first 20 moves of each game
Same-side castling

46% White Isolated Queen Pawn

5%

Opposite castling

28% Black Isolated Queen Pawn

1%

Queens exchanged

13% White Pawn on 5/6/7th rank

67%

Only one side has Bishop pair

19% Black Pawn on 2/3/4th rank

12%

Kingside pawn storm

8% Open c/d/e file

42%

4.4 Endgames
Material at the end of each game:
P

BN

R,BN

Q,BN

Q,R

Q,R,BN

Report games

4%

10%

13%

22%

4%

5%

6%

35%

All games

2%

10%

9%

26%

2%

4%

4%

42%

5. Theory Table
1.e4 c6 2.d4 d5 3.Nc3 dxe4 4.Nxe4 Bf5: +5497 =6141 -4339 (8567.5/15977: 54%)
5
1

Nc5
b62

6
1

8
4

10

11

12

Nb3
e63

Nf3
Nf65

g3
Nbd77

Bg2
Qc78

OO
Rd8

Qe2
Bd6

Re1
OO9

48: 60%

Ng3
Bg6

N1e210
e611

Nf412
Bd613

c314
Nf6

h415
Bxf4

Bxf4
h6

Be216
OO

h517
Bh718

62: 60%

...
...

Nh3
Nf619

Nf420
e521

Nxg622
hxg6

dxe5
Qa5+23

Bd224
Qxe5+

Qe2
Nbd725

Qxe5+
Nxe526

62: 60%

...
...

Bc4
e627

N1e228
Nf629

Nf430
Bd631

c332
Qc733

Qf3
Nbd7

OO34
OO

Nxg6
hxg635

41: 51%

...
...

...
...

...
Bd6

h436
h637

Nf4
Bxf438

Bxf4
Nf6

Qe239
OO40

OOO
Nbd741

30: 48%

...
...

Nf3
Nd742

Bd343
e644

OO45
Ngf646

b347
Be748

Bb249
OO

c4
Qa5

a3
Rfd850

41: 48%

...
...

...
...

h4
h651

h552
Bh7

Bd3
Bxd3

Qxd3
e653

Bd254
Ngf655

OOO
Be756

35: 63%

...
...

h4
h657

Nf358
Nf6

Ne559
Bh7

Bd360
Nbd7

Bxh761
Nxe562

dxe563
Qa5+64

Kf1
Nxh765

60: 53%

...
...

...
...

...
...

...
...

...
Bxd3

Qxd3
e6

Bd266
Nbd767

f468
Be769

26: 65%

10

...
...

...
...

...
e6

Ne570
Bh7

Bd371
Bxd372

Qxd3
Nd773

Bf474
Qa5+75

c3
Nxe576

32: 58%

11 ...

...

...

...

...

...

f4

Be3

31: 68%

...

...

...

...

...

...

c577

Qa5+78

12

...
...

...
...

...
Nd7

h579
Bh7

Bd380
Bxd381

Qxd3
Qc782

Bd283
e684

OOO85
Ngf686

38: 46%

13

...
...

...
...

...
...

...
...

...
...

...
Ngf6

Bf487
e688

OOO
Nd589

35: 51%

14

...
...

...
...

...
...

...
...

...
...

...
...

...
...

...
Be790

43: 53%

15

...
...

...
...

...
...

...
...

...
...

...
e6

Bd291
Ngf692

OOO93
Qc794

55: 54%

16

...
...

...
...

...
...

...
...

...
...

...
...

...
...

...
Be795

126: 55%

17

...
...

...
...

...
...

...
...

...
...

...
...

Bf4
Ngf696

OOO97
Qa598

31: 52%

18

...
...

...
...

...
...

...
...

...
...

...
...

...
...

...
Be799

74: 54%

19

...
...

...
...

...
...

...
...

...
...

...
...

...
Qa5+

Bd2
Qc7100

62: 62%

20

...
...

...
...

...
...

...
...

...
...

...
...

...
...

...
Bb4101

68: 56%

1.e4 c6 2.d4 d5 3.e5 Bf5

ECO: B12l [Caro-Kann: Advance, 3...Bf5]

Statistics
Games
1-0
=-=
0-1
Score
----------------------------------------------------------All report games 15322
6314
4366
4638
55.4%
-----------------------------------------------------------

Moves from the report position

Move
Frequency
Score AvElo Perf AvYear Draw ECO
1: Nf3
5545: 36.1%
56.4% 2386 2407 2006 32% B12p
2: Nc3
3112: 20.3%
53.5% 2316 2358 2000 24% B12v
3: h4
1906: 12.4%
58.7% 2346 2392 2004 26% B12m
4: Nd2
880: 5.7%
60.2% 2421 2453 2010 35%
5: Bd3
829: 5.4%
42.7% 1975 2002 1995 25% B12o
6: Be3
719: 4.6%
55.7% 2393 2406 2007 33%
7: c4
647: 4.2%
58.1% 2346 2374 2000 30%
8: g4
502: 3.2%
51.8% 2139 2154 1999 18% B12l
9: Ne2
463: 3.0%
53.5% 2188 2222 1996 25%
10: c3
438: 2.8%
62.3% 2382 2433 1999 32% B12n
11: Be2
142: 0.9%
60.5% 2329 2377 1999 23%
12: f4
109: 0.7%
33.9% 2103 2054 1999 25%
13: a3
8: 0.0%
68.7%
2007 38%
14: h3
5: 0.0%
50.0%
2007 60%
15: Bf4
5: 0.0%
50.0%
1998 20%
16: g3
4: 0.0%
25.0%
2010
0%
17: Bg5
3: 0.0%
33.3%
1993
0%
18: Bd2
2: 0.0%
75.0%
2010 50%
19: b4
2: 0.0%
50.0%
2013
0%
20: a4
1: 0.0%
0.0%
2013
0%
__________________________________________________________________
TOTAL:
15322:100.0%
55.4% 2347 2368 2003 28%

4.3 Positional Themes

Frequency of themes in the first 20 moves of each game
Same-side castling

34% White Isolated Queen Pawn

6%

Opposite castling

10% Black Isolated Queen Pawn

5%

Queens exchanged

15% White Pawn on 5/6/7th rank

100%

Only one side has Bishop pair

38% Black Pawn on 2/3/4th rank

30%

Kingside pawn storm

25% Open c/d/e file

41%

4.4 Endgames
Material at the end of each game:
P

BN

R,BN

Q,BN

Q,R

Q,R,BN

Report games

2%

9%

9%

27%

2%

4%

5%

42%

All games

2%

10%

9%

26%

2%

4%

4%

42%

5. Theory Table
1.e4 c6 2.d4 d5 3.e5 Bf5: +6314 =4366 -4638 (8497/15322: 55%)
4

5
1

6
3

10

11

c4
e62

Nc3
Ne74

a3
dxc4

Bxc4
Nd76

Nge2
Nb67

Bb3
Ned58

Ng3
Bg6

h4
h69

67: 52%

Be3
e610

Nd2
Nd711

f412
c513

Ngf3
Qb6

Rb114
Nh6

Nb3
c4

Nbd2
Bg6

h3
Nf515

62: 65%

Nd2
e616

Nb317
Nd718

Nf319
a620

Be221
c522

dxc5
Bxc523

Nxc524
Nxc5

Nd4
Ne7

OO25
OO26

67: 61%

...
...

...
...

...
Ne7

Be2
Nc827

OO28
Be729

a430
OO

a5
a6

Be331
Na732

32: 48%

h4
h633

g4
Bd734

h535
e636

f437
c5

c3
Qb638

Nf3
Bb5

Bxb5+
Qxb5

Na3
Qb639

40: 73%

...
h5

c440
e641

Nc3
Ne742

Nge243
Nd744

Ng345
Bg6

cxd546
Nxd547

Be248
Qa549

Bd2
OOO50

68: 57%

Nc3
e651

g452
Bg6

Nge2
Ne753

Nf454
c555

dxc556
Nec657

h4
Qc758

Bg259
Qxe5+

Kf160
Bxc561

76: 66%

...
...

...
...

...
c5

h462
h563

Nf4
Bh764

Nxh565
cxd466

Nb5
Nc6

Nxd4
Nge767

52: 48%

Nf3
e6

Be268
Nd769

OO70
Nh671

Nbd2
Bg672

Nb3
Rc873

Bd2
Be7

a4
OO

a5
Nf574

59: 60%

10

...
...

...
...

...
h6

Nbd275
Ne776

Nb377
Nc878

Be379
Ncb6

Nbd2
Be7

Ne1
c580

24: 52%

11

...
...

...
...

...
Ne7

Nbd281
h682

Nb383
a684

Bd2
Be4

Bb4
a5

Bd6
Nf585

35: 71%

12

...
...

...
...

...
Bg6

Nbd286
Nh687

Nb388
Nf589

a490
Rc891

a5
Bh592

h3
Bxf393

44: 61%

13 ...

...

OO94

c395

cxd497

a399

Nbd2101

b4

45: 63%

...

c5

Nc6

cxd496

Nge798

Be4100

Nf5102

Qb6103

14

...
...

...
...

Be3
Qb6104

Nc3105
Nc6106

OO107
Qxb2

Qe1108
cxd4109

Bxd4
Nxd4

Nxd4
Bb4110

55: 64%

15

...
...

...
...

...
cxd4

Nxd4
Ne7

c4111
Nbc6

Qa4112
a6113

Nc3114
dxc4

OOO115
Qc8116

42: 58%

16

...
...

...
...

...
...

...
...

Nd2
Nbc6

N2f3117
Bg4118

OO
Bxf3119

Nxf3
Qc7120

35: 64%

17

...
...

...
Ne7

c3121
h6122

OO123
Nd7124

Na3125
Bh7126

Nc2127
c5128

dxc5
Nxc5

Ncd4
Nc6129

50: 57%

18

...
...

...
...

OO
h6130

Nbd2131
Nd7132

Nb3133
g5134

Ne1135
Qc7

Nd3
b6

Be3
Bg7136

52: 62%

19

...
...

...
...

...
Bg6

Nbd2137
Nf5138

Nb3139
Nd7

Bd2140
Be7141

g4142
Nh6143

Ne1144
c5145

40: 65%

20

...
...

...
...

...
c5

c4146
Nbc6147

dxc5148
d4149

Qb3150
Qc7151

Na3152
a6

Qa4
Rd8153

55: 46%