Caro-Kann Defense: Karpov Variation, Modern Main Line

B17

1. e4 c6 2. d4 d5 3. Nd2 dxe4 4. Nxe4 Nd7 5. Ng5 Ngf6 6. Bd3 e6 7. N1f3 Bd6 8. Qe2 h6 9. Ne4 Nxe4 10. Qxe4

How it went

23 ours · 622 masters

White wins 57% Draws 22% Black wins 21%

Continuations

This line has no named subvariations in the catalogue. It is a branch end.

Master games

Kasparov, Garry — Anand, Viswanathan 1-0 · 1998
Kasparov, Garry — Epishin, Vladimir 1/2-1/2 · 1995
Kasparov, Garry — Kamsky, Gata 1-0 · 1994
Ivanchuk, Vasyl — Galkin, Alexander 1-0 · 2007
Anand, Viswanathan — Karpov, Anatoly 1/2-1/2 · 1999

Games in Spain

Karthik,V4 (2609) — Buendia Pinar,A (2331) 1-0
Karthik Venkataraman (2609) — Buendia Pinar, Alvaro (2331) 1-0
Estrada Nieto,J (2260) — Vasquez Schroeder,R (2518) 0-1
Korneev,O (2470) — Rasmussen,A (2506) 1-0
Pena Gomez,M (2492) — Aronyak,Ghosh (2486) 1/2-1/2
Pena Gomez, Manuel (2492) — Aronyak Ghosh (2486) 1/2-1/2
Alsina Leal,D (2487) — Malesevic,N (2215) 1-0
Korneev,O (2470) — Prill,D (2182) 1-0

This line is also written

1.e4 c6 2.d4 d5 3.Nd2 dxe4 4.Nxe4 Nd7 5.Ng5 Ngf6 6.Bd3 e6 7.N1f3 Bd6 8.Qe2 h6 9.Ne4 Nxe4 10.Qxe4
1 e4 c6 2 d4 d5 3 Nd2 dxe4 4 Nxe4 Nd7 5 Ng5 Ngf6 6 Bd3 e6 7 N1f3 Bd6 8 Qe2 h6 9 Ne4 Nxe4 10 Qxe4
e4 c6 d4 d5 Nd2 dxe4 Nxe4 Nd7 Ng5 Ngf6 Bd3 e6 N1f3 Bd6 Qe2 h6 Ne4 Nxe4 Qxe4
e4, c6, d4, d5, Nd2, dxe4, Nxe4, Nd7, Ng5, Ngf6, Bd3, e6, N1f3, Bd6, Qe2, h6, Ne4, Nxe4, Qxe4