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Caro-Kann Defence, Breyer Variation




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Opening name: Caro-Kann Defence, Breyer Variation
Opening line: 1. e4 c6 2. d3
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Winning percentages

White: 828 (33.15%)
Black: 701 (28.06%)
Draws: 969 (38.79%)

Caro-Kann Defence, Breyer Variation

The unambitious Breyer Variation, black almost always responds with d5.


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  • 2...d5 (Caro-Kann Defence, Breyer Variation) Lichess Analysis - Wikibooks (7190448 games)


    Engine Evaluation

    Depth: 37
    Score: +0.1
    Best Move: d5
    PV Line: 1. e4 c6 2. d3 d5 3. Nf3 dxe4 4. dxe4 Qxd1+ 5. Kxd1 Nf6 6. Nbd2 g6 7. a4

    Historical games for Caro-Kann Defence, Breyer Variation

    GameResultYear
    Carlsen, M. (2832) vs So, W. (2815)1-02017
    Yu Yangyi (2752) vs Ding Liren (2805)1/2-1/22019
    Giri, A. (2779) vs Nepomniachtchi, I. (2774)1/2-1/22019
    Kramnik, Vladimir (2799) vs Leko, Peter (2753)1/2-1/22008
    Yu Yangyi (2752) vs Karjakin, Sergey (2750)0-12019
    Kamsky, Gata (2741) vs Ivanchuk, Vassily (2757)1/2-1/22013
    Mamedyarov, S. (2757) vs Tomashevsky, E. (2714)1-02014
    Harikrishna, P. (2706) vs Vachier Lagrave, M. (2745)1/2-1/22014
    Radjabov, Teimour (2751) vs Cheparinov, Ivan (2696)0-12008
    Vachier Lagrave, Maxime (2703) vs Eljanov, Pavel (2742)1-02010
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