Chess Opening Theory/1. e4/1...c6/2. Nf3

Caro-Kann Defence
a b c d e f g h 8 8 7 7 6 6 5 5 4 4 3 3 2 2 1 1 a b c d e f g h
Position in Forsyth-Edwards Notation (FEN) rnbqkbnr/pp1ppppp/2p5/8/4P3/5N2/PPPP1PPP/RNBQKB1R b
Moves: 1.e4 c6 2.Nf3
ECO code: B10-B19

Caro-Kann Defence 2 Nf3

A fairly unusual move sometimes played by Bobby Fischer, it is almost always followed by d5, although rarely g6, and even d6, have been noted in master play.

Theory table

For explanation of theory tables, see theory table and for notation, see algebraic notation.

1.e4 c6 2.Nf3

	2	3	4	5
	2...d5
	2...g6
	2...d6

References

• Nunn's Chess Openings. 1999. John Nunn (Editor), Graham Burgess, John Emms, Joe Gallagher. ISBN 1-8574-4221-0.

• Modern Chess Openings: MCO-14. 1999. Nick de Firmian, Walter Korn. ISBN 0-8129-3084-3.

• Kasparov, Garry, & Keene, Raymond 1989 Batsford chess openings 2. ISBN 0-8050-3409-9.