ECO B13 · Caro-Kann Defense

Caro-Kann Defense: Panov Attack, Modern Defense, Reifir-Spielmann Line

1. e4 c6 2. d4 d5 3. exd5 cxd5 4. c4 Nf6 5. Nc3 Nc6 6. Bg5 Qb6

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White to move. The arrow shows Stockfish’s best move.
Best move

7. cxd5+0.77

White is slightly better. Stockfish 18, depth 18.

Analyze this position

In the Caro-Kann Defense: Panov Attack, Modern Defense, Reifir-Spielmann Line (B13), reached after 1. e4 c6 2. d4 d5 3. exd5 cxd5 4. c4 Nf6 5. Nc3 Nc6 6. Bg5 Qb6, Stockfish 18 recommends 7. cxd5 for White. White is slightly better (+0.77).

Top engine moves

  1. +0.777. cxd5 Nxd4 8. Nf3 Nxf3+ 9. Qxf3 Bd7 10. Bc4 h6 11. Bf4 g6
  2. +0.437. Nf3 Bg4 8. Be2 dxc4 9. d5 O-O-O 10. O-O e6 11. Be3 Qa5
  3. +0.267. Bxf6 exf6 8. Nxd5 Bb4+ 9. Nxb4 Qxb4+ 10. Qd2 Qxd2+ 11. Kxd2 Nxd4

Frequently asked questions

What is the best move in the Caro-Kann Defense: Panov Attack, Modern Defense, Reifir-Spielmann Line?
After 1. e4 c6 2. d4 d5 3. exd5 cxd5 4. c4 Nf6 5. Nc3 Nc6 6. Bg5 Qb6, Stockfish 18 at depth 18 recommends 7. cxd5 for White, continuing Nxd4 8. Nf3 Nxf3+ 9. Qxf3 Bd7 10. Bc4 h6 11. Bf4 g6. White is slightly better (+0.77). The next best moves are 7. Nf3 (+0.43) and 7. Bxf6 (+0.26).
Is the Caro-Kann Defense: Panov Attack, Modern Defense, Reifir-Spielmann Line a good opening?
Stockfish rates the position at +0.77: white is slightly better. Evaluations this early in the game are small, so practical results depend far more on knowing the plans and typical structures than on the engine's number.
What is the ECO code of the Caro-Kann Defense: Panov Attack, Modern Defense, Reifir-Spielmann Line?
B13. ECO codes classify chess openings from A00 to E99; B is the volume for semi-open games (other than the French).

Opening names from the Lichess opening book (CC0). Pieces by Colin M.L. Burnett (GPLv2+).