Semi-Open Game
Caro-Kann Defence, Advance Variation
1.e4 c6 2.d4 d5 3.e5
Step through
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A sturdy set-up that waits for the opponent to overreach. Big pieces come off early and the game heads for an endgame. Of the four central squares, pawns stand on d4 · d5 · e5. Nothing has been captured yet. Neither side has castled yet.
The position
- Length
- 5 moves
- To move
- Black
- Legal replies
- 27
- Minor pieces out
- White 0 · Black 0
- Material
- level
- Castling rights left
- KQkq
- FEN
- rnbqkbnr/pp2pppp/2p5/3pP3/3P4/8/PPP2PPP/RNBQKBNR b KQkq - 0 3
Move by move
Each move spelled out: which piece went from where to where.
- 1.e4White: Pawn e2→e4
- 1…c6Black: Pawn c7→c6
- 2.d4White: Pawn d2→d4
- 2…d5Black: Pawn d7→d5
- 3.e5White: Pawn e4→e5
Nearby lines
first 4 moves shared
Common questions
Q. What are the moves of Caro-Kann Defence, Advance Variation?
1.e4 c6 2.d4 d5 3.e5
Q. Which family does it belong to?
Semi-Open Game — 1.e4 met by anything other than 1…e5.
Q. Who is to move next?
After 5 moves it is Black to move.