ECO B12 · Caro-Kann Defense
Caro-Kann Defense: Advance Variation, Botvinnik-Carls Defense
The position after 1.e4 c6 2.d4 d5 3.e5 c5.
Caro-Kann Defense: Advance Variation, Botvinnik-Carls Defense
6 half-moves in · no named continuation
8♜
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7♟
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6
5
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4
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3
2♙
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1. e4 c6 2. d4 d5 3. e5 c5
Caro-Kann Defense: Advance Variation, Botvinnik-Carls Defense is filed under ECO B12, a variation of Caro-Kann Defense: Advance Variation. It is the position after 1.e4 c6 2.d4 d5 3.e5 c5 — 6 half-moves in, with White to move. Named theory ends here; beyond this the position is yours to work out.