600Your bandC at 600
At 600, the Caro-Kann Defense: Main Line scores 46.8% for Black across 5,004 games. That is below average at this level.
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Caro-Kann DefenseMain Line
1. e4 c6 2. d4 d5 3. Nd2 dxe4 4. Nxe4
A line for Black. Every figure below is computed separately for each rating band, and every one carries its own sample size.
- Win rate, Black
- 46.8%46.2%45.6%44.7%
- Band 600, n = 5,004Band 1000, n = 32,898Band 1400, n = 35,277Band 1800, n = 121,328
- Blunder rate
- pending25.0%0.0%33.3%
- Band median 44.6%Band median 42.9%Band median 40.0%Band median 36.4%
- Tier
- CBBC
- Black, band 600Black, band 1000Black, band 1400Black, band 1800
- Share of games
- 0.1%0.2%0.3%0.6%
- Of band 600 gamesOf band 1000 gamesOf band 1400 gamesOf band 1800 games
| Band | White | Draw | Black | Blunder | Book exit | Games | Tier |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 600 | 49.6% | 3.7% | 46.8% | - | - | 5,004 | C |
| 1000 | 50.4% | 3.3% | 46.2% | 25.0% | ply 7.0 | 32,898 | B |
| 1400 | 50.7% | 3.7% | 45.6% | 0.0% | ply 7.0 | 35,277 | B |
| 1800 | 50.4% | 4.9% | 44.7% | 33.3% | ply 7.0 | 121,328 | C |
Results by band
What it actually does, band by band.
All four bands are on the page. The one matching your rating is marked. Nothing here is averaged across bands.
1000Your bandB at 1000Blunder rate 25.0%, band median 42.9%
At 1000, the Caro-Kann Defense: Main Line scores 46.2% for Black across 32,898 games. That is close to the average at this level. Games in this line leave known theory around move 4 on average, and 25.0% include an early material blunder (4 games at 1000).
1400Your bandB at 1400Blunder rate 0.0%, band median 40.0%
At 1400, the Caro-Kann Defense: Main Line scores 45.6% for Black across 35,277 games. That is close to the average at this level. Games in this line leave known theory around move 4 on average, and 0.0% include an early material blunder (1 games at 1400).
1800Your bandC at 1800Blunder rate 33.3%, band median 36.4%
At 1800, the Caro-Kann Defense: Main Line scores 44.7% for Black across 121,328 games. That is below average at this level. Games in this line leave known theory around move 4 on average, and 33.3% include an early material blunder (21 games at 1800).
Variations
Where the line goes next.
The lines that continue the Caro-Kann Defense: Main Line, most played first at your band. Switch the band in the header and both the figures and the order follow.
- CCCCB18
Caro-Kann Defense: Classical Variation
1. e4 c6 2. d4 d5 3. Nd2 dxe4 4. Nxe4 Bf5
0.1% of games at 600, n = 2,4640.1% of games at 1000, n = 17,6780.2% of games at 1400, n = 17,9350.2% of games at 1800, n = 46,787
Questions
Common questions about this page.
At 600, the Caro-Kann Defense: Main Line scores 46.8% for Black across 5,004 games. That is below average at this level.
At 1000, the Caro-Kann Defense: Main Line scores 46.2% for Black across 32,898 games. That is close to the average at this level. Games in this line leave known theory around move 4 on average, and 25.0% include an early material blunder (4 games at 1000).
The Caro-Kann Defense: Main Line (B15) is a line for Black. The main line runs 1. e4 c6 2. d4 d5 3. Nd2 dxe4 4. Nxe4.