B14 Caro-Kann Defense: Panov Attack
B14 holds seven named lines, all under the name Caro-Kann Defense. It leaves B13, a position of the same name, with 5...e6. Black’s pieces and pawns attack five squares in White’s half, the most of the 10 Caro-Kann Defense codes. At ten plies, its reference line is the second-longest of the 10 Caro-Kann Defense codes. Its deepest line, Caro-Kann Defense: Panov Attack, runs to 10.O-O, the second-longest of the 10 Caro-Kann Defense codes.
| # | White | Black |
|---|---|---|
| 1 | e4 | c6 |
| 2 | d4 | d5 |
| 3 | exd5 | cxd5 |
| 4 | c4 | Nf6 |
| 5 | Nc3 | e6 |
Moves only B14 plays
Same as B13 up to 3.exd5, then:
- 3...cxd5 The c-pawn takes the pawn on d5, covering c4 and e4.
- 4.c4 The c-pawn advances two squares to c4, covering b5 and d5, opening a line for the queen on d1.
- 4...Nf6 The knight leaves g8 for f6, opening a line for the rook on h8.
- 5.Nc3 The knight leaves b1 for c3, opening a line for the rook on a1.
- 5...e6 The e-pawn advances to e6, covering d5 and f5, opening a line for the queen on d8 and the bishop on f8.
Lines filed under B14
All seven share the start 1.e4 c6 2.d4 d5 3.exd5 cxd5 4.c4 and then split two ways at Black’s move 4.
| Name | After the shared start | Plies | At the end |
|---|---|---|---|
| Caro-Kann Defense: Panov Attack | 4...Nf6 5.Nc3 e6 | 10 | |
| Caro-Kann Defense: Panov Attack, Fianchetto Defense | 4...Nf6 5.Nc3 g6 | 10 | |
| Caro-Kann Defense: Panov Attack, Fianchetto Defense, Fianchetto Gambit | 4...Nf6 5.Nc3 g6 6.cxd5 Bg7 | 12 | White +1 |
| Caro-Kann Defense: Panov Attack, Main Line | 4...Nf6 5.Nc3 e6 6.Nf3 Bb4 | 12 | |
| Caro-Kann Defense: Panov Attack | 4...Nf6 5.Nc3 Nc6 6.Nf3 e6 7.c5 | 13 | |
| Caro-Kann Defense: Panov Attack | 4...Nc6 5.Nc3 Nf6 6.Nf3 e6 7.cxd5 exd5 8.Bb5 Bg4 | 16 | |
| Caro-Kann Defense: Panov Attack | 4...Nc6 5.Nc3 Nf6 6.Nf3 e6 7.cxd5 exd5 8.Bb5 Bd6 9.Bg5 O-O 10.O-O | 19 | both castled |
The road to B14
- 1.e4 … 3...cxd5six earlier stops: B00, B10, B12, B13
- 4.c4B13 Panov Attack
- 5.Nc3B13 Panov Attack
- 5...e6B14
The position after 5...e6
White has brought out the knight on c3; Black the knight on f6. White has a half-open e-file; Black a half-open c-file. White could capture with Nxd5, cxd5. White is to move and has 40 legal moves.
Closest boards in other codes
| Code | Line | Differs on |
|---|---|---|
| D35 | Queen’s Gambit Declined: Normal Defense | two squares: e2, c7 |
| C11 | French Defense: Classical Variation | four squares: c2, c4, e4, c7 |
| D31 | Queen’s Gambit Declined: Queen’s Knight Variation | four squares: e2, f6, c7, g8 |
| D32 | Tarrasch Defense | four squares: e2, c5, f6, g8 |
| D37 | Queen’s Gambit Declined: Three Knights Variation | four squares: g1, e2, f3, c7 |
| D40 | Queen’s Gambit Declined: Semi-Tarrasch Defense | four squares: g1, e2, f3, c5 |
| D43 | Semi-Slav Defense | four squares: g1, e2, f3, c6 |