B18 is the opening Caro-Kann Defense: Classical Variation of the volume B · Semi-open games: 8 half-moves to the position in the diagram, 5 variations in the ECO table.
What the games say
2,402 games in the collections, from 1899 to 2022. Mean rating of the games with ratings: 2462.
White wins 29 %, draws 46 %, Black wins 25 %
Most games: Dreev,A (38), Khenkin, Igor (38), Zelcic, Robert (34), Garcia Palermo, Carlos H (31), Godena, Michele (29)
All 5 variations
- Caro-Kann Defense: Classical Variation 1.e4 c6 2.d4 d5 3.♘d2 dxe4 4.♘xe4 ♗f5
- Caro-Kann Defense: Classical Variation, Flohr Variation 1.e4 c6 2.d4 d5 3.♘d2 dxe4 4.♘xe4 ♗f5 5.♘g3 ♗g6 6.♘h3
- Caro-Kann Defense: Classical Variation, Main Line 1.e4 c6 2.d4 d5 3.♘d2 dxe4 4.♘xe4 ♗f5 5.♘g3 ♗g6 6.h4
- Caro-Kann Defense: Classical Variation, Maróczy Attack 1.e4 c6 2.d4 d5 3.♘d2 dxe4 4.♘xe4 ♗f5 5.♘g3 ♗g6 6.f4
- Caro-Kann Defense: Martian Gambit 1.e4 c6 2.d4 d5 3.♘d2 dxe4 4.♘xe4 ♗f5 5.♘g5 ♗g6 6.♘1f3 h6 7.♘e6