Click a move, or focus the board and use the arrow keys.
1. e4 c6 2. d4 d5 3. Nc3 dxe4
A line for Black. Every figure below is computed separately for each rating band, and every one carries its own sample size.
| Band | White | Draw | Black | Blunder | Book exit | Games | Tier |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 600 | 49.3% | 3.6% | 47.2% | 66.7% | ply 7.0 | 5,083 | D |
| 1000 | 50.5% | 3.3% | 46.2% | 54.2% | ply 7.0 | 33,407 | D |
| 1400 | 51.0% | 3.7% | 45.3% | 55.7% | ply 6.9 | 35,590 | D |
| 1800 | 50.7% | 4.8% | 44.5% | 45.0% | ply 7.0 | 117,206 | C |
Results by band
All four bands are on the page. The one matching your rating is marked. Nothing here is averaged across bands.
At 600, the Caro-Kann Defense scores 47.2% for Black across 5,083 games. Most openings score better than this at this level. Games in this line leave known theory around move 4 on average, and 66.7% include an early material blunder (9 games at 600).
At 1000, the Caro-Kann Defense scores 46.2% for Black across 33,407 games. Most openings score better than this at this level. Games in this line leave known theory around move 4 on average, and 54.2% include an early material blunder (59 games at 1000).
At 1400, the Caro-Kann Defense scores 45.3% for Black across 35,590 games. Most openings score better than this at this level. Games in this line leave known theory around move 4 on average, and 55.7% include an early material blunder (70 games at 1400).
At 1800, the Caro-Kann Defense scores 44.5% for Black across 117,206 games. That is below average at this level. Games in this line leave known theory around move 4 on average, and 45.0% include an early material blunder (189 games at 1800).
Blunders and traps
The known traps that live inside the Caro-Kann Defense. The rates are how often each one actually lands in your band, counted against every sampled game in that band.
Click a move, or focus the board and use the arrow keys.
1. e4 c6 2. d4 d5 3. Nc3 dxe4 4. Nxe4 Nd7 5. Qe2 Ngf6
Sprung by White. The move that invites it is Ngf6.
The most common trap at club level. 5...Ngf6 blocks the e-file sight of the king one move too late: Nd6 is mate because exd6 is pinned.
Read as: how often this trap line is completed per sampled game in the band.
How the Blunder Rate is measured. A material swing of three points or more inside the first 24 half-moves after leaving book, detected without an engine evaluation. It is a proxy for how sharp a position is in practice, not an engine verdict, and it is computed from a monthly game sample rather than the full corpus behind the win rates. Trap hit rates count a trap only when its full line is completed on the board.
Questions
At 600, the Caro-Kann Defense scores 47.2% for Black across 5,083 games. Most openings score better than this at this level. Games in this line leave known theory around move 4 on average, and 66.7% include an early material blunder (9 games at 600).
At 1000, the Caro-Kann Defense scores 46.2% for Black across 33,407 games. Most openings score better than this at this level. Games in this line leave known theory around move 4 on average, and 54.2% include an early material blunder (59 games at 1000).
The Caro-Kann Defense (B15) is a line for Black. The main line runs 1. e4 c6 2. d4 d5 3. Nc3 dxe4.