ECO B12

Caro-Kann Defense: Advance Variation, Van der Wiel Attack

Caro-Kann Defense: Advance Variation, Van der Wiel Attack is a chess opening classified under ECO B12. Its defining line here is 1. e4 c6 2. d4 d5 3. e5 Bf5 4. Nc3.

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1. e4 c6 2. d4 d5 3. e5 Bf5 4. Nc3

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Opening name, ECO code, and main line come from the Lichess open chess openings dataset.

Other catalogued lines with this name

  • B12: 1. e4 c6 2. d4 d5 3. e5 Bf5 4. Nc3 e6 5. g4 Bg6 6. Nge2 c5 7. h4

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