Caro-Kann Defence

English

	a	b	c	d	e	f	g	h
8									8
7									7
6									6
5									5
4									4
3									3
2									2
1									1
	a	b	c	d	e	f	g	h

Moves: 1. e4 c6

Etymology

Named after Horatio Caro and Marcus Kann.

Noun

Caro-Kann Defence (uncountable)

2. (chess) A chess opening characterized by the moves 1.e4 c6, in which the white king's pawn advances two squares and the black king's bishop's pawn advances one square.

Translations

chess opening

• German: Caro-Kann-Verteidigung f
• Polish: obrona Caro-Kann f

Further reading

• Caro-Kann Defence on Wikipedia.Wikipedia