Caro-Kann Defense: Endgame Variation is a chess opening with the ECO code B10, part of the Caro-Kann Defense family. It goes 1. e4 c6 2. Nf3 d5 3. d3 dxe4 4. dxe4 Qxd1+ 5. Kxd1. White opens with 1. e4 (the king's pawn) and Black answers 1... c6. After 9 moves it is Black to move. The lesson on the board explains every move of the line and lets you play it yourself; it is free.
The moves
1. e4 – White plays the pawn to e4
1... c6 – Black plays the pawn to c6
2. Nf3 – White plays the knight to f3
2... d5 – Black plays the pawn to d5
3. d3 – White plays the pawn to d3
3... dxe4 – Black captures on e4 with the d-pawn
4. dxe4 – White captures on e4 with the d-pawn
4... Qxd1+ – Black takes on d1 with the queen, giving check
5. Kxd1 – White takes on d1 with the king
About the Caro-Kann Defense
Black answers 1.e4 with 1...c6 and then ...d5. It is like the French, but the light-squared bishop can come out first.
Black often plays ...Bf5 or ...Bg4 before closing the position with ...e6.
The pawn structure is very solid, so Black rarely gets mated early.
Black later frees the position with ...c5 or ...e5 and aims for a good endgame.
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