![]() ![]() The opening has been a guest at several World Chess Championship Matches throughout history, including, for instance, the match between Garry Kasparov and Anatoly Karpov in 1987, the match between Vladimir Kramnik and Peter Leko in 2004, and the match between Vishy Anand and Magnus Carlsen in 2013. It has also been a favorite opening of World Champions throughout history such as Capablanca, Botvinnik, Petrosian, and Karpov, and has seen steady growth in popularity in recent years, played by modern Super-GMs such as Anand, Adams, and Leko. The Caro-Kann Defense is a popular chess opening for Black and enjoys the reputation of being one of the most solid responses to 1.e4. ![]() ![]() “The Caro-Kann has often been maligned for being dry and boring, played by those wishing to bore their opponents to death.” – IM (WGM) Jovanka Houska The Caro-Kann Defense Is the Choice of World Champions Played by many strong GMs of the past and present (featured in several of World Championship Matches).Named after two German chess players, Horatio Caro and Marcus Kann.The Caro-Kann is a chess opening for Black against 1.e4 characterized by the moves 1.e4 c6, when black will follow soon by playing.
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