Caro-Kann Defense: Accelerated Panov Attack
1.e4 c6 2.c4
The Caro-Kann Defense: Accelerated Panov Attack is a chess opening line in the Caro-Kann Defense complex, reached after 1.e4 c6 2.c4.
It is catalogued under code B10 in the Encyclopaedia of Chess Openings (ECO).
The defining move c4 is chosen by White on move 2.
4 named continuations branch from this position, including the Modern Variation and the Open Variation.
Named variations
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