Caro-Kann Defense: Apocalypse Attack

1.e4 c6 2.Nf3 d5 3.exd5 cxd5 4.Ne5

ECO B10

The Caro-Kann Defense: Apocalypse Attack is a chess opening line in the Caro-Kann Defense complex, reached after 1.e4 c6 2.Nf3 d5 3.exd5 cxd5 4.Ne5.

It is catalogued under code B10 in the Encyclopaedia of Chess Openings (ECO).

The defining move Ne5 is chosen by White on move 4.

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