Caro-Kann Defense: Edinburgh Variation

1.e4 c6 2.d4 d5 3.Nd2 Qb6

ECO B12

The Caro-Kann Defense: Edinburgh Variation is a chess opening line in the Caro-Kann Defense complex, reached after 1.e4 c6 2.d4 d5 3.Nd2 Qb6.

It is catalogued under code B12 in the Encyclopaedia of Chess Openings (ECO).

The defining move Qb6 is chosen by Black on move 3.

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