Caro-Kann Defense: Endgame Variation

1.e4 c6 2.Nf3 d5 3.d3 dxe4 4.dxe4 Qxd1+ 5.Kxd1

ECO B10

The Caro-Kann Defense: Endgame Variation is a chess opening line in the Caro-Kann Defense complex, reached after 1.e4 c6 2.Nf3 d5 3.d3 dxe4 4.dxe4 Qxd1+ 5.Kxd1.

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

The defining move Kxd1 is chosen by White on move 5.

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