Caro-Kann Defense: Main Line

1.e4 c6 2.d4 d5 3.Nd2 dxe4 4.Nxe4

ECO B15

The Caro-Kann Defense: Main Line is a chess opening line in the Caro-Kann Defense complex, reached after 1.e4 c6 2.d4 d5 3.Nd2 dxe4 4.Nxe4.

It is catalogued under code B15 in the Encyclopaedia of Chess Openings (ECO).

The defining move Nxe4 is chosen by White on move 4.

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