Caro-Kann Defense: Modern Variation

1.e4 c6 2.d4 d5 3.Nd2

ECO B12

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

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

The defining move Nd2 is chosen by White on move 3.

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