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Caro-Kann Defence

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Caro-Kann Defence

Summary

Caro-Kann Defence is a chess opening[1]. It ranks in the top 2% of chess_opening entities by monthly Wikipedia readership (2,196 views/month).[2]

Key Facts

  • Caro-Kann Defence's instance of is recorded as chess opening[3].
  • Horatio Caro is named after Caro-Kann Defence[4].
  • Marcus Kann is named after Caro-Kann Defence[5].
  • Caro-Kann Defence is a type of Semi-Open Game[6].
  • Caro-Kann Defence is a type of King's Pawn Game[7].
  • Caro-Kann Defence is part of chess terminology[8].
  • Caro-Kann Defence's sport is recorded as chess[9].
  • Caro-Kann Defence's Stack Exchange tag is recorded as https://chess.stackexchange.com/tags/caro-kann[10].
  • Caro-Kann Defence's Portable Game Notation is recorded as e4 c6[11].
  • Caro-Kann Defence's position in Forsyth-Edwards Notation is recorded as rnbqkbnr/pp1ppppp/2p5/8/4P3/8/PPPP1PPP/RNBQKBNR w KQkq - 0 2[12].

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Definition and Type

Caro-Kann Defence's instance of is recorded as chess opening[3]. Recorded subclass of include Semi-Open Game[6] and King's Pawn Game[7].

Origins

Things named after include Horatio Caro[4], a chess player[13], 1862–1920[14], of United Kingdom of Great Britain and Ireland[15] and Marcus Kann[5], a chess player[16], 1820–1886[17], of Cisleithania[18].

Use and Application

Caro-Kann Defence is part of chess terminology[8].

Why It Matters

Caro-Kann Defence ranks in the top 2% of chess_opening entities by monthly Wikipedia readership (2,196 views/month).[2] It has Wikipedia articles in 25 language editions, a strong signal of global cultural recognition.[19] It is known by 26 alternative names across languages and contexts.[20]

References

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Direct Wikidata claims

  1. [3] ↑ . wikidata.org.
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  7. [9] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  8. [10] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  9. [11] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  10. [12] ↑ . wikidata.org.

Inline context (facts about related entities)

  1. [13] ↑ . Wikidata. wikidata.org. → on this site
  2. [14] ↑ . Wikidata. wikidata.org. → on this site
  3. [15] ↑ . Wikidata. wikidata.org. → on this site
  4. [16] ↑ . Wikidata. wikidata.org. → on this site
  5. [17] ↑ . Wikidata. wikidata.org. → on this site
  6. [18] ↑ . Wikidata. wikidata.org. → on this site

Class ancestry

  1. [1] ↑ . Wikidata. wikidata.org.

Aggregate / graph-position facts

  1. [2] ↑ . Wikimedia Foundation. dumps.wikimedia.org.
  2. [19] ↑ . Wikidata sitelinks. wikidata.org.
  3. [20] ↑ . Wikidata aliases. wikidata.org.

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  1. 12d ago · Twofivesixbot bot · 2026-05-24 view diff on Wikidata ↗
    Instance of → chess opening
    Part of → chess terminology
    Named after → Horatio Caro, Marcus Kann
    Sport → chess
    + 7 other properties edited (see Wikidata diff for full list)
    "/* wbsetclaim-update-qualifiers:1||1|1 */ [[Property:P8189]]: 987007561453705171, mv to monolingual text names on J9U statements"
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