Caro-Kann Defense · As Black · updated October 2026
Play the Caro-Kann like Dau Khuong Duy
A repertoire in the Caro-Kann built from 52 of Dau Khuong Duy's public Chess.com blitz games. At every position you play the move Dau Khuong Duy chose most often. Where Dau Khuong Duy has fewer than 3 games, the course takes the other top-50 players' most played move, then Stockfish's. Learn a line on the board, then each position comes back in a short daily review until it sticks.
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- Dau Khuong Duy was #44 in Chess.com blitz in October 2026 (3,204) and scored 67% against opponents averaging 2,977 in these games.
- You play Dau Khuong Duy's own move in 13 of 40 positions.
- The whole course is free, and it is updated monthly.
Train lines
Learn a new line move by move. Lines due for review go to your daily review first.
Free · first 5 lines need no account
Blitz rank
#44
Chess.com
Rating
3,204
Games
52
in this opening
Score
67%
in these games
Opponents
2,977
average rating
Lines to learn
- Next
Line 1 · 10% at top level
2.d4 d5 3.Nc3 dxe4 4.Nxe4 Nf6 5.Nxf6+ exf6 6.c3 Bd6 7.Bd3 O-O 8.Qc2 Re8+ 9.Ne2 h5 10.O-O h4
- New
Line 2 · 8% at top level
2.Nc3 g6
- New
Line 3 · 7% at top level
2.d4 d5 3.exd5 cxd5 4.Nf3 Nf6
- New
Line 4 · 6% at top level
2.Nf3 d5 3.exd5 cxd5 4.d4 Nf6 5.Ne5 Nc6 6.Bb5 Bd7 7.Nxd7 Qxd7 8.O-O a6
- New
Line 5 · 5% at top level
2.d4 d5 3.e5 Bf5 4.Nd2 e6 5.Nb3 Nd7 6.Nf3 Qc7
- New
Line 6 · 5% at top level
2.Nf3 d5 3.Nc3 Bg4
- New
Line 7 · 5% at top level
2.Nf3 d5 3.e5 Bg4
- New
Line 8 · 4% at top level
2.d4 d5 3.e5 Bf5 4.h4 h5 5.Bd3 Bxd3 6.Qxd3 Qa5+ 7.Nd2 e6 8.Nf3 Nh6 9.O-O Nf5 10.Nb3 Qb5 11.Qd1 c5
- New
Line 9 · 4% at top level
2.d4 d5 3.e5 Bf5 4.Nf3 e6 5.Be2 Ne7 6.O-O c5
- New
Line 10 · 4% at top level
2.d4 d5 3.e5 Bf5 4.h4 h5 5.c4 e6 6.Nc3 Ne7
- New
Line 11 · 4% at top level
2.d3 d5
- New
Line 12 · 4% at top level
2.d4 d5 3.Nc3 dxe4 4.Nxe4 Nf6 5.Nxf6+ exf6 6.c3 Bd6 7.Bd3 O-O 8.Ne2 Re8 9.O-O Nd7
Ordered by how often they come up in top-level games. Learned lines join your daily review.
Dau Khuong Duy's main line in the Caro-Kann, move by move
The most common line at top level: 2.d4 d5 3.Nc3 dxe4 4.Nxe4 Nf6 5.Nxf6+ exf6 6.c3 Bd6 7.Bd3 O-O 8.Qc2 Re8+ 9.Ne2 h5 10.O-O h4.
- 2.d4 Reply · Dau Khuong Duy's games A common reply here is 2.d4. At top level, this comes up about 65% of the time.
- 2…d5 Your move · Dau Khuong Duy's games Dau Khuong Duy played 2…d5 in 20 games, scoring 70%.
- 3.Nc3 Reply · Dau Khuong Duy's games A common reply here is 3.Nc3. At top level, this comes up about 23% of the time.
- 3…dxe4 Your move · Dau Khuong Duy's games Dau Khuong Duy played 3…dxe4 in 6 games, scoring 50%.
- 4.Nxe4 Reply · Dau Khuong Duy's games A common reply here is 4.Nxe4.
- 4…Nf6 Your move · Dau Khuong Duy's games Dau Khuong Duy played 4…Nf6 in 6 games, scoring 50%.
- 5.Nxf6+ Reply · Dau Khuong Duy's games A common reply here is 5.Nxf6+. At top level, this comes up about 19% of the time.
- 5…exf6 Your move · Dau Khuong Duy's games Dau Khuong Duy played 5…exf6 in 3 games, scoring 67%.
- 6.c3 Reply · Dau Khuong Duy's games A common reply here is 6.c3.
- 6…Bd6 Your move · Dau Khuong Duy's games Dau Khuong Duy played 6…Bd6 in 3 games, scoring 67%.
- 7.Bd3 Reply · Dau Khuong Duy's games A common reply here is 7.Bd3.
- 7…O-O Your move · Dau Khuong Duy's games Dau Khuong Duy played 7…O-O in 3 games, scoring 67%.
- 8.Qc2 Reply · Dau Khuong Duy's games A common reply here is 8.Qc2. At top level, this comes up about 13% of the time.
- 8…Re8+ Your move · Top-50 players Dau Khuong Duy has too few games here, so this is the other top players' most played move.
- 9.Ne2 Reply · Top-50 players In the other top players' games, a common reply here is 9.Ne2.
- 9…h5 Your move · Top-50 players Dau Khuong Duy has too few games here, so this is the other top players' most played move.
- 10.O-O Reply · Top-50 players In the other top players' games, a common reply here is 10.O-O. At top level, this comes up about 10% of the time.
- 10…h4 Your move · Top-50 players Dau Khuong Duy has too few games here, so this is the other top players' most played move.
Questions about this course
- How does Dau Khuong Duy play the Caro-Kann?
- After 1.e4 c6, Dau Khuong Duy's most common line is 2.d4 d5 3.Nc3 dxe4 4.Nxe4 Nf6 5.Nxf6+ exf6 6.c3 Bd6 7.Bd3 O-O 8.Qc2 Re8+ 9.Ne2 h5 10.O-O h4. At top level it comes up about 10% of the time.
- Is this Dau Khuong Duy's course?
- No. ChessDrills builds it automatically from Dau Khuong Duy's public Chess.com blitz games.
- What is this Caro-Kann course based on?
- 52 of Dau Khuong Duy's Chess.com blitz games in the Caro-Kann Defense as Black, against opponents with an average rating of 2,977. Dau Khuong Duy scored 67% in them.
- How many lines does the course have?
- 12 lines covering 40 positions, ordered by how often they come up in top-level games. The first 5 lines need no account; saving your progress with an email unlocks the rest, free.
- Who is Dau Khuong Duy?
- IM Dau Khuong Duy was ranked number 44 on the Chess.com blitz leaderboard with a rating of 3,204 when this course was built.