Caro-Kann Defense · As Black · updated November 2026
Play the Caro-Kann like Aram Hakobyan
A repertoire in the Caro-Kann built from 46 of Aram Hakobyan's public Chess.com blitz games. At every position you play the move Aram Hakobyan chose most often. Where Aram Hakobyan 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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- Aram Hakobyan was #34 in Chess.com blitz in November 2026 (3,226) and scored 47% against opponents averaging 3,087 in these games.
- You play Aram Hakobyan's own move in 17 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
#34
Chess.com
Rating
3,226
Games
46
in this opening
Score
47%
in these games
Opponents
3,087
average rating
Lines to learn
- Next
Line 1 · 11% at top level
2.Nf3 d6 3.d4 Qc7
- New
Line 2 · 8% at top level
2.d4 d5 3.e5 Bf5 4.h4 a6
- New
Line 3 · 8% at top level
2.d4 d5 3.exd5 cxd5 4.Nf3 Nc6
- New
Line 4 · 7% at top level
2.Nf3 d6 3.Nc3 e5 4.d4 Qc7 5.a4 Nf6 6.Bc4 Nbd7
- New
Line 5 · 6% at top level
2.d4 d5 3.e5 Bf5 4.Nf3 e6 5.Be2 Ne7 6.O-O h6
- New
Line 6 · 6% 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
- New
Line 7 · 5% at top level
2.d4 d5 3.f3 e6
- New
Line 8 · 5% at top level
2.d4 d5 3.e5 Bf5 4.c4 e6 5.Nc3 Bb4
- New
Line 9 · 5% at top level
2.d4 d5 3.exd5 cxd5 4.Bd3 Nc6 5.c3 Nf6 6.h3 e5 7.dxe5 Nxe5 8.Nf3 Nxd3+ 9.Qxd3 h6 10.O-O Bd6 11.Re1+ Be6
- New
Line 10 · 4% at top level
2.d4 d5 3.exd5 cxd5 4.Bd3 Nc6 5.c3 Nf6 6.Bf4 Bg4
- New
Line 11 · 4% at top level
2.Nc3 d5 3.Nf3 dxe4 4.Nxe4 Nf6 5.Nxf6+ exf6
- New
Line 12 · 4% at top level
2.Nf3 d6 3.Nc3 e5 4.d4 Qc7 5.Bc4 Nf6
- New
Line 13 · 4% at top level
2.d3 d5 3.Nd2 e5
Ordered by how often they come up in top-level games. Learned lines join your daily review.
Aram Hakobyan's main line in the Caro-Kann, move by move
The most common line at top level: 2.Nf3 d6 3.d4 Qc7.
- 2.Nf3 Reply · Aram Hakobyan's games A common reply here is 2.Nf3. At top level, this comes up about 22% of the time.
- 2…d6 Your move · Aram Hakobyan's games Aram Hakobyan played 2…d6 in 4 games, scoring 13%.
- 3.d4 Reply · Aram Hakobyan's games A common reply here is 3.d4. At top level, this comes up about 11% of the time.
- 3…Qc7 Your move · Top-50 players Aram Hakobyan has too few games here, so this is the other top players' most played move.
Questions about this course
- How does Aram Hakobyan play the Caro-Kann?
- After 1.e4 c6, Aram Hakobyan's most common line is 2.Nf3 d6 3.d4 Qc7. At top level it comes up about 11% of the time.
- Is this Aram Hakobyan's course?
- No. ChessDrills builds it automatically from Aram Hakobyan's public Chess.com blitz games.
- What is this Caro-Kann course based on?
- 46 of Aram Hakobyan's Chess.com blitz games in the Caro-Kann Defense as Black, against opponents with an average rating of 3,087. Aram Hakobyan scored 47% in them.
- How many lines does the course have?
- 13 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 Aram Hakobyan?
- GM Aram Hakobyan was ranked number 34 on the Chess.com blitz leaderboard with a rating of 3,226 when this course was built.