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Caro-Kann Defense · As Black · updated October 2026

Play the Caro-Kann like Yagiz Kaan Erdogmus

A Caro-Kann repertoire built from 46 of Yagiz Kaan Erdogmus's public Chess.com blitz games. At every position you play the move Yagiz Kaan Erdogmus chose most often. Where Yagiz Kaan Erdogmus 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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  • Yagiz Kaan Erdogmus was #14 in Chess.com blitz in October 2026 (3,264) and scored 65% against opponents averaging 3,050 in these games.
  • You play Yagiz Kaan Erdogmus's own move in 15 of 40 positions.
  • The whole course is free, and it is updated monthly.

Free · first 5 lines need no account

Blitz rank

#14

Chess.com

Rating

3,264

Games

46

in this opening

Score

65%

in these games

Opponents

3,050

average rating

More about Yagiz Kaan Erdogmus

Use arrow keys to navigate the board. Press Enter to select a piece, then use arrow keys and Enter to move. Press Escape to cancel a move.
Line 1 after 18 moves

Lines to learn

  1. Line 1 · 16% at top level

    2.d4 d5 3.exd5 cxd5 4.Bd3 Nc6 5.c3 Nf6 6.h3 e5 7.dxe5 Nxe5 8.Qe2 Qe7 9.Be3 Nxd3+ 10.Qxd3 Qe4

  2. Line 2 · 7% at top level

    2.d4 d5 3.e5 Bf5 4.h4 a6

  3. Line 3 · 6% at top level

    2.d4 d5 3.Nd2 dxe4 4.Nxe4 Nf6 5.Ng5 h6 6.Nxf7 Kxf7 7.Nf3 c5

  4. Line 4 · 6% at top level

    2.d4 d5 3.Nd2 dxe4 4.Nxe4 Nf6 5.Nxf6+ exf6 6.Bd3 Qxd4

  5. Line 5 · 6% at top level

    2.d4 d5 3.Nd2 dxe4 4.Nxe4 Nf6 5.Nxf6+ exf6 6.c3 Bd6 7.Be2 O-O

  6. Line 6 · 5% at top level

    2.d4 d5 3.e5 Bf5 4.Nf3 e6 5.Be2 Ne7 6.O-O h6 7.a4 a5 8.c3 Nd7

  7. Line 7 · 4% at top level

    2.Nf3 d5 3.Nc3 Bg4

  8. Line 8 · 4% at top level

    2.Nf3 d5 3.d3 dxe4 4.dxe4 Qxd1+ 5.Kxd1 Nf6

  9. Line 9 · 4% at top level

    2.Nf3 d5 3.exd5 cxd5

  10. Line 10 · 4% at top level

    2.a3 d5

  11. Line 11 · 4% at top level

    2.c4 d5

  12. Line 12 · 4% at top level

    2.d3 d5

  13. Line 13 · 4% at top level

    2.Nc3 d5 3.Nf3 Bg4

  14. Line 14 · 4% at top level

    2.d4 d5 3.e5 Bf5 4.Nf3 e6 5.Be2 Ne7 6.O-O h6 7.c3 Nd7

  15. Line 15 · 4% at top level

    2.d4 d5 3.Nd2 dxe4 4.Nxe4 Nf6 5.Nxf6+ exf6 6.c3 Bd6 7.Bd3 O-O 8.Qc2 Re8+ 9.Ne2 h5 10.O-O h4

Ordered by how often they come up in top-level games. Learned lines join your daily review.

Yagiz Kaan Erdogmus's main line in the Caro-Kann, move by move

The most common line at top level: 2.d4 d5 3.exd5 cxd5 4.Bd3 Nc6 5.c3 Nf6 6.h3 e5 7.dxe5 Nxe5 8.Qe2 Qe7 9.Be3 Nxd3+ 10.Qxd3 Qe4.

  1. 2.d4 Reply · Yagiz Kaan Erdogmus's games A common reply here is 2.d4. At top level, this comes up about 67% of the time.
  2. 2…d5 Your move · Yagiz Kaan Erdogmus's games Yagiz Kaan Erdogmus played 2…d5 in 30 games, scoring 63%.
  3. 3.exd5 Reply · Yagiz Kaan Erdogmus's games A common reply here is 3.exd5. At top level, this comes up about 16% of the time.
  4. 3…cxd5 Your move · Yagiz Kaan Erdogmus's games Yagiz Kaan Erdogmus played 3…cxd5 in 7 games, scoring 86%.
  5. 4.Bd3 Reply · Yagiz Kaan Erdogmus's games A common reply here is 4.Bd3.
  6. 4…Nc6 Your move · Yagiz Kaan Erdogmus's games Yagiz Kaan Erdogmus played 4…Nc6 in 4 games, scoring 100%.
  7. 5.c3 Reply · Yagiz Kaan Erdogmus's games A common reply here is 5.c3.
  8. 5…Nf6 Your move · Yagiz Kaan Erdogmus's games Yagiz Kaan Erdogmus played 5…Nf6 in 3 games, scoring 100%.
  9. 6.h3 Reply · Yagiz Kaan Erdogmus's games A common reply here is 6.h3.
  10. 6…e5 Your move · Yagiz Kaan Erdogmus's games Yagiz Kaan Erdogmus played 6…e5 in 2 games, scoring 100%.
  11. 7.dxe5 Reply · Top-50 players In the other top players' games, a common reply here is 7.dxe5.
  12. 7…Nxe5 Your move · Stockfish The games give no move to follow here, so this is Stockfish's choice.
  13. 8.Qe2 Reply · Top-50 players In the other top players' games, a common reply here is 8.Qe2.
  14. 8…Qe7 Your move · Stockfish The games give no move to follow here, so this is Stockfish's choice.
  15. 9.Be3 Reply · Top-50 players In the other top players' games, a common reply here is 9.Be3.
  16. 9…Nxd3+ Your move · Stockfish The games give no move to follow here, so this is Stockfish's choice.
  17. 10.Qxd3 Reply · Top-50 players In the other top players' games, a common reply here is 10.Qxd3.
  18. 10…Qe4 Your move · Stockfish The games give no move to follow here, so this is Stockfish's choice.

Questions about this course

How does Yagiz Kaan Erdogmus play the Caro-Kann?
After 1.e4 c6, Yagiz Kaan Erdogmus's most common line is 2.d4 d5 3.exd5 cxd5 4.Bd3 Nc6 5.c3 Nf6 6.h3 e5 7.dxe5 Nxe5 8.Qe2 Qe7 9.Be3 Nxd3+ 10.Qxd3 Qe4. At top level it comes up about 16% of the time.
Is this Yagiz Kaan Erdogmus's course?
No. ChessDrills builds it automatically from Yagiz Kaan Erdogmus's public Chess.com blitz games.
What is this Caro-Kann course based on?
46 of Yagiz Kaan Erdogmus's Chess.com blitz games in the Caro-Kann Defense as Black, against opponents with an average rating of 3,050. Yagiz Kaan Erdogmus scored 65% in them.
How many lines does the course have?
15 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 Yagiz Kaan Erdogmus?
GM Yagiz Kaan Erdogmus was ranked number 14 on the Chess.com blitz leaderboard with a rating of 3,264 when this course was built.