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Caro-Kann Defense · As Black · updated October 2026

Play the Caro-Kann like Liem Le

A Caro-Kann repertoire built from 93 of Liem Le's public Chess.com blitz games. At every position you play the move Liem Le chose most often. Where Liem Le 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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  • Liem Le was #38 in Chess.com blitz in October 2026 (3,209) and scored 74% against opponents averaging 2,772 in these games.
  • You play Liem Le's own move in 37 of 40 positions.
  • The whole course is free, and it is updated monthly.

Free · first 5 lines need no account

Blitz rank

#38

Chess.com

Rating

3,209

Games

93

in this opening

Score

74%

in these games

Opponents

2,772

average rating

More about Liem Le

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 10 moves

Lines to learn

  1. Line 1 · 8% at top level

    2.d4 d5 3.e5 Bf5 4.h4 h5 5.Bd3 Bxd3 6.Qxd3 Qa5+

  2. Line 2 · 8% at top level

    2.d4 d5 3.Nd2 dxe4 4.Nxe4 Bf5 5.Ng3 Bg6

  3. Line 3 · 7% at top level

    2.Nf3 d5 3.d3 dxe4 4.dxe4 Qxd1+ 5.Kxd1 Nf6 6.Nbd2 g6

  4. Line 4 · 6% at top level

    2.d4 d5 3.Nc3 dxe4 4.Nxe4 Bf5 5.Ng3 Bg6 6.h4 h6 7.Nf3 e6 8.Ne5 Bh7 9.Bd3 Bxd3 10.Qxd3 Nd7

  5. Line 5 · 5% at top level

    2.d4 d5 3.exd5 cxd5 4.c4 Nf6 5.Nc3 Nc6 6.Nf3 a6

  6. Line 6 · 5% at top level

    2.Nc3 d5 3.Nf3 Nf6 4.e5 Ne4 5.Ne2 Qb6 6.d4 e6 7.Ng3 c5 8.Bd3 Nxg3 9.fxg3 cxd4 10.O-O Nc6

  7. Line 7 · 5% at top level

    2.d4 d5 3.e5 Bf5 4.Nf3 e6 5.Be2 c5 6.Be3 cxd4

  8. Line 8 · 5% at top level

    2.d4 d5 3.e5 Bf5 4.Nf3 e6 5.Be2 c5 6.O-O Nc6

  9. Line 9 · 5% at top level

    2.d4 d5 3.exd5 cxd5 4.Bd3 Nc6 5.c3 Qc7 6.Ne2 Bg4 7.O-O e6

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

Liem Le's main line in the Caro-Kann, move by move

The most common line at top level: 2.d4 d5 3.e5 Bf5 4.h4 h5 5.Bd3 Bxd3 6.Qxd3 Qa5+.

  1. 2.d4 Reply · Liem Le's games A common reply here is 2.d4. At top level, this comes up about 69% of the time.
  2. 2…d5 Your move · Liem Le's games Liem Le played 2…d5 in 64 games, scoring 73%.
  3. 3.e5 Reply · Liem Le's games A common reply here is 3.e5. At top level, this comes up about 27% of the time.
  4. 3…Bf5 Your move · Liem Le's games Liem Le played 3…Bf5 in 25 games, scoring 78%.
  5. 4.h4 Reply · Liem Le's games A common reply here is 4.h4. At top level, this comes up about 11% of the time.
  6. 4…h5 Your move · Liem Le's games Liem Le played 4…h5 in 8 games, scoring 88%.
  7. 5.Bd3 Reply · Liem Le's games A common reply here is 5.Bd3. At top level, this comes up about 8% of the time.
  8. 5…Bxd3 Your move · Liem Le's games Liem Le played 5…Bxd3 in 6 games, scoring 83%.
  9. 6.Qxd3 Reply · Liem Le's games A common reply here is 6.Qxd3.
  10. 6…Qa5+ Your move · Liem Le's games Liem Le played 6…Qa5+ in 4 games, scoring 75%.

Questions about this course

How does Liem Le play the Caro-Kann?
After 1.e4 c6, Liem Le's most common line is 2.d4 d5 3.e5 Bf5 4.h4 h5 5.Bd3 Bxd3 6.Qxd3 Qa5+. At top level it comes up about 8% of the time.
Is this Liem Le's course?
No. ChessDrills builds it automatically from Liem Le's public Chess.com blitz games.
What is this Caro-Kann course based on?
93 of Liem Le's Chess.com blitz games in the Caro-Kann Defense as Black, against opponents with an average rating of 2,772. Liem Le scored 74% in them.
How many lines does the course have?
9 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 Liem Le?
GM Liem Le was ranked number 38 on the Chess.com blitz leaderboard with a rating of 3,209 when this course was built.