Answers.Body: <p>It is unclear when it originated, but the normal variation started in 1886. The first recorded game I could find using it is in 1908.</p>
  <p>Source:<a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Caro%E2%80%93Kann_Defence#" rel="nofollow noreferrer">Wikipedia</a></p>
  
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Answers.Body: <p>This is the first game in 1908 I found when searched in the Mega Database. After that there were games in 1922, 1923 played by Bogoljubow, Tarrasch and Capablanca</p>
  <pre><code>[FEN &quot;&quot;]
  [Event &quot;Lasker Emanuel tour sim&quot;]
  [Site &quot;Netherlands&quot;]
  [Date &quot;1908.??.??&quot;]
  [Round &quot;?&quot;]
  [White &quot;Lasker, Emanuel&quot;]
  [Black &quot;Radsheer&quot;]
  [Result &quot;1-0&quot;]
  [ECO &quot;B11&quot;]
  [PlyCount &quot;21&quot;]
  [EventDate &quot;1908.??.??&quot;]
  [EventType &quot;simul&quot;]
  [EventRounds &quot;1&quot;]
  [EventCountry &quot;NED&quot;]
  [SourceTitle &quot;EXT 2001&quot;]
  [Source &quot;ChessBase&quot;]
  [SourceDate &quot;2000.11.22&quot;]
  
  1. e4 c6 2. Nc3 d5 3. Nf3 dxe4 4. Nxe4 Bf5 5. Ng3 Bg6 6. h4 h6 7. Ne5 Bh7 8.
  Qh5 g6 9. Bc4 e6 10. Qe2 Bg7 11. Nxf7 1-0
  </code></pre>
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Body: <p>It starts with <strong>1. e4 c6 2. Nc3 d5 3. Nf3</strong>. I checked the 1984 edition of <em>The Oxford Companion to Chess</em>, and all it said was that it was popular in the 1950s. Any information would be valuable to me.</p>
  <pre><code>[Title &quot;Caro-kann - Two Knights variation&quot;]
  [FEN &quot;&quot;]
  [StartPly &quot;5&quot;]
  
  1. e4 c6 2. Nc3 d5 3. Nf3
  </code></pre>
  
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Comments.Text: Not sure about the two knights variation in particular, but heres an article outlining a more general history. https://www.chess.com/article/view/the-caro-kann-a-history
Comments.UserDisplayName: brekker
Tags: <opening><history><caro-kann>
Title: What is the origin of the Caro-Kann Two Knights Variation?
ThreadText: # What is the origin of the Caro-Kann Two Knights Variation?
  
  (Asked by: username_0 on 2023-03-06)
  
  It starts with **1. e4 c6 2. Nc3 d5 3. Nf3**. I checked the 1984 edition of *The Oxford Companion to Chess*, and all it said was that it was popular in the 1950s. Any information would be valuable to me.
  
  ```
  [Title "Caro-kann - Two Knights variation"]
  [FEN ""]
  [StartPly "5"]
  
  1. e4 c6 2. Nc3 d5 3. Nf3
  
  ```
  
  **Tags:** opening, history, caro-kann
  
  > **Comments:**
  > **username_1**: Not sure about the two knights variation in particular, but heres an article outlining a more general history. https://www.chess.com/article/view/the-caro-kann-a-history  
  
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  ## 2 answers
  
  ### Answer by username_2 on 2023-05-04. Score: 3 | Accepted answer
  
  It is unclear when it originated, but the normal variation started in 1886. The first recorded game I could find using it is in 1908.
  
  Source:[Wikipedia](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Caro%E2%80%93Kann_Defence#)
  
  
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  ### Answer by username_3 on 2023-05-07. Score: 0
  
  This is the first game in 1908 I found when searched in the Mega Database. After that there were games in 1922, 1923 played by Bogoljubow, Tarrasch and Capablanca
  
  ```
  [FEN ""]
  [Event "Lasker Emanuel tour sim"]
  [Site "Netherlands"]
  [Date "1908.??.??"]
  [Round "?"]
  [White "Lasker, Emanuel"]
  [Black "Radsheer"]
  [Result "1-0"]
  [ECO "B11"]
  [PlyCount "21"]
  [EventDate "1908.??.??"]
  [EventType "simul"]
  [EventRounds "1"]
  [EventCountry "NED"]
  [SourceTitle "EXT 2001"]
  [Source "ChessBase"]
  [SourceDate "2000.11.22"]
  
  1. e4 c6 2. Nc3 d5 3. Nf3 dxe4 4. Nxe4 Bf5 5. Ng3 Bg6 6. h4 h6 7. Ne5 Bh7 8.
  Qh5 g6 9. Bc4 e6 10. Qe2 Bg7 11. Nxf7 1-0
  
  ```
  
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