The Caro-Kann with 2.Nc3 arises after 1.e4 c6 2.Nc3. ECO code: B10.

White develops the knight before d4. After 2...d5 3.Nf3, the Two Knights Variation arises, employed by Bobby Fischer in his youth. The position often transposes into standard Caro-Kann lines after 3.d4, or can take an independent course.