Chess Openings: Caro Kann
Sunday, August 8th, 2010 at
11:04 pm
The Caro Kann is one of the most popular openings for black against the common e4 move from white. Black looks to play c6 with the idea of immediately playing d5 next, attacking the e4 pawn. This defense is one of the few moves that is thought to be not only equal for black in the main line but many times advantageous as black reaches a better pawn structure in the end game. www.thechesswebsite.com Chess Software used in the video can be found at http and www.chessok.com
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good video, thanks for the help!
I must diasagree with what you said about the panov variation of the Caro kahn. After the exchange of pawns white plays c4 and gets a very active position. Many times white gets an isolated d pawn but has compensation in the open c and e files. It is a variation that has been played by the english grandmaster Michael Adams.
I miss the Intro Music!!! Nice vid!!!
yeah i know. it’ll come back. I’m working on a cool intro video. Hopefully it’ll be up soon. I need to find a cool programmer that know how to do cool vids.
6:44. Yes it’s good to know about it, but it’d be even better if we knew why it was dangerous (what are the traps?) =). I’m guessing it may involve … Qh5 or Qf3?
Yeah, sadly youtube only gives me 10 minutes for videos so I can only say soo much but I will try in future to get in as much as possible. Thanks for feedback.
i dont like very much that opening because many of my oponents play 3.E5 and a cant open my game as i like.
what is the best move is this situation?
euh with out insult you u forget the panov variation who i think is the best variation for white. panov= after the exchange white play c4 and it is tranpose into a kind of queen’s gambit
This is good for starters. I’m a starter, btw.
1.e4 c6
2.d4 d5
3.Nc3 dxe4
4.Nxe4 Bf5
5.Ng3 Bg6
6.Nf3 – how do you respond? (3:18 what if white Nf3 instead)If you do somthing lke Nd7 white will Nh4 forcing the exchange of bishop and knight if black play e6 instead the knight will go to e5 trading the knight for bishop again if h6 first then black will fall behind in development
i dont like the variation 3….Nd7 because the bishop on c8 will be bad, i like variations…3…Bf5 and 3….Nf6
@holyheII i will play Nd7. Nh4 would be bad since you are moving the same piece twice and black will capture with hxg6, opening the h file and black can castle queenside
But what if 2.nf3 I run into this alot against people on my team and I always win but am always looking for a solid line is there a variation you can suggest
after black moves the first bishop to f5, what if white moves queen to f3?
i think im going to try this. lately ive been playing the french but i dont like how it blocks in the light squared bishop and how it often takes a long time to castle which leaves my king open to attack and can make it so i have to do awkward moves. and you can only castle king side.
At 3:35, would it not be better to move the pawn to h5, to stop the white pawn advancing?
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There is a chess tourny at my school and my friend always beats me if he starts. He always does e4 and im wondering what would be your best idea of defence.
He is very greedy for pieces which is how i sometimes win.
Also, can you make a video (if you dont already have one for it) for the Tori/Colley which starts with D4 to make a spear head with all your pieces with in it.
Another great vid!
is there any lesson on panov-botvinik
What would you do if in the beginning instead of white developing his knight he pushed the e pawn again. This happens to me a lot in game and I was wondering how I can combat it. It really hurts the development of my bishops and knights.
After hearing you talk about the advantages of eventually playing e6 on the main line, you suggest Bg6 as a retreat after white attacks with Ng3. Why not play e6 there, defending? Is Nxf5 exf5 bad for black? Thanks.
Bishops at D or D 3 is almost never good with a pawn behind it. It costs a move and initiative. Q-B3 you say? FOR WHAT? K-D7 is not good. It makes an assumption of trade. The opponent can leave it and inhibit development. That makes the bishop a dork and the King trapped. Larson opens the file but unless F3 is moved immediately you have a crippling disadvantage. E5 is a good move! The forward pawn becomes a serious problem from black.
D4-D5 is not the move for responce to the forward pawn. It is best to close out the side and defend holding the advantage of position and inhibiting development of the opponent. Moving the pwn out of the center is a negative.
why wouold black move back his bishop instead of defending it with the king pawn?
1e4 c6 2.d4 d5 3.Nc3 g6!