Opening · played as Black
Caro-Kann Defense
A Caro-Kann built around the c-pawn breaks, Black's freeing ...c5 in the Advance, and the Panov-Botvinnik c4/c5 structures. Solid, with active piece play. 18 lines.
A position this opening is aiming for.
- You play
- Black
- Variations covered
- 50
The main line
1.e4 c6 2.d4 d5 3.e5 c5 4.dxc5 Nc6 5.Nf3 Bg4 6.Bb5 e6 7.O-O Bxf3 8.Qxf3
Some of the variations
- 1.e4 c6 2.d4 d5 3.e5 c5 4.dxc5 Nc6 5.Nf3 Bg4 6.Bb5 e6 7.O-O Bxf3
- 1.e4 c6 2.d4 d5 3.e5 c5 4.dxc5 e6 5.Be3 Nd7 6.c3 Ne7 7.Nf3
- 1.e4 c6 2.d4 d5 3.e5 c5 4.Nf3 Nc6 5.Bb5 Qb6 6.Bxc6+ Qxc6 7.O-O Bg4
- 1.e4 c6 2.d4 d5 3.e5 c5 4.c3 Nc6 5.Nf3 Bg4 6.Be2 e6 7.O-O Qb6
- 1.e4 c6 2.d4 d5 3.e5 c5 4.dxc5 Nc6 5.Bb5 e6 6.Be3 Nge7 7.c3 Ng6
- 1.e4 c6 2.d4 d5 3.e5 Bf5 4.Nf3 e6 5.Be2 c5 6.Be3 Qb6 7.Nc3 Nc6
…and 44 more in the trainer.
Train it
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