Opening · played as White

Caro-Kann: White's Advance

How to meet 1...c6 as White: 3.e5 grabs space and 4.h4 goes straight at the light-squared bishop. This is the White side, for playing the Caro-Kann as Black, see the Caro-Kann Defense course.

A position this opening is aiming for.

You play
White
Variations covered
50

The main line

1.e4 c6 2.d4 d5 3.e5 Bf5 4.Be2 e6 5.Nf3 c5 6.c3 Nc6 7.O-O Bg6 8.Be3 cxd4

Some of the variations

…and 44 more in the trainer.

Train it

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Open Caro-Kann: White's Advance