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 B10-19: Caro-Kann Opening 1.e4 c6 2.c4The move order to designate the Caro-Kann is 1.e4 c6 2.d4 The usual continuation is 2...d5 followed by 3.Nc3 (the Classical Variation), 3.Nd2 (the Modern Variation), 3.exd5 (the Exchange Variation), or 3.e5 (the Advance Variation). The last variation seems to be the Favorite of Karpov who is a leading practitioner of the Caro-Kann defense. A great game of interest is Garry Kasparov vs Anatoli Karpov, SuperGM 2001 at Linares, Caro-Kann Defense: Advance Variation. Van der Wiel Attack (B12) · 1-0 1. e4 c6 2. d4 d5 3. e5 Bf5 4. Nc3 e6 5. g4 Bg6 6. Nge2 Ne7 7. Nf4 c5 8. dxc5 Nd7 9. h4 Nxe5 10. Bg2 h5 11. Qe2 N7c6 12. Nxg6 Nxg6 13. Bg5 Be7 14. gxh5 Nf8 15. Nb5 Nd7 16. h6 Nxc5 17. Bf4 Kf8 18. hxg7+ Kxg7 19. O-O-O Kf8 20. Kb1 a6 21. Nc7 Rc8 22. Bxd5 exd5 23. Rxd5 Qxc7 24. Bxc7 Rxc7 25. Rf5 Rd7 26. c3 f6 27. Rg1 Nd8 28. Qg4 Ke8 29. Rh5 Rf8 30. Rxc5 Bxc5 31. Qh5+ 1-0 |
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kittening 31-Oct-11, 03:48 |
Another couple of tricky to variations to watch out for are the Fantasy variation recently played by Women's World Champion Yifan Hou, 1.e4 c6 2.d4 d5 3.f3 And a strange system that was showed to me by an FM strength friend in England is 1.e4 c6 2.Nc3 d5 3.Qf3 |
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Caro-Kann They cover the Panov Attack 1.e4 c6 2.d4 d5 3.exd5 cxd5 4.c4. The Steiner System 1.e4 c6 2.c4 d5 3.exd5 cxd5 4.cxd5. The Advance Variation 1.e4 c6 2.d4 d5 3.e5 Bf5 The Nimzovich System 1.e4 c6 2.d4 d5 3.Nc3 dxe4 4.Nxe4 Nf6 5.Nxf6+ gxf6 The Nimzovich System 1.e4 c6 2.d4 d5 3.Nc3 dxe4 4.Nxe4 Nf6 5.Nxf6+ exf6 The Classic System 1.e4 c6 2.d4 d5 3.Nc3 dxc4 Nxe4 4.Bf5 The Petrosian-Smyslov System 1.e4 c6 2.d4 d5 3.Nc3 dxe4 4.Nxe4 Nd7 Here is a Caro-Kann game that I lost to brigadecommander who is a very strong player & someone that I truly enjoy playing.  game
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Caro-Kann Vladimir Kramnik vs Peter Leko 1. e4 {(Notes by GM Ray Keene.) Kramnik, the defending world champion, scored a brilliant victory in the 14th and final game; Peter Leko resigned after 41 moves when faced with checkmate. This is only the third time in the entire history of the World Championship that the defending champion has saved his title by winning in the final game. The game itself was a jewel of controlled aggression. Despite consistent exchanges throughout the game, Kramnik maintained an iron grip on the position and ultimately blasted his way into the black camp via the dark squares. Taking no account of material sacrifices it was Kramnik’s king that dealt the fatal blow when it marched right into the heart of the opposing position. This outstanding game, the best of the match, recalled the classic fifth game won by Petrosian against Botvinnik in 1963 when a similarly epic king march in an endgame brought White a classic victory. "I had to give everything, especially at the end, to win against such an opponent. Peter Leko is an incredible defender. For me it was more difficult than my match against Kasparov in the year 2000", said Kramnik after the game. Leko said in conclusion: "It was a very hard fight. In the end, it was not enough for me to win the title. I'm disappointed, but I'm looking forward to the future. I'm 25 years old, and I hope to get a new chance to become world champion." } c6 {Leko is not averse to repeating the main lines of the Caro-Kann.} 2. d4 d5 3. e5 {By contrast, Kramnik must seek sharper paths. This move, favoured by Nimzowitsch, Tal and Short, is ideal for a must-win situation, since it locks pawn formations and avoids premature exchanges.} Bf5 4. h4 {Nimzowitsch liked this 3 e5 variation and would play here 4 Bd3. His most famous game with this line is sadly a loss, a magnificent manoeuvring game against Capablanca from New York 1927. The most common alternative these days is 4 Nc3, as played for example by Kasparov in a drastic win over Karpov at Linares 2001, which continued 4...e6 5 g4 Bg6 6 Nge2 Ne7 7 Nf4 c5 8 dxc5 Nd7 9 h4 Nxe5 10 Bg2 h5 11 Qe2 N7c6 12 Nxg6 Nxg6 13 Bg5 Be7 14 gxh5 Nf8 15 Nb5 Nd7 16 h6. The latest try for Black is 4 Nc3 a5!? as in Sebag-Chiburdanidze, FIDE WCh Women KO, Elista 2004. Black won in 33 moves after 5 Be3 a4 6 a3 Qb6 7 Rb1 Qa5 8 g4 Bd7 9 Bg2 e6 10 Nge2 c5 11 0–0 Nc6 12 f4 h5. This 4 h4 line was tested repeatedly in the Tal-Botvinnik WCC match, Moscow 1961, with generally favourable results for Black. The paths they followed are retraced below.} 4...h6 {4...h5 may be preferable, after which Tal tried 5 Ne2 e6 6 Ng3 g6 7 Nxf5 gxf5 8 c4 c5 9 cxd5 Qxd5 but only drew their 14th game from 1961.} 5. g4 {Instead 5 Ne2 is possible and in their 20th game 5 e6 6 Ng3 Ne7 7 Nc3 Nd7 8 Be3 Bh7 9 Bd3 Bxd3 10 cxd3 h5 led to a marathon struggle and another draw.} 5...Bd7 {It looks more natural to retreat the bishop along the b1-h7 diagonal, but, in that case, Black has to reckon with the dangerous pawn sac e5-e6.} 6. Nd2 {This looks like a new move. In the 10th Tal-Botvinnik game from 1961, we saw 6 h5 c5 7 c3 Nc6 8 Bh3 e6 9 Be3 Qb6 10 Qb3 cxd4 11 Qxb6 axb6 12 cxd4 Na5 and Black won in 42; while the 18 th game followed the course 6 c3 c5 7 Bg2 e6 8 Ne2 Bb5 9 Na3 Bxe2 10 Qxe2 cxd4 11 cxd4 Bxa3 12 bxa3 Nc6 and Black won again. However, Tal persisted with this line, and in Tal-Pachman, Bled 1961, he finally won after launching an attack following 7... e6 8 f4 Qb6 9 Nf3 Nc6 10 Na3 cxd4 11 cxd4 O-O-O 12 Nc2 Kb8 13 Bd3 Nge7 14 Rb1 Na5 15 Bd2 Rc8 16 b4.} 6...c5 {Black has one way to free himself before White's pawns begin to exert a fatal grip.} 7 dxc5 e6 8. Nb3 Bxc5 {A small combination that regains his pawn, but at the cost of trading his dark squared bishop. 9...Qc7 would doubtless transpose, but this is more forcing.} 9. Nxc5 Qa5+ 10. c3 Qxc5 11. Nf3 Ne7 12. Bd3 Nbc6 13.Be3 Qa5 14. Qd2 {The tone of play for the middlegame is set -- Black's position is resilient, but White has a promising future on the central dark squares. Fritz now wanted to try the line-opening gambit 14...d4!?, but no human player would yet regard such drastic measures as necessary. (It's a mark of how far computer programs have advanced that Fritz makes this dynamic choice.)} Ng6 15. Bd4 {Accepting some exchanges, but White's dark square grip persists. In contrast, 15 Bxg6 gives black too much counterplay along the half-open f-file.} Nxd4 16.cxd4 Qxd2+ 17.Kxd2 Nf4 18.Rac1 {From now on, White's play is direct and brutal. I would have played Bf1 and followed it with Ke3. Kramnik has no truck with such sophisticated nuances and goes directly for the jugular.} h5 {And here I would have left Black's king's-side pawns severely alone and traded on d3. After 18...Nxd3 19 Kxd3 Ke7 20 Rc7 Rab8 followed by ...Rhc8, I believe Black could withstand the onslaught from White, though it must be admitted that White's knight will always be superior to Black's bishop.} 19. Rhg1 {19 g5 is possible instead, but Kramnik is all for open lines.} Bc6 20.gxh5 Nxh5 21.b4 a6 22.a4 {An admirable display of energy, but, after 22...Bxa4 23 Rc7 Bb5 24 Rxb7 O-O, Black reduces the tension and gains counterplay. Taking the pawn could even be dangerous for White after 25 Bxb5 axb5 26 Rxb5 Ra2+. For this reason, I prefer 22 Ke3 restricting Black's knight, and if 22...O-O then 23 Rg5 g6 24 Rcg1 Ng7 25 h5! or if 24...Kh8 25 Bxg6! fxg6 26 Rxg6 Rf7 27 Ng5 and wins.} Kd8 {? Leko exhibits an alarming tendency towards a bunker mentality. After this passive move, Black is strangled in the style of his hero Petrosian or of Nimzowitsch, the arch-blockader and early prophet of 3 e5 against the Caro-Kann.} 23. Ng5 Be8 24.b5 Nf4 {Clearing the a-file merely offers White a further avenue of attack after 24...axb5 25 axb5 Ra3 26 Ra1!} 25.b6 {Creating a terrible outpost on c7 for his rook. Black must prevent such an invasion at all costs.} Nxd3 26.Kxd3 Rc8 27.Rxc8+ Kxc8 28.Rc1+ Bc6 {Black has plugged one path for White's forces but more soon open. Black, we soon see, is fatally debilitated on the central dark square complex.} 29.Nxf7 Rxh4 30.Nd6+ Kd8 31.Rg1 Rh3+ {Passive defence is hopeless, so Black tries to clear off as many white pawns as he can. } 32.Ke2 Ra3 33.Rxg7 Rxa4 34.f4 {!! The decisive coup. White's small but highly efficient army is ready to concentrate its powers and deal the death blow. If now 34...Rxd4, then 35 f5 exf5 36 e6 Re4+ 37 Nxe4 fxe4 38 Rc7, threatening Rxc6, and if 37...Bb5+, 38 Ke3 when Black's b-pawn is doomed and White's king penetrates.} Ra2+ 35.Kf3 Ra3+ 36.Kg4 Rd3 37.f5 {The same theme. The way White's king now takes the Black fortress by storm with just rook and knight against rook and bishop reminds me strongly of the epic king march and superlative conclusion of game 5 from the Petrosian-Botvinnik WCC match, Moscow 1963.} Rxd4+ 38.Kg5 exf5 39.Kf6 Rg4 40.Rc7 Rh4 41.Nf7+ {Black resigns since 41...Ke8 42 Rc8+ Kd7 43 Rd8 is 'mate. A jewel of a game and a sublime atonement for the sins of omission in some previous games of this match. Now compare the celebrated king march by Petrosian that doubtless provided inspiration for Kramnik as he conducted his final onslaught. } 1-0 |
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"The Caro Can't" 1. e4 c6 2. d4 d5 3. Nd2 dxe4 4. Nxe4 Bf5 5. Ng3 Bg6 6. h4 h6 7. Nf3 Nd7 8. h5 Bh7 9. Bd3 Bxd3 10. Qxd3 e6 11. Bf4 Qa5+ 12. Bd2 Qc7 13. O-O-O Ngf6 14. Ne4 O-O-O 15. g3 Nxe4 16. Qxe4 Bd6 17. Kb1 Rhe8 18. Qh7 Rg8 19. c4 c5 20. d5 Nf6 21. Qc2 exd5 22. cxd5 Qd7 23. Bc3 Rde8 24. Bxf6 gxf6 25. Qd3 f5 26. Nd2 b5 27. Rhe1 Kb8 28. Qc3 Rxe1 29. Rxe1 c4 30. Nf3 f4 31. g4 Bc7 32. Qd4 Qxg4 33. Qe4 Qxh5 34. Nd4 Qg6 1/2-1/2 For me, the fascinating revelation in these Caro-Kann games is Kramnik's opening brilliance and understandings. As early as move three in the last game, Kramnik changed to another line with 3.e5 instead of his first game's move, 3.Nd2. He then defeated Leko! So, what a discovery to look at your opponent's opening and attempt a combative response! If you are interested in a brief PGN of the game that Charles detailed, here it is: 1. e4 e5 2. Nf3 Nc6 3. Bb5 a6 4. Ba4 Nf6 5. O-O Be7 6. Re1 b5 7. Bb3 O-O 8. c3 d5 9. exd5 Nxd5 10. Nxe5 Nxe5 11. Rxe5 c6 12. d4 Bd6 13. Re1 Qh4 14. g3 Qh3 15. Re4 g5 16. Qf1 Qh5 17. Nd2 Bf5 18. f3 Nf6 19. Re1 Rae8 20. Rxe8 Rxe8 21. a4 Qg6 22. axb5 Bd3 23. Qf2 Re2 24. Qxe2 Bxe2 25. bxa6 Qd3 26. Kf2 Bxf3 27. Nxf3 Ne4+ 28. Ke1 Nxc3 29. bxc3 Qxc3+ 30. Kf2 Qxa1 31. a7 h6 32. h4 g4 0-1 However, Charles has recorded the well annotated second game of this Caro-Kann Defense...it deserves your attention if this is a defense you want to employ! |
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Tha Advance Variation by Nigel Short [B12] Short-Adams, Groningen 1997. 1. e4 c6 2. d4 d5 3. e5 Bf5 4. Nf3 e6 5. a3 Nd7 6. c4 dxc4 7. Bxc4 Nb6 8. Bb3 Ne7 9. O-O Ned5 10. Re1 Be7 11. Nbd2 O-O |
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