Icannos/chess_studies huggingface dataset:
[Event " Ruy Lopez : The Ruy Lopez: Closed, Breyer"]
[Site "https://lichess.org/study/xlbaCwXP/448e8760"]
[Date "????.??.??"]
[Round "?"]
[White "?"]
[Black "?"]
[Result "*"]
[Annotator "https://lichess.org/@/ChessStudyCreator"]
[ECO "?"]
[FEN "r1bq1rk1/2p1bppp/p1np1n2/1p2p3/4P3/1BP2N1P/PP1P1PP1/RNBQR1K1 b Qq - 3 3"]
[Opening "?"]
[SetUp "1"]
[UTCDate "2022.05.31"]
[UTCTime "08:57:09"]
[Variant "Standard"]

{ In this chapter we will be studying the Breyer defense from black, which starts after Nb8. This move is not setting up the pieces for the next game. It is going for c5, and controlling more squares. } 3... Nb8 { Remember your plans from chapter one?
those will come in handy now. [%csl Rb8,Yc5][%cal Rc6b8,Yc7c5] } 4. d4 { [%csl Gd4][%cal Gd2d4] } 4... Nbd7 { Continue with the development of the b knight, develop pieces, and start an attack. Black will soon push for c5, and start an attack as well. The Ruy Lopez is a very dynamic game for both Black and White.
Go to the next chapter to learn even more! :) [%csl Rd7,Rc5,Bd2,Bf1,Bg3][%cal Rb8d7,Rc7c5,Bb1d2,Bd2f1,Bf1g3] } *
[Event " Ruy Lopez : The Ruy Lopez: Closed, Chigorin Defence"]
[Site "https://lichess.org/study/xlbaCwXP/Wn3RaAHH"]
[Date "????.??.??"]
[Round "?"]
[White "?"]
[Black "?"]
[Result "*"]
[Annotator "https://lichess.org/@/ChessStudyCreator"]
[ECO "?"]
[FEN "r1bq1rk1/2p1bppp/p1np1n2/1p2p3/4P3/1BP2N1P/PP1P1PP1/RNBQR1K1 b Qq - 3 3"]
[Opening "?"]
[SetUp "1"]
[UTCDate "2022.05.31"]
[UTCTime "08:57:09"]
[Variant "Standard"]

{ Black can also play Na5, which will become a threat to our poor bishop :( } 3... Na5 { Move your Bishop [%csl Ra5,Yb3][%cal Rc6a5,Ya5b3] } 4. Bc2 { [%csl Gc2][%cal Gb3c2] } 4... c5 { That was what Na5 was about. Now, black is controlling more space with the c pawn, and soon is going to play Nc6. Continue your plans that I have given you in the second chapter, and you should be fine. This is a great start by you. A nice solid foundation to build up upon.
Go to the next chapter to learn about the Caro Variation, which is quite different from all these variations I have been giving you. [%csl Rc5][%cal Rc7c5] } *
[Event " Ruy Lopez : The Ruy Lopez: Caro Variation"]
[Site "https://lichess.org/study/xlbaCwXP/MrdAFQE7"]
[Date "????.??.??"]
[Round "?"]
[White "?"]
[Black "?"]
[Result "*"]
[Annotator "https://lichess.org/@/ChessStudyCreator"]
[ECO "C70"]
[FEN "r1bqkbnr/pppp1ppp/2n5/1B2p3/4P3/5N2/PPPP1PPP/RNBQK2R b KQkq - 0 1"]
[Opening "Ruy Lopez: Morphy Defense, Caro Variation"]
[SetUp "1"]
[UTCDate "2022.05.31"]
[UTCTime "08:57:09"]
[Variant "Standard"]

{ we back on the 4th move, aren't we? } 1... a6 { what to do?? [%csl Ra6][%cal Ra7a6] } 2. Ba4 { [%csl Ga4][%cal Gb5a4] } 2... b5 { This time, black goes after our bishop. [%csl Rb5][%cal Rb7b5] } 3. Bb3 { Now, black is going for fast development since your bishop on b3 wasted so much time going out and back. However, now you will attack, since black is at least 3-4 moves away from castling. Now, you will castle and get your king safe, and you will have a pleasant position, also a solid foundation or starting point to build an attack upon.
In the next chapter, we will be looking at the Marshall Attack from black. [%csl Gb3,Bf7][%cal Ga4b3,Bb3f7] } *
[Event " Ruy Lopez : Le Marshall Attack"]
[Site "https://lichess.org/study/xlbaCwXP/X9gopUnM"]
[Date "????.??.??"]
[Round "?"]
[White "?"]
[Black "?"]
[Result "*"]
[Annotator "https://lichess.org/@/ChessStudyCreator"]
[ECO "C89"]
[Opening "Ruy Lopez: Marshall Attack, Modern Variation"]
[UTCDate "2022.05.31"]
[UTCTime "08:57:09"]
[Variant "Standard"]

{ Please tell me you remembered the moves... } 1. e4 { [%csl Ge4][%cal Ge2e4] } 1... e5 { [%csl Re5][%cal Re7e5] } 2. Nf3 { [%csl Gf3][%cal Gg1f3] } 2... Nc6 { [%csl Rc6][%cal Rb8c6] } 3. Bb5 { [%csl Gb5,Bc6][%cal Gf1b5,Bb5c6] } 3... a6 { [%csl Ra6,Yb5][%cal Ra7a6,Ya6b5] } 4. Ba4 Nf6 { [%csl Rf6][%cal Rg8f6] } 5. O-O { [%csl Gg1][%cal Ge1g1] } 5... Be7 { [%csl Re7][%cal Rf8e7] } 6. Re1 { [%csl Ge1][%cal Gf1e1] } 6... b5 { [%csl Rb5,Ya4][%cal Rb7b5,Yb5a4] } 7. Bb3 { [%csl Gb3][%cal Ga4b3] } 7... O-O { [%csl Rg8][%cal Re8g8] } 8. c3 { Black can now pull the trigger on the Marshall Gambit, sacrificing a pawn to quickly activate all her/his pieces while stripping the White kingside of defenders.
The attack by black starts with black sacrificing a pawn in the center boldly, with the move d5. [%csl Gc3][%cal Gc2c3] } 8... d5 { Now can't decline, only 1 option... [%csl Rd5][%cal Rd7d5] } 9. exd5 { Yes you are very smart indeed. [%csl Gd5][%cal Ge4d5] } 9... Nxd5 { oh no, lets take the e5 pawn [%csl Rd5][%cal Rf6d5] } 10. Nxe5 { [%csl Ge5][%cal Gf3e5] } 10... Nxe5 { Take the knight [%csl Re5][%cal Rc6e5] } 11. Rxe5 { [%csl Ge5][%cal Ge1e5] } 11... c6 { Play Bxd5 :) [%csl Rc6][%cal Rc7c6] } 12. Bxd5 { [%csl Gd5][%cal Gb3d5] } ( 12. d4 Bd6 { SAVE THE ROOK! [%csl Rd6][%cal Re7d6] } 13. Re1 { You have gained a pawn! However, that pawn was definitely not for free. Black has gained a huge initiative with both bishops AND the queen eyeing down your king side. This is scary stuff. Meanwhile, your king has NO defenders, and all of your queenside pieces are still stuck on the back rank, not yet developed. Black gets another free attacking move in this position, namely 13...Qh4 doubling the attack on the h2-pawn. [%csl Yh4,Yg5,Rh3,Rg4,Gh2,Gg3][%cal Yd8h4,Rc8h3,Gd6h2,Ge5e1] } 13... Qh4 { White has to do something about the double attack on h2. 14.h3 Bxh3! is a disaster, so it has to be 14. g3, one of the key moves of the Marshall Gambit proper. [%csl Rh4,Yh2,Yh3][%cal Rd8h4,Yh4h2,Yc8h3,Yd6h2] } 14. g3 { Qh3 is the only move to save the queen while preserving some threats against the vulnerable White kingside. Welp this is a pretty scary situation if you ask me but never give up always keep trying, future GM! [%csl Gg3][%cal Gg2g3] } ) 12... cxd5 { [%csl Rd5][%cal Rc6d5] } *
[Event " Ruy Lopez : The Ruy Lopez: Open"]
[Site "https://lichess.org/study/xlbaCwXP/leoWxgL3"]
[Date "????.??.??"]
[Round "?"]
[White "?"]
[Black "?"]
[Result "*"]
[Annotator "https://lichess.org/@/ChessStudyCreator"]
[ECO "?"]
[FEN "r1bqkb1r/1ppp1ppp/p1n2n2/4p3/B3P3/5N2/PPPP1PPP/RNBQK2R b KQkq - 0 1"]
[Opening "?"]
[SetUp "1"]
[UTCDate "2022.05.31"]
[UTCTime "08:57:09"]
[Variant "Standard"]

{ Trust me when i say this, when black takes on e4 it is NOT a free pawn. } 1... Nxe4 { Now, the move is d4, clearing the e file. So lets do d4 shall we? [%csl Rf6,Re4][%cal Rf6e4] } 2. d4 { [%csl Gd4][%cal Gd2d4] } 2... b5 { Run away! [%csl Ya4,Rb5][%cal Rb7b5,Yb5a4] } 3. Bb3 { [%csl Gb3][%cal Ga4b3] } 3... d5 { If the d pawn is taken, we will pin the knight and black is in trouble.
Take the e pawn. [%csl Rd5][%cal Rd7d5] } 4. dxe5 { That is the Open Ruy Lopez. You can continue with c3, Nd2, and your position is great! Your e5 pawn takes up lots of space. [%csl Ge5][%cal Gd4e5] } *
[Event " Ruy Lopez : The Berlin defense"]
[Site "https://lichess.org/study/xlbaCwXP/NPW363RR"]
[Date "????.??.??"]
[Round "?"]
[White "?"]
[Black "?"]
[Result "*"]
[Annotator "https://lichess.org/@/ChessStudyCreator"]
[ECO "C67"]
[FEN "r1bqkbnr/pppp1ppp/2n5/1B2p3/4P3/5N2/PPPP1PPP/RNBQK2R b KQkq - 0 1"]
[Opening "Ruy Lopez: Berlin Defense, l'Hermet Variation"]
[SetUp "1"]
[UTCDate "2022.05.31"]
[UTCTime "08:57:09"]
[Variant "Standard"]

{ The Berlin Defense is the most solid opening against the Spanish Game. However, if you don't play against it properly, your opponent still has a chance of winning.

Black starts with Nf6. } 1... Nf6 { Castle your king. Castle your king. [%csl Rf6][%cal Rg8f6] } 2. O-O { [%csl Gg1][%cal Ge1g1] } 2... Nxe4 { play d4. [%csl Re4][%cal Rf6e4] } 3. d4 { If your opponent plays exd4, play Re1 and pin your opponent's knight to the king, then go after it with moves like f3 in the future.
Good Job! [%csl Gd4][%cal Gd2d4] } 3... Nd6 { Take the c6 knight, there's nothing better to do. [%csl Rd6,Yb5][%cal Re4d6,Yd6b5] } 4. Bxc6 { [%csl Gc6][%cal Gb5c6] } 4... dxc6 { regain your e5 pawn with your d pawn. [%csl Rc6][%cal Rd7c6] } 5. dxe5 { [%csl Ge5][%cal Gd4e5] } 5... Nf5 { Take the queen. [%csl Rf5][%cal Rd6f5] } 6. Qxd8+ { Yes! Your opponent can't castle.
You have a 4-3 pawn majority on the kingside, and your opponent has doubled c pawns, so you will be better in any endgame. However, black has the bishop pair, so he might do some damage to you before you can get rolling, so black can be strong here, just watch out for that.
Other than that, you've had a good opening, and you will have a nice battle with black for the rest of the game. This will be a good game for you :D [%csl Gd8][%cal Gd1d8] } *
[Event " Ruy Lopez : Revision/review"]
[Site "https://lichess.org/study/xlbaCwXP/XfMy4N5R"]
[Date "????.??.??"]
[Round "?"]
[White "?"]
[Black "?"]
[Result "*"]
[Annotator "https://lichess.org/@/ChessStudyCreator"]
[ECO "C60"]
[Opening "Ruy Lopez"]
[UTCDate "2022.05.31"]
[UTCTime "08:57:09"]
[Variant "Standard"]

{ I hope you remember } 1. e4 { [%csl Ge4][%cal Ge2e4] } 1... e5 { [%csl Re5][%cal Re7e5] } 2. Nf3 { [%csl Gf3][%cal Gg1f3] } 2... Nc6 { [%csl Rc6,Gf1][%cal Rb8c6] } 3. Bb5 { Good Job future GM!
The Ruy Lopez is a great opening for beginners and masters. It fights for the center, and is very solid and leads to very strong, dynamic games. Please share with me any games that you have done well with the Ruy Lopez. Thank you for checking out my study, and I hope you have learned something new today! [%csl Gb5,Yc6][%cal Gf1b5,Yb5c6] } *
[Event " Ruy Lopez : Conclusion"]
[Site "https://lichess.org/study/xlbaCwXP/KDIFxFgA"]
[Date "????.??.??"]
[Round "?"]
[White "?"]
[Black "?"]
[Result "*"]
[Annotator "https://lichess.org/@/ChessStudyCreator"]
[ECO "?"]
[Opening "?"]
[UTCDate "2022.05.31"]
[UTCTime "08:57:09"]
[Variant "Standard"]

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[Event "Caro-Kann defence: Introduction"]
[Site "https://lichess.org/study/pxThshmj/R5nkRBxe"]
[Date "????.??.??"]
[Round "?"]
[White "?"]
[Black "?"]
[Result "*"]
[Annotator "https://lichess.org/@/EverGiven"]
[ECO "B12"]
[Opening "Caro-Kann Defense"]
[UTCDate "2021.04.26"]
[UTCTime "11:06:38"]
[Variant "Standard"]

{ Hello, guys, welcome to my study - Caro-Kann defence! Before we dive into the variations, I would like to explain what Caro-Kann is and some of the ideas behind this defence.

The Caro-Kann is a solid defence against ğ�Ÿ­. ğ�—²ğ�Ÿ° but unlike French defence or Sicilian defence is less dynamic. It often leads to good endgames for Black, who has the better pawn structure. Inventors of this opening are Austrian Markus Kann and Englishman Horatio Caro, who published the analysis of it in 1886. Playing ğ�Ÿ­. ğ�—°ğ�Ÿ², Black supports the move ğ�Ÿ®. ğ�—±ğ�Ÿ±, to challenge the White's center. It's a perfect defence of positional chessplayers who seek solid positions and flexible pawn configurations.

Press â™¥ï¸� before starting the study to support me. Fasten your seat belts folks, let the study begin! } 1. e4 { King's Pawn opening is one of most popular opening in chess. It occupies a center square, attacks the center square d5, and allows the development of White's pieces.
Let's challenge White's concept by ğ�Ÿ­. ğ�—°ğ�Ÿ². [%csl Bc7][%cal Bc7c6] } 1... c6 { Playing ğ�Ÿ­. ğ�—°ğ�Ÿ², Black prepares an immediate ğ�Ÿ®. ğ�—±ğ�Ÿ± for attacking of the e4-pawn. Also the Black's light-squared bishop, unlike the French defence, has a chance of developing on g4 or f5 squares. Usually Black gets the good flexible pawn structure, as a rule, without any weakness, and doesn't have bad pieces.
The only cons of Caro-Kann is cramped position, because c6-pawn takes this square away from the knight. White, as usual, has a some space and are somewhat ahead of Blacks in development.
Caro-Kann was one of Anatoly Karpov's main weapons throughout his career. He regularly and successfully used it for several decades, including in matches for the world championship. } 2. d4 { Logical reply. White grabs the centre when given the chance. Play ğ�Ÿ®. ğ�—±ğ�Ÿ±. This will always be your second move no matter what move will be made by White. [%csl Bd7][%cal Bd7d5] } 2... d5 { Good job! We got the main position of the opening. The five most significant systems determine the further struggle. So, let's study that. Good luck and have fun (: [%cal Ye4e5,Ye4d5,Yb1c3,Yf2f3] } *
[Event "Caro-Kann defence: Caro-Kann defence: Advance variation"]
[Site "https://lichess.org/study/pxThshmj/cWdsCUvW"]
[Date "????.??.??"]
[Round "?"]
[White "?"]
[Black "?"]
[Result "*"]
[Annotator "https://lichess.org/@/EverGiven"]
[ECO "B12"]
[FEN "rnbqkbnr/pp2pppp/2p5/3p4/3PP3/8/PPP2PPP/RNBQKBNR w KQkq - 0 1"]
[Opening "Caro-Kann Defense: Advance Variation, Short Variation"]
[SetUp "1"]
[UTCDate "2021.04.26"]
[UTCTime "11:06:38"]
[Variant "Standard"]

1. e5 { The move ğ�Ÿ¯. ğ�—²ğ�Ÿ± includes two ideas are grabbing space and preventing Black from developing kingside pieces normally. At the same time White has spent the tempo on the repeated pawn move, instead of developing piece, and taken the pressure off the center.
Play ğ�Ÿ¯. ğ�—•ğ�—³ğ�Ÿ±. It's the most popular move in the position and a very logical one. Before playing ğ�—²ğ�Ÿ³-ğ�—²ğ�Ÿ², which allows Black's kingside pieces to develop, we develop the light-square bishop outside the pawn chain.
ğ�Ÿ¯. ğ�—°ğ�Ÿ± is good alternative, we will study it in next chapter. [%csl Gf5][%cal Be4e5,Gc8f5,Yc6c5] } 1... Bf5 { Great! } 2. Nf3 { This is the most popular move here. It is played by players all levels. ğ�Ÿ°. ğ�—¡ğ�—³ğ�Ÿ¯ is flexible move so it's difficult to say what plan White has here.
ğ�Ÿ°. ğ�—•ğ�—±ğ�Ÿ¯ is popular move at the low level, but it's positional mistake. White wants to exchange the light-squared bishops but White has a space advantage, so an exchange of pieces can only be beneficial to Black. ğ�Ÿ°â€¦ğ�—•ğ�˜…ğ�—±ğ�Ÿ¯ ğ�Ÿ±.ğ�—¤ğ�˜…ğ�—±ğ�Ÿ¯ ğ�—²ğ�Ÿ² ğ�Ÿ².ğ�—¡ğ�—³ğ�Ÿ¯ ğ�—¤ğ�—®ğ�Ÿ±+. After exchanging of bishops, Black seeks exchange queens. If it is be done, White will end up in the endgame with a bad bishop.
Since the bishop is developed we can play ğ�Ÿ°. ğ�—²ğ�Ÿ² [%cal Be7e6] } 2... e6 { Alright! [%csl Ge6,Gd5,Gc6] } 3. Be2 { The Short variation which was developed and successfully used by Nigel Short against Anatoly Karpov in their 1992 Candidates match, which you can see here -> https://lichess.org/1winI8hu#0
Let's start undermining the center by ğ�Ÿ±. ğ�—°ğ�Ÿ± [%cal Bc6c5] } 3... c5 { Well done! } 4. c3 { Increase the pressure on the center. Play ğ�Ÿ². ğ�—¡ğ�—°ğ�Ÿ². } 4... Nc6 { Excellent! We got the advanced version of French defence (: } *
[Event "Caro-Kann defence: Caro-Kann defence: Advance variation, Botvinnik-Carls defence"]
[Site "https://lichess.org/study/pxThshmj/GqI1ALc9"]
[Date "????.??.??"]
[Round "?"]
[White "?"]
[Black "?"]
[Result "*"]
[Annotator "https://lichess.org/@/EverGiven"]
[ECO "B12"]
[FEN "rnbqkbnr/pp2pppp/2p5/3pP3/3P4/8/PPP2PPP/RNBQKBNR b KQkq - 0 1"]
[Opening "Caro-Kann Defense: Advance Variation, Botvinnik-Carls Defense"]
[SetUp "1"]
[UTCDate "2021.04.26"]
[UTCTime "11:06:38"]
[Variant "Standard"]

{ In the opinion of common chessplayer, move ğ�Ÿ¯. ğ�—°ğ�Ÿ± looks ridiculous. However it's good move. Black immediately attacks the center. Loss of tempo isn't critical here because of White closed the center by move e5. Also bishop isn't blocked by e6 pawn so he can jump out on f5 or g4 squares. [%cal Bc6c5] } 1... c5 { Great! White has three replies here: ğ�Ÿ°. ğ�—¡ğ�—³ğ�Ÿ¯, ğ�Ÿ°. ğ�—°ğ�Ÿ¯ and ğ�Ÿ°. ğ�—±ğ�˜…ğ�—°ğ�Ÿ±. We will look the ğ�Ÿ°. ğ�—±ğ�˜…ğ�—°ğ�Ÿ± because of ğ�Ÿ°. ğ�—¡ğ�—³ğ�Ÿ¯ and ğ�Ÿ°. ğ�—°ğ�Ÿ¯ lead to main line of advance variation (last chapter). } 2. dxc5 { Play ğ�Ÿ°. ğ�—²ğ�Ÿ² to open the diagonal for the dark-squared bishop. [%csl Rc5][%cal Rf8c5] } 2... e6 { Good job! } 3. Be3 { White tries to hold up the extra pawn, let's stop them from doing it. Play ğ�Ÿ±. ğ�—¡ğ�—±ğ�Ÿ³. [%cal Bb8d7] } 3... Nd7 { Right! [%cal Rd7e5,Rd7c5] } 4. Bb5 { White pins the knight, but that does no harm, we have ğ�Ÿ². ğ�—¤ğ�—°ğ�Ÿ³! [%cal Bb5e8,Rd8c7,Rc7e5,Rc7c5] } 4... Qc7 { Excellent! } 5. Nf3 { Capture the c5-pawn by bishop. [%cal Bf8c5] } 5... Bxc5 { Well done! Black has the fine position (: } *
[Event "Caro-Kann defence: Caro-Kann defence: Exchange variation"]
[Site "https://lichess.org/study/pxThshmj/pr4UxmJt"]
[Date "????.??.??"]
[Round "?"]
[White "?"]
[Black "?"]
[Result "*"]
[Annotator "https://lichess.org/@/EverGiven"]
[ECO "B13"]
[FEN "rnbqkbnr/pp2pppp/2p5/3p4/3PP3/8/PPP2PPP/RNBQKBNR w KQkq - 0 1"]
[Opening "Caro-Kann Defense: Exchange Variation, Rubinstein Variation"]
[SetUp "1"]
[UTCDate "2021.04.26"]
[UTCTime "11:06:38"]
[Variant "Standard"]

1. exd5 { White decides to take off the pressure and simplify the game with exchanges. We don't mind, capture the pawn. [%cal Be4d5] } 1... cxd5 { Correct! } 2. Bd3 { The Exchange Variation begins with ğ�Ÿ°.ğ�—•ğ�—±ğ�Ÿ¯ (to prevent Bf5 while still developing). Some of the strategic ideas are analogous to the Queen's Gambit Declined, Exchange Variation with colours reversed.
How can you develop the piece and attack the d4-pawn? [%csl Rf5,Gd4,Bb8][%cal Yd3f5] } 2... Nc6 { Nice (: [%cal Rc6d4] } 3. c3 { White defends the d4-pawn. Develop other knight. [%csl Bg8][%cal Yc3d4] } 3... Nf6 { Perfect! } 4. Bf4 { The general plan for White is to take control of the e5-square and keep Black's bishop on c8 inside the pawn chain.
Develop your bishop. [%csl Ye5][%cal Bc8g4,Rf4e5,Rd4e5] } 4... Bg4 { Alright! With equal chances. We followed for the game Fisher, Robert - Petrosian, Tigran/Beograd, 1970, which you can see here -> https://lichess.org/Yof5hnEC#0
Robert Fisher with success used this variation so you should study it and shouldn't underestimate it. } *
[Event "Caro-Kann defence: Caro-Kann defence: Panov attack"]
[Site "https://lichess.org/study/pxThshmj/Ok5N1AVu"]
[Date "????.??.??"]
[Round "?"]
[White "?"]
[Black "?"]
[Result "*"]
[Annotator "https://lichess.org/@/EverGiven"]
[ECO "B13"]
[FEN "rnbqkbnr/pp2pppp/8/3p4/3P4/8/PPP2PPP/RNBQKBNR w KQkq - 0 1"]
[Opening "Caro-Kann Defense: Panov Attack, Modern Defense, Mieses Line"]
[SetUp "1"]
[UTCDate "2021.04.26"]
[UTCTime "11:06:38"]
[Variant "Standard"]

1. c4 { The Panov attack begins after ğ�Ÿ°.ğ�—°ğ�Ÿ°. It is named after Vasily Panov, an International Master from the Soviet Union. Due to the fact that in the exchange variation, Black easily equalizes the game, White often plays this line. White seeks rapid development, a grip on e5, and kingside attacking chances to compensate for the long-term structural weakness of the isolated d4-pawn, which appears in this opening. So Black must be accurate here.
Support your pawn by ğ�Ÿ°.ğ�—¡ğ�—³ğ�Ÿ² [%csl Bg8][%cal Bc2c4] } 1... Nf6 { Well done! } 2. Nc3 { Develop other knight. [%csl Bb8] } 2... Nc6 { Good! ğ�Ÿ±. ğ�—²ğ�Ÿ² is classical treatment of this position, but Nc6 is better because it's more direct and keeps the option open for developing the c8-bishop. } 3. Nf3 { Develop the light-square bishop outside the pawn chain. [%cal Bc8g4] } 3... Bg4 { Good job! [%cal Ge7e6,Gf8e7,Ge8g8] } *
[Event "Caro-Kann defence: Caro-Kann defence: Fantasy variation"]
[Site "https://lichess.org/study/pxThshmj/XiruqCoY"]
[Date "????.??.??"]
[Round "?"]
[White "?"]
[Black "?"]
[Result "*"]
[Annotator "https://lichess.org/@/EverGiven"]
[ECO "B12"]
[FEN "rnbqkbnr/pp2pppp/2p5/3p4/3PP3/8/PPP2PPP/RNBQKBNR w KQkq - 0 1"]
[Opening "Caro-Kann Defense: MarÃ³czy Variation"]
[SetUp "1"]
[UTCDate "2021.04.26"]
[UTCTime "11:06:38"]
[Variant "Standard"]

1. f3 { The Fantasy variation whose main idea is keeping the White's center. This line often leads to very sharp positions, especially if Black accepts the challenge by ğ�Ÿ¯. ğ�—±ğ�˜…ğ�—²ğ�Ÿ°. But we will play solidly, so decline gambit using ğ�Ÿ¯. ğ�—²ğ�Ÿ². [%cal Bf2f3,Be7e6] } 1... e6 { Nice (: } 2. Nc3 { Pin the knight. It's the most popular Black response, which was recommended by Pete Wells in his book Caro-Kann. [%csl Bb4][%cal Bf8b4] } 2... Bb4 { Good job! } 3. Bf4 { Develop the knight. Playing so we increase the pressure on the center. [%csl Bg8][%cal Bg8f6] } 3... Nf6 { Correct! [%cal Rf6e4,Rd5e4,Rb4e1] } 4. Qd3 { White defends the center. Black is better here (: } *
[Event "Caro-Kann defence: Caro-Kann defence: Classical variation"]
[Site "https://lichess.org/study/pxThshmj/lRMtq6SG"]
[Date "????.??.??"]
[Round "?"]
[White "?"]
[Black "?"]
[Result "*"]
[Annotator "https://lichess.org/@/EverGiven"]
[ECO "B19"]
[FEN "rnbqkbnr/pp2pppp/2p5/3p4/3PP3/8/PPP2PPP/RNBQKBNR w KQkq - 0 1"]
[Opening "Caro-Kann Defense: Classical Variation"]
[SetUp "1"]
[UTCDate "2021.04.26"]
[UTCTime "11:06:38"]
[Variant "Standard"]

1. Nc3 { In the classical system White prefers the ğ�Ÿ¯. ğ�—¡ğ�—°ğ�Ÿ¯ developing piece and defending e4-pawn. Capture the pawn. [%cal Bd5e4,Bb1c3,Yc3e4] } 1... dxe4 { Excellent! } 2. Nxe4 { Play ğ�Ÿ°. ğ�—•ğ�—³ğ�Ÿ±. We will immediately solve the problem of the light-squared bishop and attack the White's knight. [%csl Re4][%cal Bc8f5,Rf5e4] } 2... Bf5 { Perfect! } 3. Ng3 { White retreats and attacks our bishop. Save it by 5. Bg6! [%csl Rf5][%cal Rg3f5,Yf5g6] } 3... Bg6 { Good job! } 4. Nf3 { White's knight wants to jump on e5 and attack the bishop, so play Nd7 to stop this plan. [%csl Rg6,Ge5][%cal Bf3e5,Re5g6,Yb8d7,Gd7e5] } 4... Nd7 { Nice (: } 5. h4 { White wants to trap the bishop (leave it alone!), h6 saves the piece. [%csl Rg6,Bh5][%cal Bh2h4,Bh4h5,Rh5g6,Yh7h6] } 5... h6 { Well done! Black is fine here. } *
[Event "Caro-Kann defence: Conclusion"]
[Site "https://lichess.org/study/pxThshmj/15nEtSX3"]
[Date "????.??.??"]
[Round "?"]
[White "?"]
[Black "?"]
[Result "*"]
[Annotator "https://lichess.org/@/EverGiven"]
[ECO "?"]
[FEN "rnbqkbnr/pp2pppp/2p5/3p4/3PP3/8/PPP2PPP/RNBQKBNR w KQkq - 0 1"]
[Opening "?"]
[SetUp "1"]
[UTCDate "2021.04.26"]
[UTCTime "11:06:38"]
[Variant "Standard"]

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