[Event "The Caro Kann Defence: Complete Repertoire: Chapter #15: - Advance Variation - Botvinnik Carlsbad Defence - Main Line"]
[Site "https://lichess.org/study/MBQ3N0F8/hfalGRYG"]
[Date "????.??.??"]
[Round "?"]
[White "Chapter #15:"]
[Black "Advance Variation - Botvinnik Carlsbad Defence - Main Line"]
[Result "*"]
[Annotator "https://lichess.org/@/Shreksify"]
[ECO "B12"]
[Opening "Caro-Kann Defense: Advance Variation, Botvinnik-Carls Defense"]
[UTCDate "2022.11.09"]
[UTCTime "07:18:10"]
[Variant "Standard"]

1. e4 { [%csl Ge4][%cal Ge2e4] } 1... c6 { [%csl Gc6][%cal Gc7c6] } 2. d4 { [%csl Gd4][%cal Gd2d4] } 2... d5 { [%csl Gd5][%cal Gd7d5] } 3. e5 { This is the Advanced Variation of the Caro Kann. The Advanced Variation
of the Caro Kann is one of the most dangerous and challenging to play
against. First of all white gains spacious advantage. White also has enough initiative on the kingside to launch a devastating attack against black
just as can be seen on the French Defence. I recommend the principled and classical way to handle the Advanced Variation of the Caro Kann. Abbreviated as the ACK. Black gets to maximise his bishop on f5. Black gets a lot of counterplay on the queenside aswell. In the French Defence the LSB is
often a problem since it is a bad bishop. Black struggles to put out the LSB on the French Defence. Ive played the French Defence and I know the theory behind it. Sometimes in the French Defence black has to voluntarily double his b pawn just so he can get rid of the LSB in exchange for white's bishop or knight. Black do not sufer the same fat as the Advanced variation of the French Defence. [%csl Ge5][%cal Ge4e5] } 3... c5 $5 { An interesting move in which emboldens the French Defence. Black strikes
the center in a spontaneous action. Black does not waste any time splitting
up white's wobbly center pawns. Black's idea in here is to of course try and break up the center right away and to also cause some havoc on white's
ideal set up in the Advance Variation. White needs to either try and keep his center or let it go by taking the pawn to keep black busy for a while chasing the c or e pawn. [%csl Rc5,Rc3][%cal Gc6c5,Rd4c5,Rc2c3] } 4. dxc5 { Perhaps the most challenging amongst them all. White gives up the center
and temporarily is up a piece. But in exchange black would then chase both
the e pawn and the c pawn. White has to sacrifice one of them or otherwise overpress. [%csl Gc5][%cal Gd4c5] } ( 4. c3 { c3, white tries to maintain his center but black would just play pawn
takes pawn followed by Nc6 followed by Bg4 in the near future. A game of
Chess awaits! [%csl Gc3][%cal Gc2c3] } 4... cxd4 { [%csl Gd4][%cal Gc5d4] } 5. cxd4 { [%csl Gd4][%cal Gc3d4] } 5... Nc6 { [%csl Gc6][%cal Gb8c6] } 6. Nf3 { [%csl Gf3][%cal Gg1f3] } 6... Bg4 { [%csl Gg4][%cal Gc8g4] } 7. Be3 { [%csl Ge3][%cal Gc1e3] } 7... Qb6 { the b3 pawn is currently hanging, but black cannot take the b2 pawn since white would gain a lot of counterplay on the queenside. Especially with the a and c pawn opened up. [%csl Bb2,Gb6][%cal Bb6b2,Gd8b6] } 8. Nc3 { [%csl Gc3][%cal Gb1c3] } 8... e6 { [%csl Ge6][%cal Ge7e6] } 9. Bd3 { [%csl Gd3][%cal Gf1d3] } 9... Nge7 { [%csl Ge7][%cal Gg8e7] } 10. O-O { [%csl Gg1][%cal Ge1g1] } 10... Nf5 { Black puts pressure on the d4 pawn thus after bishop takes knight black would have been up a piece! [%csl Gf5,Rh3][%cal Bf5d4,Bc6d4,Ge7f5,Rd3f5,Rh2h3] } 11. Bxf5 { [%csl Gf5][%cal Gd3f5] } ( 11. h3 { [%csl Gh3][%cal Gh2h3] } 11... Bxf3 { [%csl Gf3][%cal Gg4f3] } 12. Qxf3 { [%csl Gf3][%cal Gd1f3] } 12... Ncxd4 { [%csl Gd4][%cal Gc6d4] } 13. Qf4 { [%csl Gf4][%cal Gf3f4] } 13... g5 { [%csl Gg5][%cal Gg7g5] } 14. Qxg5 { [%csl Gg5][%cal Gf4g5] } 14... Bh6 { Rapid development for black! [%csl Gh6][%cal Gf8h6] } 15. Qf6 { [%csl Gf6][%cal Gg5f6] } 15... Bg7 { [%csl Gg7][%cal Gh6g7] } 16. Qg5 { [%csl Gg5][%cal Gf6g5] } 16... Bh6 { [%csl Gh6][%cal Gg7h6] } ) 11... Bxf5 { [%csl Gf5][%cal Gg4f5] } 12. Nh4 { [%csl Gh4,Gf5][%cal Gf3h4,Gh4f5] } 12... Bg6 { [%csl Gg6][%cal Gf5g6] } 13. Nxg6 { [%csl Gg6][%cal Gh4g6] } 13... hxg6 { [%csl Gg6][%cal Gh7g6] } 14. Rb1 { [%csl Gb1][%cal Ga1b1] } 14... Bb4 { [%csl Gb4][%cal Gf8b4] } 15. Ne2 { [%csl Ge2][%cal Gc3e2] } 15... Be7 { [%csl Ge7][%cal Gb4e7] } 16. b4 { [%csl Gb4][%cal Gb2b4] } 16... Qd8 { [%csl Gd8][%cal Gb6d8] } ) 4... Nc6 { Nc6, eyes on the target folks, either the e pawn or the c pawn falls! [%csl Gc6,Rf4,Rb5,Rf3][%cal Gb8c6,Rf2f4,Rf1b5,Rg1f3] } 5. Nf3 { [%csl Gf3,Gg4][%cal Gg1f3,Gc8g4] } ( 5. f4 $6 { May sound odd but this has been played. This is perhaps a bit dubious
since this allows Nh6 and also weakens white's kingside aswell. [%csl Gf4][%cal Gf2f4] } 5... Nh6 { [%csl Gh6][%cal Gg8h6] } 6. Nf3 { [%csl Gf3][%cal Gg1f3] } 6... Bg4 { [%csl Gg4][%cal Gc8g4] } 7. Bd3 { [%csl Gd3][%cal Gf1d3] } ( 7. c3 { [%csl Gc3][%cal Gc2c3] } 7... e6 { [%csl Ge6][%cal Ge7e6] } 8. b4 $5 { Interesting idea, trying to hold unto both the e pawn and the c pawn in
which white later on suffered because of major conflict on the kingside. [%csl Gb4][%cal Gb2b4] } 8... a5 9. b5 { [%csl Gb5][%cal Gb4b5] } 9... Nb8 { [%csl Gb8][%cal Gc6b8] } 10. Be3 { [%csl Ge3][%cal Gc1e3] } 10... Nf5 { [%csl Gf5][%cal Gh6f5] } 11. Bd4 { [%csl Gd4][%cal Ge3d4] } 11... Be7 { [%csl Ge7][%cal Gf8e7] } 12. h3 { [%csl Gh3][%cal Gh2h3] } 12... Bxf3 { [%csl Gf3][%cal Gg4f3] } 13. Qxf3 { [%csl Gf3][%cal Gd1f3] } 13... Nd7 { [%csl Gd7][%cal Gb8d7] } 14. g4 { [%csl Gg4][%cal Gg2g4] } 14... Bh4+ $1 { Now black is planning to play Ng3 followed by Ne4, the c5 would
ultimately fall, so will the game in the near future. [%csl Gh4][%cal Ge7h4] } 15. Kd2 { [%csl Gd2][%cal Ge1d2] } 15... Ng3 { [%csl Gg3][%cal Gf5g3] } 16. Rg1 { [%csl Gg1][%cal Gh1g1] } 16... Ne4+ { [%csl Ge4,Gd5][%cal Gg3e4,Gd5e4] } 17. Ke3 { [%csl Ge3][%cal Gd2e3] } 17... Ndxc5 { baloche77 - Arth2000 -0-1, 2021 https://lichess.org/QogF3qD0/black#39 [%csl Gc5][%cal Gd7c5] } ) 7... e6 { [%csl Ge6][%cal Ge7e6] } 8. Be3 { [%csl Ge3][%cal Gc1e3] } 8... d4 { [%csl Gd4][%cal Gd5d4] } 9. Bf2 { [%csl Gf2][%cal Ge3f2] } 9... Bxc5 { Thus winning the pawn back, you are good to go! [%csl Gc5][%cal Gf8c5] } 10. h3 { [%csl Gh3][%cal Gh2h3] } 10... Bf5 { [%csl Gf5][%cal Gg4f5] } ) ( 5. Bb5 { [%csl Gb5][%cal Gf1b5] } 5... e6 { [%csl Ge6][%cal Ge7e6] } 6. Bxc6+ { [%csl Gc6][%cal Gb5c6] } 6... bxc6 { [%csl Gc6][%cal Gb7c6] } 7. Qd4 { Lets say your opponent is stubby and doesn't want to give up the pawn.
What are the consequences of white's decision? Well he wasted a move by
moving his queen, and also the initiative is pass unto black since black would keep on attacking the e and c pawn. White would have to defend. [%csl Gd4][%cal Gd1d4] } ( 7. b4 $2 { To keep you all covered, lets just say some guy tried this on you. Trying
to hold unto the pawn in the simple form. Well the more white pushes his
pawn the more his queenside becomes weaker! [%csl Gb4][%cal Gb2b4] } 7... a5 { [%csl Ga5][%cal Ga7a5] } 8. c3 { [%csl Gc3][%cal Gc2c3] } 8... axb4 { [%csl Gb4][%cal Ga5b4] } 9. cxb4 { [%csl Gb4][%cal Gc3b4] } 9... Qh4 { [%csl Gh4,Gb4][%cal Gd8h4,Gh4b4] } 10. a3 { [%csl Ga3][%cal Ga2a3] } 10... Qe4+ { Thus the g pawn ultimately hangs and the game continues in favor for
black. [%csl Ge4][%cal Gh4e4] } 11. Qe2 { [%csl Ge2][%cal Gd1e2] } 11... Qxg2 { [%csl Gg2][%cal Ge4g2] } ) 7... Ne7 { [%csl Ge7][%cal Gg8e7] } 8. b4 { [%csl Gb4][%cal Gb2b4] } 8... Nf5 { [%csl Gf5][%cal Ge7f5] } 9. Qf4 { [%csl Gf4][%cal Gd4f4] } 9... a5 { [%csl Ga5][%cal Ga7a5] } 10. c3 { [%csl Gc3][%cal Gc2c3] } 10... f6 { [%csl Gf6][%cal Gf7f6] } 11. exf6 { [%csl Gf6][%cal Ge5f6] } 11... gxf6 { [%csl Gf6,Ge6,Gd5,Gc6][%cal Gg7f6] } 12. Ne2 { [%csl Ge2][%cal Gg1e2] } 12... e5 { [%csl Ge5][%cal Ge6e5] } 13. Qf3 { [%csl Gf3][%cal Gf4f3] } 13... h5 { It is true that white is up a pawn but in exchange black has a superior
center and stronger initiative. White would have to suffer in here. [%csl Gh5][%cal Gh7h5] } ) 5... Bg4 { The typical response in the Caro Kann. White has two choices in here.
either c3 or Bb5. Both moves are reasonably alright. [%csl Gg4][%cal Gc8g4] } 6. Bb5 { White wants to eliminate one of black's finest attacker of his central
pawns. Once the knight falls the e5 pawn could be kept defended. [%csl Gb5][%cal Gf1b5] } ( 6. c3 { Another alternative move which falls unto this idea of either b4 to
protect the c5 pawn or to simply make way for the queen Q-b3. [%csl Gc3,Ra6,Re5,Rf3][%cal Gc2c3,Ra7a6,Rc6e5,Rg4f3] } 6... Bxf3 { Although records in other Chess Books, Courses, Lessons prefer ideas such
as a6 or even e6. I prefer to keep things simple. Simply take the knight
followed by knight takes pawn. You win back the pawn and life goes on! [%csl Gf3][%cal Gg4f3] } ( 6... a6 { [%csl Ga6,Rb3,Rb5,Rb4][%cal Ga7a6,Rd1b3,Rb2b4] } 7. Qb3 { [%csl Gb3][%cal Gd1b3] } ( 7. b4 $2 { b4, either white is out of his mind or prefer to keep the c pawn than the
e pawn. Bxf3 followed by knight takes pawn only wins the pawn back. [%csl Gb4][%cal Gb2b4] } 7... Nxe5 { [%csl Ge5][%cal Gc6e5] } 8. Nbd2 { [%csl Gd2][%cal Gb1d2] } ) 7... Qd7 { [%csl Gd7,Gb7][%cal Gd8d7,Gd7b7] } 8. Nd4 { [%csl Gd4][%cal Gf3d4] } 8... e6 { Both the e and c pawn hangs. Take the c pawn followed by Bh5 and Bg6. castle kingside and so on. Have a good game! [%csl Yc5,Ye5,Ge6][%cal Yg4h5,Yh5g6,Yf8c5,Yc6e5,Ge7e6] } ) ( 6... Nxe5 $4 { What in the world is black thinking? This does not work because... } 7. Nxe5 Bxd1 8. Bb5+ { Of this! you might think that you are winning a piece but you end up
losing more! With black's king stuck on e8 black has to sacrifice his queen
and lose the light square bishop! } ) 7. Qxf3 { [%csl Gf3][%cal Gd1f3] } 7... Nxe5 { [%csl Ge5][%cal Gc6e5] } 8. Bb5+ { [%csl Gb5][%cal Gf1b5] } 8... Nc6 { [%csl Gc6][%cal Ge5c6] } 9. c4 { [%csl Gc4][%cal Gc3c4] } 9... e6 { [%csl Ge6][%cal Ge7e6] } 10. Be3 { [%csl Ge3][%cal Gc1e3] } 10... Qf6 { [%csl Gf6][%cal Gd8f6] } 11. Nd2 { [%csl Gd2][%cal Gb1d2] } 11... Ne7 { [%csl Ge7][%cal Gg8e7] } 12. O-O-O { [%csl Gc1][%cal Ge1c1] } 12... O-O-O { [%csl Gc8][%cal Ge8c8] } ) 6... Qa5+ { Forcing white to play Nc3 or otherwise lose a bishop. Dislodging white
from ever playing Nd2 to defend the f3 knight since the f3 knight is quite
valuable since it holds unto the e pawn. [%csl Ga5,Gb5,Ge1][%cal Gd8a5,Ga5b5,Ga5e1] } 7. Nc3 { [%csl Gc3][%cal Gb1c3] } 7... e6 { [%csl Ge6,Gd5,Gf7][%cal Ge7e6,Gf7d5] } 8. Bd2 { [%csl Gd2][%cal Gc1d2] } 8... Qc7 { [%csl Gc7][%cal Ga5c7] } 9. Na4 { [%csl Ga4][%cal Gc3a4] } 9... O-O-O { This is an odd looking move since black usually refrain from castling
queenside. But in here its quite useful and logical since first of all the
rook has come to the d file which could have a potential counter chances in the middlegame or endgame. Second it adds another layer of protecton to
the d pawn thus making the d5-d4 push possible. [%csl Gc8,Rg1,Rc6,Rf4][%cal Ge8c8,Re1g1,Rd2f4] } 10. O-O { [%csl Gg1][%cal Ge1g1] } ( 10. Bf4 $4 { White has to let go of the pawn or otherwise suffer the inevitable. Qa5!
And either the light square bishop or the knight falls. [%csl Gf4][%cal Gd2f4] } 10... Qa5+ { [%csl Ga5,Ge1,Gc3,Gd5,Gd4][%cal Gc7a5,Ga5e1,Ga4c3,Gd5d4] } 11. Nc3 { [%csl Gc3][%cal Ga4c3] } 11... d4 $1 { The c3 knight is pinned, white is forced to lose a knight and suffer the
inevitable. [%csl Gd4][%cal Gd5d4] } ) 10... Nxe5 { [%csl Ge5][%cal Gc6e5] } 11. Be2 { [%csl Ge2][%cal Gb5e2] } 11... Bxf3 { [%csl Gf3][%cal Gg4f3] } 12. Bxf3 { [%csl Gf3][%cal Ge2f3] } 12... Nxf3+ { [%csl Gf3][%cal Ge5f3] } 13. Qxf3 { [%csl Gf3][%cal Gd1f3] } 13... Qc6 { [%csl Gc6][%cal Gc7c6] } 14. b3 { [%csl Gb3][%cal Gb2b3] } 14... Nf6 { [%csl Gf6][%cal Gg8f6] } *