[Event "Caro-Kann - Interactive Lesson - Complete Repertoire: Panov-Botvinnik Attack: e4 c6 d4 d5 exd5 exd5 c4 Nf6 Nc3 g6!?"]
[Site "https://lichess.org/study/BR22mPv3/ubSHKS0r"]
[Date "????.??.??"]
[Round "?"]
[White "Panov-Botvinnik Attack: e4 c6 d4 d5 exd5 exd5 c4 Nf6 Nc3 g6!?"]
[Black "?"]
[Result "*"]
[Annotator "https://lichess.org/@/Shreksify"]
[ECO "B14"]
[Opening "Caro-Kann Defense: Panov Attack, Fianchetto Defense"]
[UTCDate "2022.11.14"]
[UTCTime "03:49:08"]
[Variant "Standard"]

1. e4 c6 2. d4 d5 3. exd5 cxd5 4. c4 { This is the Panov Botvinnik Attack, the Panov Botvinnik Attack is a
dangerous opennig,it has that queen's gambit taste for e4 and d4 players.As
you may have noticed white is voluntarily offering black a deal of initiative. White swaps of pawns and makes the e4 pawn an isolated pawn. But
white is looking forward for an attack against black. White would really want black to play the Horwitz against the PBA (Panov Botvinnik Attack) } 4... Nf6 { This is more of a Marshall Defence, this is quite playable since the e
pawn is actaully missing. Many opportunities can arise from here. I have
two suggestions in here. One is to play the Grunfeld line and the second one is to play the Queen's Gambit Declined.. } 5. Nc3 g6 { This is the Grunfeld line, the Grunfeld line is said to be dubious and innacurate.But I do believe that the Grunfeld line is the best way to play against the Panov Botvinnik Attack. Why is that you may ask? Well first of all in the Grunfeld line. Black's position remains soli but quite passive. Black does not have any major weaknesses in his positiion aswell. [%csl Yb6,Yb7,Yc6,Yc8,Ye6,Ye8,Yf5,Yf8,Yg7,Yh8][%cal Rf8g7,Rb8c6,Rc8f5,Rb7b6,Rc8b7,Re7e6] } 6. Qb3 { Qb3, white wants to win a pawn and develop comfortably whereas black
would have to catch up with the targeted pawn. } 6... Bg7 { Black does not necessarily have to protect the d pawn. Regardless whether
white was able to win a single pawn. That particular pawn remains weak! It
is a weak pawn! With no other pawns to protect it against all pressuring pieces. It would be easily taken in the near future! We are still looking
forward for development rather than playing safely! } 7. cxd5 O-O 8. Be2 { White tries to hold unto the pawn once more! } 8... Nbd7 { With clear intention of Nb6! Thus the d pawn would be overloaded with both two knights and the queen on d8! (Keep in mind that Bc4? with intention of protecting the d 5 pawn would fall under Nb6! Both losing a tempo and a pawn!) } 9. Bf3 Nb6 10. Bf4 Bg4 { Black gets rid of white's major support of the pawn on d5! } 11. Bxg4 Nxg4 12. Nf3 Nf6 13. d6 { This is the line engine as suggested. Why is this such an important move
for white? A couple of reasons why. First of all black is obligated to take
back with the e pawn therefore creating an isolated pawn. Second of all since the DSB is protecting the d pawn black has no choice whether to take
back with the e pawn or to play e6 which is rather a horrible move! } 13... exd6 { Now we take back with the e pawn creating an isolated pawn. It looks like
white has outswindled us in the opening but we are not quite done yet. Both
opposing sides has an isolated pawn. Both pawns on the d file is targeted. White could aim for the isolated d pawn and black can aim for the isolated
black's d pawn aswell. As the fundamental of chess has said. An isolated pawn can be used for attacking! } 14. O-O Qd7 15. Rfe1 Rfe8 16. a4 Rxe1+ 17. Rxe1 Re8 18. Rxe8+ Nxe8 { Caro Kann: https://lichess.org/study/ZziYzSGs } *