[Event "The Caro Kann Defence: Complete Repertoire: Chapter #13: - Advance Variation - Main Line Move Order - Bf5 Move Order"]
[Site "https://lichess.org/study/MBQ3N0F8/MOrxXM2u"]
[Date "????.??.??"]
[Round "?"]
[White "Chapter #13:"]
[Black "Advance Variation - Main Line Move Order - Bf5 Move Order"]
[Result "*"]
[Annotator "https://lichess.org/@/Shreksify"]
[ECO "B12"]
[Opening "Caro-Kann Defense: Advance Variation, Short Variation"]
[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... Bf5 { Thus, this is the classical way to play this, the ECK will be met with
the principled and classical Bf5! In that case black solves all his problem
on the LSB. [%csl Gf5][%cal Gc8f5] } 4. Nf3 { Nf3 is the most classical response for white. White would eventually
castle kingside and then develop his bishop pair aswell. There are other
sidelines as well covered in here such as the move c4?! [%csl Gf3][%cal Gg1f3] } 4... e6 { Black locks his position by having a very solid pawn chain around in his
postion. Black is already doing well in terms of defensive and positional
play. Black gets to be on offense in the middlegame. [%csl Ge6,Rd3,Rc4,Ra3,Re2,Rc3][%cal Ge7e6,Rf1d3,Rc2c4,Ra2a3,Rf1e2,Rc2c3] } 5. Bd3 { White swaps of LSB right away resulting in a less complication position.
Black gets to fight back towards the center right away with the move c5 and
then castle kingside. [%csl Gd3][%cal Gf1d3] } ( 5. c4 { This was the move Magnus Carlsen the Norwegian Chess GM and World
Champion played against the French Chess GM Alireza Firouzja at the Rapid
And Blitz World Championship during the year 2021. Alireza went on to lose the game after a couple of mistakes made on the middlegame. This
move strikes black's fortified center right away, although the position is defendable and less worry some for black compared to other move order. It is also best for Caro Kann players like you and me to be prepared against white's surprises! [%csl Gc4][%cal Gc2c4] } 5... Bb4+ { I recommend the move Bb4, this helps us to castle immediately with ease. [%csl Gb4,Rd2,Rc3][%cal Gf8b4,Rc1d2,Rb1c3] } 6. Bd2 { [%csl Gd2][%cal Gc1d2] } ( 6. Nc3 { Another line for white. [%csl Gc3][%cal Gb1c3] } 6... Ne7 { [%csl Ge7][%cal Gg8e7] } 7. Bd2 { [%csl Gd2][%cal Gc1d2] } 7... Nd7 { [%csl Gd7][%cal Gb8d7] } 8. a3 { [%csl Ga3][%cal Ga2a3] } 8... Bxc3 { [%csl Gc3][%cal Gb4c3] } 9. Bxc3 { [%csl Gc3][%cal Gd2c3] } 9... O-O { [%csl Gg8][%cal Ge8g8] } ) 6... Bxd2+ { [%csl Gd2][%cal Gb4d2] } 7. Nbxd2 { [%csl Gd2][%cal Gb1d2] } 7... Ne7 { [%csl Ge7][%cal Gg8e7] } 8. Be2 { [%csl Ge2][%cal Gf1e2] } 8... Nd7 { [%csl Gd7][%cal Gb8d7] } 9. O-O { [%csl Gg1][%cal Ge1g1] } 9... O-O { [%csl Gg8][%cal Ge8g8] } 10. Re1 { [%csl Ge1][%cal Gf1e1] } 10... h6 { [%csl Gh6][%cal Gh7h6,Gf5h7] } 11. Qb3 { [%csl Gb3][%cal Gd1b3] } 11... Qb6 { [%csl Gb6][%cal Gd8b6] } 12. c5 { [%csl Gc5][%cal Gc4c5] } 12... Qc7 { [%csl Gc7][%cal Gb6c7] } ) ( 5. a3 { Perhaps this move is a bit unorthodox but white probably wants to play
c4. [%csl Ga3,Gc4][%cal Ga2a3,Gc2c4] } 5... Nd7 { [%csl Gd7][%cal Gb8d7] } 6. c4 { [%csl Gc4][%cal Gc2c4] } 6... dxc4 { [%csl Gc4][%cal Gd5c4] } 7. Bxc4 { [%csl Gc4][%cal Gf1c4] } 7... Ne7 { [%csl Ge7][%cal Gg8e7] } 8. O-O { [%csl Gg1][%cal Ge1g1] } 8... Nd5 { [%csl Gd5][%cal Ge7d5] } 9. Nc3 { [%csl Gc3][%cal Gb1c3] } 9... Be7 { [%csl Ge7][%cal Gf8e7] } 10. Bd3 { [%csl Gd3][%cal Gc4d3] } 10... Bxd3 { [%csl Gd3][%cal Gf5d3] } 11. Qxd3 { [%csl Gd3][%cal Gd1d3] } 11... O-O { [%csl Gg8][%cal Ge8g8] } ) ( 5. Be2 { White does have to option to play Be2 to keep the tension on the center
and make the position less complicated since an exchange would help
simplify the position. [%csl Ge2][%cal Gf1e2] } 5... c5 { At this point forward c5 needs to be played to fight back towards the
center! [%csl Gc5][%cal Gc7c5] } 6. O-O { [%csl Gg1][%cal Ge1g1] } 6... Ne7 { [%csl Ge7][%cal Gg8e7] } 7. Be3 { [%csl Ge3][%cal Gc1e3] } ( 7. dxc5 { White takes the pawn, this isn't really a pawn sacrifice since white
usually do not keep the pawn anyway. Any move orders that tries to saves
the pawn would end badly for white. [%csl Gc5][%cal Gd4c5] } 7... Nec6 { [%csl Gc6,Ge5,Gc5][%cal Ge7c6,Gc6e5,Gf8c5] } 8. Be3 { [%csl Ge3][%cal Gc1e3] } 8... Nd7 { [%csl Gd7,Ge5,Gc5][%cal Gb8d7,Gd7e5,Gc6e5,Gf8c5] } 9. c4 { [%csl Gc4][%cal Gc2c4] } 9... dxc4 { [%csl Gc4][%cal Gd5c4] } 10. Nbd2 { [%csl Gd2][%cal Gb1d2] } 10... c3 { [%csl Gc3][%cal Gc4c3] } 11. bxc3 { [%csl Gc3][%cal Gb2c3] } 11... Bxc5 { [%csl Gc5][%cal Gf8c5] } ) 7... Nec6 { [%csl Gc6,Rc5,Rc3][%cal Ge7c6,Rd4c5,Rc2c3] } 8. dxc5 { [%csl Gc5][%cal Gd4c5] } ( 8. c3 { [%csl Gc3][%cal Gc2c3] } 8... Nd7 { I really do love this position for black. Black is striving for
initiative and to take back whats rightfully ours, the pawn! [%csl Gd7][%cal Gb8d7] } 9. Nbd2 { [%csl Gd2][%cal Gb1d2] } 9... Be7 { [%csl Ge7][%cal Gf8e7] } 10. c4 { [%csl Gc4][%cal Gc2c4] } 10... O-O { [%csl Gg8][%cal Ge8g8] } 11. Rc1 { [%csl Gc1][%cal Ga1c1] } 11... cxd4 { [%csl Gd4][%cal Gc5d4] } 12. Nxd4 { [%csl Gd4][%cal Gf3d4] } 12... Ndxe5 { [%csl Ge5][%cal Gd7e5] } 13. Nxf5 { [%csl Gf5][%cal Gd4f5] } 13... exf5 { [%csl Gf5][%cal Ge6f5] } 14. cxd5 { [%csl Gd5][%cal Gc4d5] } 14... Qxd5 { achieving a significant victory against a pawn [%csl Gd5][%cal Gd8d5] } ) 8... Nd7 { Two knights are eyeing on the e pawn, two pieces one is a knight and one
is a bishop is eyeing on the c pawn. One of the pawn will fall! [%csl Gd7,Ge5,Gc5][%cal Gb8d7,Gd7e5,Gd7c5,Gc6e5] } 9. c4 { [%csl Gc4][%cal Gc2c4] } 9... dxc4 { [%csl Gc4][%cal Gd5c4] } 10. Nbd2 { [%csl Gd2][%cal Gb1d2] } 10... c3 { [%csl Gc3][%cal Gc4c3] } 11. bxc3 { [%csl Gc3][%cal Gb2c3] } 11... Bxc5 { [%csl Gc5][%cal Gf8c5] } ) ( 5. c3 { Other ECK players may play c3 to prevent theory. Well White might aswell
as succeed on that. [%csl Gc3][%cal Gc2c3] } 5... Nd7 { [%csl Gd7][%cal Gb8d7] } 6. Bd3 { Other move orders like the Be2 one would be met with the set up I
recommend. The Nd7 Ne7 then c5! [%csl Gd3][%cal Gf1d3] } 6... Bxd3 { [%csl Gd3][%cal Gf5d3] } 7. Qxd3 { [%csl Gd3][%cal Gd1d3] } 7... c5 { [%csl Gc5][%cal Gc6c5] } 8. O-O { [%csl Gg1][%cal Ge1g1] } 8... Ne7 { [%csl Ge7][%cal Gg8e7] } 9. dxc5 { [%csl Gc5][%cal Gd4c5] } 9... Nc6 { [%csl Gc6,Ge5,Gc5][%cal Ge7c6,Gc6e5,Gd7e5,Gf8c5] } 10. b4 { [%csl Gb4][%cal Gb2b4] } 10... a5 { [%csl Ga5,Ra3][%cal Ga7a5,Rb1a3,Rc1a3] } 11. Qb5 { A threat to seize the b pawn. [%csl Gb7][%cal Gb5b7] } ( 11. Na3 { [%csl Ga3][%cal Gb1a3] } 11... axb4 { [%csl Gb4][%cal Ga5b4] } 12. cxb4 { [%csl Gb4][%cal Gc3b4] } 12... Nxb4 { [%csl Gb4][%cal Gc6b4] } ) ( 11. Ba3 { White tries to save one of the pawns but would fail eventually. [%csl Ga3][%cal Gc1a3] } 11... Ndxe5 { [%csl Ge5][%cal Gd7e5] } 12. Nxe5 { [%csl Ge5][%cal Gf3e5] } 12... Nxe5 { [%csl Ge5][%cal Gc6e5] } ) 11... Qc7 { [%csl Gc7][%cal Gd8c7] } 12. a3 { [%csl Ga3][%cal Ga2a3] } 12... axb4 { [%csl Gb4][%cal Ga5b4] } 13. cxb4 { [%csl Gb4][%cal Gc3b4] } 13... b6 { Effectively breaking up white's over-extended pawns. [%csl Gb6][%cal Gb7b6] } ) 5... Bxd3 { [%csl Gd3][%cal Gf5d3] } 6. Qxd3 { [%csl Gd3][%cal Rb7d5,Rf7d5,Gd1d3] } 6... Nd7 { I like the move Nd7 in case white launches an attack on the kingside. It
would be useful since the Knight on d7 can be reinforced to form a fortress
after Nd7-Nf8 adding another defender on tthe h7 square. [%csl Gd7][%cal Gb8d7] } 7. O-O { [%csl Gg1][%cal Ge1g1] } 7... Ne7 { [%csl Ge7][%cal Gg8e7] } 8. Nc3 { [%csl Gc3,Rf5,Ra6][%cal Gb1c3,Re7f5,Ra7a6] } 8... Nf5 { [%csl Gf5][%cal Ge7f5] } ( 8... a6 { Another alternative line in here is instead of focusing on the kingside black can focus on the queenside and find counterplay in there. Keep in mind that c5 is not possible because of the Nb5 threat. White would find an outpost for his knight on d6 causing such a high amount of havoc in black's position. [%csl Yb5,Rc3,Ga6][%cal Ra6b5,Yc3b5,Ga7a6] } 9. Be3 { [%csl Ge3][%cal Gc1e3] } 9... c5 { [%csl Gc5][%cal Gc7c5] } 10. dxc5 { [%csl Gc5][%cal Gd4c5] } 10... Nc6 { Black is pressurising the c pawn now. White cannot hold unto the pawn any
longer! [%csl Gc6,Ge5,Gc5][%cal Ge7c6,Gc6e5,Gd7c5] } 11. Na4 { [%csl Ga4][%cal Gc3a4] } 11... Qa5 { Black adds another attacker on the c pawn. The c pawn would eventually fall in the near future! [%csl Rc5,Ga5][%cal Rd7c5,Rf8c5,Ra5c5,Gd8a5] } 12. Qb3 { [%csl Gb3,Gb7][%cal Gd3b3,Gb3b7] } 12... Rd8 { [%csl Gd8][%cal Ga8d8] } 13. c3 { [%csl Gc3][%cal Gc2c3] } ( 13. Qxb7 $4 { Blunders the knight on the rim. [%csl Gb7][%cal Gb3b7] } 13... Qxa4 { [%csl Ga4][%cal Ga5a4] } ) 13... Ndxe5 { [%csl Ge5][%cal Gd7e5] } 14. Nxe5 { [%csl Ge5][%cal Gf3e5] } 14... Nxe5 { Black is eventually doing alright in here. [%csl Ge5][%cal Gc6e5] } ) 9. Bf4 { [%csl Gf4][%cal Gc1f4] } 9... Be7 { [%csl Ge7,Rg4,Ra4,Re1][%cal Gf8e7,Rg2g4,Ra2a4,Rf1e1] } 10. g4 { White is playing with fire in here, white does risk his kingside safety
but white can play Kh1 then stack up his rook on the g file to launch a
kingside attack against black! [%csl Gg4][%cal Gg2g4] } ( 10. a4 { In case white does not play the move g4 we can castle followed by c5 then attack on the queenside by launching a pawn storm on a7-a5. [%csl Ga4][%cal Ra7a4,Rd8b6,Ra8c8,Rc6c5,Re8g8,Ga2a4] } 10... g5 { g5 is a better option for people who wants to live a little more
dangerously, this is just the same after the move Rad1, the line I
eventually covered in this course. [%csl Gg5][%cal Gg7g5] } ( 10... O-O ) 11. Be3 { [%csl Ge3][%cal Gf4e3] } 11... h5 { [%csl Gh5][%cal Gh7h5] } 12. Ne2 { [%csl Ge2][%cal Gc3e2] } 12... g4 { [%csl Gg4][%cal Gg5g4] } 13. Nd2 { [%csl Gd2][%cal Gf3d2] } 13... Qc7 { [%csl Gc7][%cal Gd8c7] } 14. c4 { [%csl Gc4][%cal Gc2c4] } 14... dxc4 { [%csl Gc4][%cal Gd5c4] } 15. Nxc4 { [%csl Gc4][%cal Gd2c4] } 15... O-O-O { [%csl Gc8,Rb4,Rd1][%cal Ge8c8,Rb2b4,Rf1d1] } 16. b4 { [%csl Gb4][%cal Gb2b4] } ( 16. Rfd1 { [%csl Gd1][%cal Gf1d1] } 16... h4 { [%csl Gh4][%cal Gh5h4] } 17. b4 { [%csl Gb4][%cal Gb2b4] } 17... h3 { [%csl Gh3][%cal Gh4h3] } 18. g3 { [%csl Gg3][%cal Gg2g3] } 18... Bxb4 { Although position is quite messy and a bit dangerous, black has pieces to
reinforce a fortress on black's kingside. [%csl Gb4][%cal Ge7b4] } ) 16... Nxe5 { Interesting trap! [%csl Gd3,Ge5][%cal Gd7e5,Gd8d3,Gc4e5] } 17. Nxe5 { [%csl Ge5][%cal Gc4e5] } 17... Qxe5 { [%csl Ge5,Gd3][%cal Gc7e5,Gd8d3] } ) ( 10. Rfe1 { Other passive moves would be with the move g5! Black gets to attack
white's kingside with the help of black's pawn storm! [%csl Ge1][%cal Gf1e1] } 10... g5 { [%csl Gg5][%cal Gg7g5] } 11. Be3 { [%csl Ge3][%cal Gf4e3] } 11... g4 { [%csl Gg4][%cal Gg5g4] } 12. Nd2 { [%csl Gd2][%cal Gf3d2] } 12... h5 { Black has enough counterplay on the kingside. Black would attack black's
king and black is aiming for checkmate! The thing here is that black's
attack on the kinside would not be immediate. Black has to move his queen to c7 first, castling queenside is perhaps dangerous so play c5 or f6 first,
one the position is less complicated you can start castling queenside and continue the attack on the kingside! [%csl Gh5][%cal Gh7h5] } 13. Ne2 { [%csl Ge2][%cal Gc3e2] } 13... Qc7 { [%csl Gc7][%cal Gd8c7] } 14. c4 { [%csl Gc4][%cal Gc2c4] } 14... dxc4 { [%csl Gc4][%cal Gd5c4] } 15. Nxc4 { [%csl Gc4][%cal Gd2c4] } 15... O-O-O { [%csl Gc8][%cal Ge8c8] } ) 10... Nh4 { [%csl Gh4,Re1][%cal Gf5h4,Rf3h4,Rf3e1] } 11. Nxh4 { [%csl Gh4][%cal Gf3h4] } ( 11. Ne1 { In case white decided to retreat his knight back we can attack white's
king right away after h5. [%csl Ge1][%cal Gf3e1] } 11... h5 { This is simply just crushing white now. Black attacks white's kingside and pretty much it's nevertheless over. [%csl Gh5][%cal Gh7h5] } 12. f3 { [%csl Gf3][%cal Gf2f3] } 12... hxg4 { [%csl Gg4][%cal Gh5g4] } 13. fxg4 { [%csl Gg4][%cal Gf3g4] } 13... c5 { [%csl Gc5][%cal Gc6c5] } 14. Bg3 { [%csl Gg3][%cal Gf4g3] } 14... cxd4 { White cannot take due to the Bc5 pin. [%csl Gd4][%cal Gc5d4] } 15. Ne2 { [%csl Ge2][%cal Gc3e2] } 15... Qb6 { [%csl Gb6,Gg1][%cal Gd8b6,Gb6g1] } ) 11... Bxh4 { [%csl Gh4][%cal Ge7h4] } 12. Ne2 { [%csl Ge2][%cal Gc3e2] } 12... O-O { [%csl Gg8][%cal Ge8g8] } 13. Kh1 { [%csl Gh1][%cal Gg1h1] } 13... f6 { [%csl Gf6,Rd1][%cal Gf7f6,Re5f6,Ra1d1] } 14. exf6 { [%csl Gf6][%cal Ge5f6] } ( 14. Rad1 { The f file would be open for black's rook to take advantage of regardless
whether white refuses to take the f pawn or not. Black is the advantage in
here considering that white's kingside is weak and has little counterplay on the kingside. White does not have enough pieces to aim for the queenside
aswell. Black would get a lot of counterplay on the kingside. With the help of the open f file and a bishop on h4 black would get a very dynamic shot to shoot white's king. [%csl Gd1][%cal Ga1d1] } 14... fxe5 { [%csl Ge5][%cal Gf6e5] } 15. dxe5 { [%csl Ge5][%cal Gd4e5] } 15... Qe7 { [%csl Ge7][%cal Gd8e7] } ) 14... Rxf6 { [%csl Gf6][%cal Gf8f6] } *