[Event "Study the Caro-Kann: The Apocalypse Variation"]
[Site "https://lichess.org/study/JgYRYH3Q/5gkNXF24"]
[Date "????.??.??"]
[Round "?"]
[White "?"]
[Black "?"]
[Result "*"]
[Annotator "https://lichess.org/@/Northern05"]
[ECO "B10"]
[Opening "Caro-Kann Defense: Apocalypse Attack"]
[UTCDate "2019.06.19"]
[UTCTime "09:56:57"]
[Variant "Standard"]

1. e4 c6 2. Nf3 { Now the Caro-Kann enters the Apocalypse Variation. There isn't much theory in the Apocalypse variation, some of the later moves have I figured out during my studies of the Apocalypse Variation.
Note: If you share these moves I would be happy if you give me some credit or/and link this study. } 2... d5 3. exd5 ( 3. Nc3 { A common move for white. This move converges the game into the Two Knights Variation. } ) 3... cxd5 { Here the theory about the Apocalypse Variation splits nad slowly ends. The some of following moves have been played by 1800+ rated players or else they have been made up by me. } 4. Ne5 $1 { Getting the knight on the central e5 square. } ( 4. d4 { Preparing the move Ne5. This is not so commonly played in the Apocoloypse Variation and could be used as a surprise weapon. [%cal Gd4e5,Gf3e5] } 4... Nc6 5. Ne5 ( 5. Bb5 { Pinning the c6 knight. [%cal Gb5e8] } 5... Bg4 { Pinning the knight, which makes it unable to move to the e5 square. [%csl Ge5][%cal Gg4d1,Gf3e5] } ) 5... Nf6 { The game continues like normal. } ) 4... Nc6 ( 4... Nd7 { Offering to trade the Knights. } 5. d4 g6 ( 5... e6 6. Nf3 ) 6. Nc3 $32 ( 6. Nf3 { White wastes a move, but has some good chances. } 6... Bg7 7. Bd3 { The d3 bishop is well placed and prevents the d7 knight to go to the active squares e4 and c4. [%csl Gd3][%cal Gd7f6,Gf6e4,Gd7b6,Gb6c4] } 7... e6 8. c3 $14 ) ( 6. Bf4 { If black captures the e5 knight, white recaptures with his/her dark square bishop with an direct attack on my rook. [%cal Gd7e5,Gf4e5,Ge5h8] } 6... Bg7 7. Nc3 Ngf6 8. Qe2 ( 8. Be2 ) 8... Nh5 9. Bg5 { Pining the e7 pawn, makeing it unable to move to the e6 square. [%cal Gg5d8] } 9... Nxe5 10. dxe5 h6 11. Bd2 d4 12. Ne4 $10 O-O 13. f4 Qd5 ( 13... Qb6 14. Qb5 f6 15. Qxb6 axb6 { Black has now a semi-open A-file. [%cal Ga8a1] } 16. exf6 Nxf6 17. Bc4+ Kh7 18. Nxf6+ Rxf6 $10 ) 14. Qf3 ( 14. g3 ) 14... Bg4 { Sacreficing the bishop. } 15. Qxg4 f5 $1 16. exf6 Qxe4+ 17. Qe2 Nxf6 18. Qxe4 Nxe4 19. g3 Nxd2 ( 19... e5 20. Bd3 Nxd2 21. Kxd2 exf4 22. gxf4 Rxf4 23. Raf1 Rxf1 24. Rxf1 Rf8 25. Rxf8+ Kxf8 26. Bxg6 Ke7 { This will in nearly all cases end in a draft. } ) 20. Kxd2 e5 21. Bc4+ Kh7 $14 { White has a better pawn structure, but black can still win the game with some luck. } ) 6... Nxe5 { Trading the knights. } 7. dxe5 e6 $15 { Black has a good pawn structure and can develop quickly. Whites white square bishop has a bad diagonal and whites c3 Knight is badly placed. [%cal Gf8b4,Gg8f6,Gc8d7,Gf1b5] } 8. h4 Bd7 9. h5 { White wants to play hxg5 and then white wants that Black blunders and plays hxg5 that he/she can capture the rook. [%cal Gh5g6,Gh7g6,Gh1h8] } 9... Qc7 10. Bf4 a6 11. Qd2 Ne7 12. O-O-O Bg7 13. Re1 h6 { Preventing whites dark square bishop to go to the g5 sqaure. [%csl Gg5][%cal Gf4g5] } ) ( 4... a6 5. d4 Nc6 6. c3 Bf5 ( 6... Nxe5 7. dxe5 e6 8. Bd3 Ne7 ( 8... Bd7 ) 9. O-O ( 9. Be3 ) 9... Ng6 10. Re1 ( 10. f4 ) 10... Qc7 ( 10... Bc5 11. Nd2 Qh4 12. g3 ( 12. Qf3 ) 12... Bxf2+ 13. Kxf2 Qxh2+ 14. Kf3 f6 15. Bxg6+ hxg6 ) ) ) ( 4... Nf6 5. d4 e6 ( 5... g6 { A good response to White's scheme since it allows Black to fight for the e5 square. } 6. Bb5+ ( 6. c3 Bg7 7. Nd2 O-O 8. Bd3 Nc6 9. f4 Bf5 { Gadimbayli, Abdulla - Yevseev, D., 1/2-1/2, Fuad Jafarov Mem 2017, https://lichess.org/dUgsqsRY if you want to look more at this line check out the link. } ) 6... Bd7 ( 6... Nbd7 7. Nc3 ) 7. Bxd7+ ( 7. Nxd7 Nbxd7 8. O-O Bg7 9. Re1 ( 9. c3 O-O ) 9... O-O ) 7... Nbxd7 ) ( 5... Nc6 6. c3 Bf5 7. Bb5 Qc8 ( 7... Rc8 ) ) 6. Nd2 Bd6 7. f4 Nc6 8. c3 ) 5. d4 { Protecting the knight. } 5... Nf6 ( 5... e6 6. Bb5 Qc7 7. Bf4 Bd6 8. Qg4 Kf8 9. Bxc6 bxc6 10. Qg3 Ne7 11. Ng6+ hxg6 12. Bxd6 Qd7 13. Qa3 f6 14. Nd2 Kf7 15. g4 $10 ( 15. O-O-O ) 15... g5 16. O-O-O Ng6 17. Rde1 ) 6. c3 { Improving the pawn structure. } ( 6. Bb5 { Pinning the c6 knight. [%cal Gb5e8] } 6... Bd7 { Exchaning } 7. Bxc6 $5 ( 7. Nxd7 Qxd7 8. c3 ) 7... Bxc6 8. O-O e6 ) 6... Bf5 { Preparing the move e6. [%cal Ge7e6] } ( 6... Qb6 { An agressive move. } 7. Qa4 ( 7. Bd3 Nxe5 8. dxe5 Nd7 ) 7... Bf5 { ... } ) 7. Bb5 Qc8 *