[Event "The Caro Kann Defence: Complete Repertoire: Chapter #16: - Advance Variation - Botvinnik Carlsbad Defence - Sidelines"]
[Site "https://lichess.org/study/MBQ3N0F8/CXy79cIG"]
[Date "????.??.??"]
[Round "?"]
[White "Chapter #16:"]
[Black "Advance Variation - Botvinnik Carlsbad Defence - Sidelines"]
[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 Gc5,Rc3,Rf3][%cal Gc6c5,Rc2c3,Rg1f3] } 4. Nf3 { [%csl Gf3][%cal Gg1f3] } ( 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,Gd4][%cal Gb8c6,Gc6d4] } 6. Nf3 { [%csl Gf3,Gd4][%cal Gf3d4,Gg1f3] } 6... Bg4 { [%csl Gd1][%cal Gc8g4,Gg4d1] } 7. Be3 { [%csl Ge3,Gd4][%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 Rh3,Gf5][%cal Bf5d4,Bc6d4,Ge7f5,Rh2h3,Rd3f5] } 11. Bxf5 { [%csl Gf5][%cal Gd3f5] } ( 11. h3 $5 { Effectively losing a piece. [%csl Gh3,Gf3][%cal Gh2h3,Gg4f3,Gc6d4,Gf5d4,Gb6d4] } 11... Bxf3 { [%csl Gf3][%cal Gg4f3] } 12. Qxf3 { [%csl Gf3][%cal Gd1f3] } 12... Ncxd4 { [%csl Gd4][%cal Gc6d4] } ) 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 16. b4 { [%csl Gb4][%cal Gb2b4] } 16... Qd8 { [%csl Gd8][%cal Gb6d8] } ) 4... Bg4 { [%csl Gg4,Rc5,Rc3,Rc4][%cal Gc8g4,Rd4c5,Rc2c3,Rc2c4] } 5. c4 { Another complicated idea which strikes the center right away. Black has
to take the d pawn and further play would have been made with e6 and
onwards. [%csl Gc4][%cal Gc2c4] } ( 5. dxc5 { [%csl Gc5][%cal Gd4c5] } 5... Nc6 { [%csl Gc6,Ge5,Gd1,Gf3][%cal Gb8c6,Gc6e5,Gg4d1] } 6. c3 { White has two ideas in here, either to try and keep the c pawn with b4?!
or simply make away for the queen Q-b3 [%csl Gc3][%cal Gc2c3] } 6... e6 { [%csl Ge6][%cal Ge7e6] } 7. Be3 { [%csl Ge3][%cal Gc1e3] } 7... a6 $1 { Prevents white from playing this pesky move Bb5! An attempt to try and
eliminate the knight. [%csl Ga6][%cal Ga7a6] } 8. Nbd2 { [%csl Gd2][%cal Gb1d2] } 8... Nxe5 { [%csl Ge5][%cal Gc6e5] } 9. Be2 { [%csl Ge2][%cal Gf1e2] } 9... Nc6 { [%csl Gc6][%cal Ge5c6] } 10. O-O { [%csl Gg1][%cal Ge1g1] } 10... Nf6 { [%csl Gf6][%cal Gg8f6] } 11. Rc1 { [%csl Gc1][%cal Ga1c1] } 11... Be7 { [%csl Ge7,Gc5][%cal Gf8e7] } 12. b4 { [%csl Gb4,Gc5][%cal Gb2b4,Gb4c5] } 12... O-O { [%csl Gg8][%cal Ge8g8] } 13. h3 { [%csl Gh4,Gh3][%cal Gh2h3] } 13... Bf5 { [%csl Gf5,Gb1][%cal Gg4f5,Gf5b1] } 14. Nd4 { [%csl Gd4][%cal Gf3d4] } 14... Bg6 { [%csl Gg6][%cal Gf5g6] } 15. Bf4 { [%csl Gf4][%cal Ge3f4] } 15... Nd7 { [%csl Gd7][%cal Gf6d7] } 16. N2f3 { Biggest weakness of white's position is the b4 pawn. Without the b pawn white's queenside pawn structure would have been demolished. Black should target white's queenside and provoke white's pawns. [%csl Gf3,Gc3,Gb4,Gc5,Ga2][%cal Gd2f3] } ) ( 5. c3 { Defending the pawn trying to maintain his center. White could still give
up the center later on. But others prefer not to! } 5... e6 { [%csl Rc5,Re3][%cal Rd4c5,Rc1e3] } 6. dxc5 { White gives up the center, black has to eliminate white's knight or
otherwise the e pawn would have a defender. [%csl Gc5][%cal Gd4c5] } ( 6. Be3 { Others prefer to keep things simple and would have decided to just stick
to his opening fundamental and principle. [%csl Ge3,Gd4][%cal Gc1e3] } 6... Ne7 { [%csl Ge7][%cal Gg8e7] } 7. Nbd2 { [%csl Gd2][%cal Gb1d2] } 7... Nf5 { [%csl Gf5,Ge3][%cal Ge7f5,Gf5e3] } 8. Qa4+ { [%csl Ga4][%cal Gd1a4] } 8... Nd7 { [%csl Gd7][%cal Gb8d7] } 9. Bf4 { [%csl Gf4][%cal Ge3f4] } 9... Bh5 { [%csl Gh5][%cal Gg4h5] } 10. h3 { [%csl Gh3][%cal Gh2h3] } 10... Bg6 { [%csl Gg6][%cal Gh5g6] } 11. Be2 { [%csl Ge2][%cal Gf1e2] } 11... Be7 { [%csl Ge7][%cal Gf8e7] } 12. O-O { [%csl Gg1][%cal Ge1g1] } 12... O-O { [%csl Gg8][%cal Ge8g8] } ) 6... Bxf3 { [%csl Gf3][%cal Gg4f3] } 7. Qxf3 { [%csl Gf3][%cal Gd1f3] } 7... Bxc5 { [%csl Gc5][%cal Gf8c5] } 8. Qg3 { [%csl Gg3][%cal Gf3g3] } 8... Ne7 { Black has to sacrifice the g pawn or otherwise Kf8 or g6 would have been
a horrible move. [%csl Ge7][%cal Gg8e7] } 9. Qxg7 { Black temporarily sacrifices the pawn for rapid development. The e5 pawn is the key target in here. [%csl Gg7][%cal Gg3g7] } 9... Ng6 { [%csl Gg6,Gg7][%cal Ge7g6] } 10. Bd3 { [%csl Gd3][%cal Gf1d3] } 10... Bf8 { [%csl Gf8][%cal Gc5f8] } 11. Qf6 { [%csl Gf6][%cal Gg7f6] } 11... Be7 { [%csl Ge7][%cal Gf8e7] } 12. Qf3 { [%csl Gf3][%cal Gf6f3] } 12... Qc7 { [%csl Gc7,Ge5][%cal Gd8c7,Gc7e5,Gg6e5] } 13. Bb5+ { [%csl Gb5][%cal Gd3b5] } 13... Nc6 { [%csl Gc6,Ge5][%cal Gb8c6,Gc6e5,Gc7e5,Gg6e5] } 14. O-O { [%csl Gg1][%cal Ge1g1] } 14... Nxe5 { [%csl Ge5][%cal Gg6e5] } ) 5... cxd4 { [%csl Gd4][%cal Gc5d4] } 6. cxd5 { [%csl Gd5][%cal Gc4d5] } 6... Qxd5 { [%csl Gd5][%cal Gd8d5] } 7. Nc3 { [%csl Gc3][%cal Gb1c3] } 7... Bxf3 { [%csl Gf3][%cal Gg4f3] } 8. Nxd5 { [%csl Gd5][%cal Gc3d5] } 8... Bxd1 { [%csl Gd1][%cal Gf3d1] } 9. Nc7+ { [%csl Gc7][%cal Gd5c7] } 9... Kd7 { White's knight is trapped. You get two piece in exchange for a rook and a
pawn. Seems like a good exchange for black I have to say! [%csl Gd7][%cal Ge8d7] } 10. Nxa8 { [%csl Ga8][%cal Gc7a8] } 10... Bc2 { [%csl Gc2][%cal Gd1c2] } *