Chess Openings: Caro Kann
The Caro Kann is one of the most popular openings for black against the common e4 move from white. Black looks to play c6 with the idea of immediately playing d5 next, attacking the e4 pawn. This defense is one of the few moves that is thought to be not only equal for black in the main line but many times advantageous as black reaches a better pawn structure in the end game.
i think im going to try this. lately ive been playing the french but i dont like how it blocks in the light squared bishop and how it often takes a long time to castle which leaves my king open to attack and can make it so i have to do awkward moves. and you can only castle king side.
Comment by thekoolestguyaaa — March 31, 2010 @ 6:39 pm
after black moves the first bishop to f5, what if white moves queen to f3?
Comment by ArtemisGlitch — March 31, 2010 @ 7:04 pm
But what if 2.nf3 I run into this alot against people on my team and I always win but am always looking for a solid line is there a variation you can suggest
Comment by hazmatt803 — March 31, 2010 @ 7:05 pm
@holyheII i will play Nd7. Nh4 would be bad since you are moving the same piece twice and black will capture with hxg6, opening the h file and black can castle queenside
Comment by mckill2007 — March 31, 2010 @ 7:08 pm
i dont like the variation 3….Nd7 because the bishop on c8 will be bad, i like variations…3…Bf5 and 3….Nf6
Comment by mckill2007 — March 31, 2010 @ 8:02 pm
1.e4 c6
2.d4 d5
3.Nc3 dxe4
4.Nxe4 Bf5
5.Ng3 Bg6
6.Nf3 – how do you respond? (3:18 what if white Nf3 instead)If you do somthing lke Nd7 white will Nh4 forcing the exchange of bishop and knight if black play e6 instead the knight will go to e5 trading the knight for bishop again if h6 first then black will fall behind in development
Comment by holyheII — March 31, 2010 @ 8:53 pm
This is good for starters. I’m a starter, btw.
Comment by ledgeleaper — March 31, 2010 @ 9:44 pm
euh with out insult you u forget the panov variation who i think is the best variation for white. panov= after the exchange white play c4 and it is tranpose into a kind of queen’s gambit
Comment by gtamateur — March 31, 2010 @ 10:21 pm
i dont like very much that opening because many of my oponents play 3.E5 and a cant open my game as i like.
what is the best move is this situation?
Comment by KratosPKM — March 31, 2010 @ 10:53 pm
Yeah, sadly youtube only gives me 10 minutes for videos so I can only say soo much but I will try in future to get in as much as possible. Thanks for feedback.
Comment by thechesswebsite — March 31, 2010 @ 11:32 pm
6:44. Yes it’s good to know about it, but it’d be even better if we knew why it was dangerous (what are the traps?) =). I’m guessing it may involve … Qh5 or Qf3?
Comment by bf2widowmaker — March 31, 2010 @ 11:42 pm
yeah i know. it’ll come back. I’m working on a cool intro video. Hopefully it’ll be up soon. I need to find a cool programmer that know how to do cool vids.
Comment by thechesswebsite — March 31, 2010 @ 11:47 pm
I miss the Intro Music!!! Nice vid!!!
Comment by SpeedstackingTim — March 31, 2010 @ 11:57 pm
I must diasagree with what you said about the panov variation of the Caro kahn. After the exchange of pawns white plays c4 and gets a very active position. Many times white gets an isolated d pawn but has compensation in the open c and e files. It is a variation that has been played by the english grandmaster Michael Adams.
Comment by darioteodori — April 1, 2010 @ 12:50 am
good video, thanks for the help!
Comment by xavier2nikos — April 1, 2010 @ 12:54 am
“The Caro-Kann” by Peter Wells is highly recommended as a great introduction to those who want to learn the Caro-Kann concepts.
Chess legends Karpov, Smyslov, and Korchnoi were noted as the masters of the Caro-Kann.
Comment by davepangburn — April 1, 2010 @ 1:12 am
If you are a Solid Player playing Black….the Caro-Kann, the French Defense, the Petrov…these are preferred responses against 1. E4.
If you are a Sharp Player playing Black…you probably find yourself going with the many myriad of Sicilian Defenses, the Ruy Lopez, and the many types of double King-Pawn openings.
I love the Caro-Kann. It appeals to my Positional instincts, BUT also offers sneaky Counter-play chances later on for Black. Many Sharp players have been fooled by it!
Comment by davepangburn — April 1, 2010 @ 1:14 am
So the question for the viewer is…what kind of player are you?
Are you a patient, positional player who prefers to get to the Endgame; a Solid Openings player?
Or are you combative, tactical player who likes to attack the King and likes aggressive battle; a Sharp Openings player?
Thats how you discover what style compliments you. Then which Openings/Defenses as White or Black compliment your style.
Comment by davepangburn — April 1, 2010 @ 1:23 am
The Caro-Kann is an Opening favored by people who like to play the Solid Openings, such as myself. The phrase Solid Openings means players who prefer Closed games (1. D4 or 1. C4) in which positional development is preferable to lots of tactical action. People who prefer Open games (1. E4) like wide-open, Sharp tactical battles with lots of action probably won’t find the Caro-Kann to their liking. It doesn’t compliment their style as much. And admittedly, the Caro-Kann can be quite Draw’ish.
Comment by davepangburn — April 1, 2010 @ 1:45 am
haha yeah i did make it, hope you enjoyed. I def will keep up the vids.
Comment by thechesswebsite — April 1, 2010 @ 2:20 am
WHAT??? I’m not FIRST??? AAAAAA lol jk jk good vid man, helps me out alot.
Comment by StackynUpRice — April 1, 2010 @ 3:13 am
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YOU MADE A VIDEO ON THE CAROKANN
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Keep up da awesome vids, I love em! :]
Comment by blits4000 — April 1, 2010 @ 3:31 am
Nice one. The Caro Kann is one of the most popular defenses in GM play and it’s great to have some analysis of the most common lines. Keep it up.
Comment by flamingmonkey923 — April 1, 2010 @ 4:30 am
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Comment by JakJiang — April 1, 2010 @ 5:02 am