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Caro-Kann Defense

Difficulty 1/3Black repertoireECO B10–B15

Tartakower Variation, Nf3 Setup (B15)

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Enter the Caro-Kann by supporting...d5. Black accepts a slower first move in exchange for a solid center and better pawn-structure prospects.

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ECO B10–B15

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  1. Tartakower Variation, Nf3 SetupSample

    1. e4 c6 2. d4 d5 3. Nc3 dxe4 4. Nxe4 Nf6 5. Nxf6+ exf6 6. Nf3 Bd6 7. Be2 O-O 8. O-O Re8 9. Re1 Nd7 10. Be3 Nf8

  2. Tartakower Variation, Kingside Castle

    1. e4 c6 2. d4 d5 3. Nc3 dxe4 4. Nxe4 Nf6 5. Nxf6+ exf6 6. c3 Bd6 7. Bd3 O-O 8. Qc2 Re8+ 9. Ne2 h5 10. O-O h4 11. h3 Nd7 12. Be3 Nf8

  3. Tartakower Variation, Queenside Castle

    1. e4 c6 2. d4 d5 3. Nc3 dxe4 4. Nxe4 Nf6 5. Nxf6+ exf6 6. c3 Bd6 7. Bd3 O-O 8. Qc2 Re8+ 9. Ne2 h5 10. Be3 h4 11. O-O-O Nd7 12. Kb1 Nf8

  4. Advance Variation, ...c5 Open Center

    1. e4 c6 2. d4 d5 3. e5 c5 4. dxc5 e6 5. c4 Bxc5 6. cxd5 exd5 7. Nf3 Ne7 8. Bd3 Nbc6

  5. Advance Variation, ...Qa5+ Recovery

    1. e4 c6 2. d4 d5 3. e5 c5 4. dxc5 e6 5. Be3 Nd7 6. Bb5 Qa5+ 7. Nc3 a6 8. Bxd7+ Bxd7 9. Nf3 Bxc5

  6. Exchange Variation, ...Qc7 Setup

    1. e4 c6 2. d4 d5 3. exd5 cxd5 4. Bd3 Nc6 5. c3 Nf6 6. Ne2 Qc7 7. Bf4 Qb6 8. Qb3 Qxb3 9. axb3 Bg4

  7. Exchange Variation, ...e5 Break

    1. e4 c6 2. d4 d5 3. exd5 cxd5 4. Bd3 Nc6 5. c3 Nf6 6. Ne2 Qc7 7. Ng3 Bg4 8. f3 Bd7 9. O-O e5 10. Re1 Bd6

  8. Panov Attack, Fianchetto Defense

    1. e4 c6 2. d4 d5 3. exd5 cxd5 4. c4 Nf6 5. Nc3 g6 6. cxd5 Bg7 7. Nf3 O-O 8. Be2 Nbd7 9. O-O Nb6

  9. Panov Attack, Qb3 Delayed Recapture

    1. e4 c6 2. d4 d5 3. exd5 cxd5 4. c4 Nf6 5. Nc3 g6 6. Qb3 Bg7 7. cxd5 O-O 8. Nf3 Nbd7 9. Be2 Nb6

  10. Fantasy Variation, ...Qb6

    1. e4 c6 2. d4 d5 3. f3 Qb6 4. Nh3 dxe4 5. fxe4 e5 6. c3 exd4 7. cxd4 Be6 8. Nf2 Nd7 9. Nc3 O-O-O

  11. Accelerated Panov, Nc3

    1. e4 c6 2. c4 d5 3. exd5 cxd5 4. cxd5 Nf6 5. Nc3 Nxd5 6. Nf3 g6 7. Bc4 Nb6 8. Bb3 Bg7 9. O-O O-O

  12. Accelerated Panov, Check Line

    1. e4 c6 2. c4 d5 3. exd5 cxd5 4. cxd5 Nf6 5. Bb5+ Nbd7 6. Nc3 g6 7. Nf3 Bg7 8. O-O O-O 9. Re1 Nb6

  13. Two Knights Variation, Qe2 Main Line

    1. e4 c6 2. Nc3 d5 3. Nf3 dxe4 4. Nxe4 Nf6 5. Qe2 Nxe4 6. Qxe4 Nd7 7. Bc4 Nf6 8. Qe2 e6 9. Ne5 b5 10. Bb3 Qc7 11. d4 a5 12. O-O a4