Does anyone know the name of the following Caro-Kann variation?
1. e4 c6 2. d4 d5 3. Nc3 Nxe4 4. d4
I should state that I'm currently playing against someone who has employed this variation, but the game is now in its late middlegame - I've only seen maybe two, three instances on rhp and I'm guessing its an unsound variation with surprise value, like the Sicilian Wing Gambit.
Originally posted by Amaurote Does anyone know the name of the following Caro-Kann variation?
1. e4 c6 2. d4 d5 3. Nc3 Nxe4 4. d4
I should state that I'm currently playing against someone who has employed this variation, but the game is now in its late middlegame - I've only seen maybe two, three instances on rhp and I'm guessing its an unsound variation with surprise value, like the Sicilian Wing Gambit.
dude your variation is not sound, black has not developed a knight yet to take on e4 and white has already played d4
1. e4 c6 2. d4 d5 3. Nc3 dxe4 4. d5 {4...Nf6 looks the most sensible move - White is not threatening dxc6.(yet). So if we look at the pawn steal.} 4... cxd5 5. Qxd5 Qxd5 6. Nxd5 {Which has appeared on RHP you can see that Black is suddenly in trouble defending his c7 square.} 6... Kd8 {It's either this or 6...Kd7 to hold the a8 Rook.} 7. Bf4 {Follwed by 0-0-0 and in time honored fashion I'll add etc...etc...}
The move was first played in Steinitz-Von Popiel, Cologne 1898. It is not really a gambit as black wins the pawn back with 5.dxe5 Qa5+. White's best move is probably 5.Nf3 with a huge lead in development.