Originally posted by skimsYea dont play it,,,i dont personally think its too hot...go for a sicilian defence instead
I am going to learn the Caro-Kann Defence.
Does anyone have any advice/games with this opening? Or does anyone have a favourite variation they recommend for me?
Any help/advice/games greatly appreciated.
Thanks.
Skims. 🙂
"Opening for Black according to Karpov" by the 14th World Chess Champion Alexander Khalifman presents, beside other opening repertoires against d4 and c4, an opening repertoire against e4, the Caro-Kann.
"If you are looking for a bulletproof repertoire for Black and like Caro-Kann, Nimzo-Indian, Queen's Indian, Catalan, English, this is the book for you!
Drawing on the premise that you do not need an Encyclopaedia, but rather a guide through the sea of variations, the ex-champion Khalifman offers you a clear vision how to reach reliable positions without having to invest tons of time for preparation.
The material is well organized and most energy is used on the most testing variations.
The high quality of the advises and the concise, but accurate presentation makes the book a valuable tool for players of all levels."
http://www.chessmix.com/en/eshop/book/10/
For games you can check out the following link:
http://www.newinchess.com/NICBase/Default.aspx?PageID=400
Originally posted by ivanhoeThanks for that.
"Opening for Black according to Karpov" by the 14th World Chess Champion Alexander Khalifman presents, beside other opening repertoires against d4 and c4, an opening repertoire against e4, the Caro-Kann.
"If you are looking for a bulletproof repertoire for Black and like Caro-Kann, Nimzo-Indian, Queen's Indian, Catalan, English, this is the book for ...[text shortened]... u can check out the following link:
http://www.newinchess.com/NICBase/Default.aspx?PageID=400
Does anyone have any games/analysis/variations that they could recommend?
Thanks in advance.
Skims. 🙂
Originally posted by skimsYou should be able to get games from most databases.
Thanks for that.
Does anyone have any games/analysis/variations that they could recommend?
Thanks in advance.
Skims. 🙂
http://www.filelibrary.com/Contents/Multi-Platform/88/99.html
If you search Caro Kann there, it has a lot of games for most of the variations. You'll need fritz or some other viewer (maybe Arena if you want a free one) to look at the databased games.
Originally posted by skimsThe Caro's been played for about, I don't know, maybe 200 years or more. So there's tons of stuff on the web for games with the Caro. Just do a google search.
Thanks for that.
Does anyone have any games/analysis/variations that they could recommend?
Thanks in advance.
Skims. 🙂
As for playing the Caro, there are only a few main lines you're going to run into, but on a correspondence site like this the book lines can go really deep.
IMO playing the Caro in correpondence chess is easier than playing it otb. It's a slow opening, fairly safe for black, but you're cramped and usually behind in development for a long time. It's not favored by aggressive players as black for that very reason.
Look up these variations for the main ones you'll see here and OTB:
Classical variation
Panov-Botvinnik variation (also called the Panov Attack) (very annoying IMO)
Advanced variation
Fantasy variation
Hillbilly Attack (yes it's a real opening)
Bronstein-Larsen variation
All of these have sub variations under them, but compared to most openings (like the Sicilian or French!) there aren't that many.
Anyway, I hope you have fun!
Originally posted by wibThanks a lot 😀 that helps.
The Caro's been played for about, I don't know, maybe 200 years or more. So there's tons of stuff on the web for games with the Caro. Just do a google search.
As for playing the Caro, there are only a few main lines you're going to run into, but on a correspondence site like this the book lines can go really deep.
IMO playing the Caro in correponden ...[text shortened]... penings (like the Sicilian or French!) there aren't that many.
Anyway, I hope you have fun!
Does anybody have any games that they played on RHP with the Caro-Kann that they are willing to share?
Thanks again.
Skims. 🙂
Originally posted by skimsSure, my games are a great lesson in what NOT to do with the Caro. 🙂
Thanks a lot 😀 that helps.
Does anybody have any games that they played on RHP with the Caro-Kann that they are willing to share?
Thanks again.
Skims. 🙂
Here's a couple. I'm only including the ones I won. If you want to look up my blunders you'll have to find them on your own. I ain't advertising'em! Oh alright, I'll throw in a loss. 🙂
Game 718721
Game 718717
Game 718713 (exchange)
Game 837526 Lost. (Tried NOT to let a higher rated player play the Panov against me)
People who played me, know that in 90% of my Black games I play Caro-Kann when the opponent begins with e4.
For a long time I planned to create a clan for Caro-Kann lovers. Today I did it.
Everyone who likes Caro-Kann, wants to learn it better and share their games with others are invited to join "Caro-Kann lovers" clan.
Originally posted by skimsI haven't played the Caro-Kann since high school.
I am going to learn the Caro-Kann Defence.
Does anyone have any advice/games with this opening? Or does anyone have a favourite variation they recommend for me?
Any help/advice/games greatly appreciated.
Thanks.
Skims. 🙂
It's a reasonably solid opening, avoids the "French Bishop" (i.e. B on c8 getting trapped behind the e6 pawn) and usually does not require reams of theory to play reasonably well. I've used it some success against players I know have a tendency to be hyper-aggressive and are likely to over-extend themselves.
The down-side is that it tends to lead quickly to drawish games.
Cheers,
LH