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Caro-Kann Defense

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Rock-solid defense. Punish overaggressive players with cold precision.

One of Black's most reliable defenses against 1.e4. The key idea: develop the light-squared bishop BEFORE playing e6. Leads to rock-solid positions with long-term winning chances.

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  • ◆Prepare d5 with c6 for pawn support
  • ◆Develop bishop to f5 BEFORE playing e6
  • ◆The c6-d5-e6 pawn triangle is nearly unbreakable
  • ◆Undermine White's center with c5 and e6
  • ◆Trade off the 'bad' bishop when possible
  • ◆The endgame is often favorable for Black

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Played by
Anatoly Karpov,Vishwanathan Anand,Fabiano Caruana,Ding Liren

Learning Path

19 lessons

Master Games

1 games