The Caro-Kann Defense, Part Four
This post concludes looking at the Caro-Kann by looking at the last two main line variations according to Reuben Fine and his excellent Ideas Behind the Chess Openings. Neither of these variations...
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The Caro-Kann Defense, part three
The last two posts of the Caro-Kann Defense have looked at the defense from introducing it to taking an attacking approach. This post looks at a more passive fourth move from white,...
The Caro-Kann Defense, part two
In the last post white responded to 1. e4 c6 by maintaining the tension in the center and it did not result in many good options for black. In today's post we'll...
The Caro-Kann, Part One
This is a defense for black that tries to protect f7 while preventing black from getting cramped. It starts out: e4 c6 After 2. d4 d5, white has several possibilities: maintain tension...
French Defense, part three
In this post we're going to cover the last two main variations of the French Defense. 3. Nd2 or 3. e5. 3. Nd2: When moving 3.Nc3 we have to worry about the...