Chess: Understanding the Caro-Kann Defense Part II

1 e4 c6 2 d4 d5 3 e5 Bf5 4 Nf3 e6 Line



What's the game plan for White?

What's the game plan for Black?

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1 e4 c6



2 d4 d5



3 e5 Bf5



4 Nf3 e6



5 Be2



5 a3 Nd7 6 Be2 Ne7 7 O-O.
5 c3 c5 6 Be2 Nc6 7 O-O cxd4 8 cxd4 Nge7
9 a3.
5 c4 dxc4 6 Bxc4 Nd7 7 Nc3 Nb6 8 Bb3 Ne7
9 O-O.
5 Be3 Nd7 6 c4 Qb6 7 Qc1 Bxb1 8 Rxb1 Bb4+
9 Bd2 dxc4 10 Bxc4 Bxd2+ 11 Qxd2 Ne7 12 O-O.
5 Bd3 Bg6 6 O-O Nd7 7 Nc3 Ne7 8 Ne2 c5
9 c3 Nc6 10 a3 Be7 11 Re1 Rc8.

5 ... c5



5 ... Nd7 6 O-O Ne7 7 Nh4 Bg6 8 Nd2 c5 9 c3.
5 ... Ne7 6 O-O Nd7 7 Nh4 Bg6 8 Nd2 c5 9 c3.
5 ... h6 6 O-O Nd7.
5 ... a6 6 O-O Nd7.
5 ... Be7 6 O-O h5.
5 ... Bg6 6 O-O Nd7.

6 Be3



6 O-O Nc6 7 c3 cxd4 8 cxd4 Nge7 9 a3.
6 c3 Nc6 7 O-O cxd4 8 cxd4 Nge7 9 a3 Nc8.
6 c4 dxc4 7 Bxc4 Nc6.

6 ... cxd4



6 ... Nd7 7 O-O Ne7 8 c4 dxc4 9 Na3 Nd5
10 Nxc4.
6 ... Ne7 7 dxc5 Nd7 8 O-O Nc6 9 c4 dxc4
10 Na3 Bxc5
11 Bxc5 Nxc5 12 Nxc4 O-O.
6 ... Qb6 7 Nc3 Qxb2 8 Nb5.
6 ... Bg4 7 dxc5 Nd7 8 c4 Ne7 9 Nc3 dxc4
10 Qa4 Nc6 11 O-O-O.

7 Nxd4



7 ... Ne7



7 ... Bg6 8 O-O Nc6 9 c4 Nge7 10 Nc3 Nxd4
11 Bxd4 dxc4 12 Nb5 Nc6 13 Bxc4.

8 c4



8 Bg5 Qa5+ 9 Nc3 Bg6 10 O-O.
8 O-O Nbc6 9 c4 Nxd4 10 Bxd4 Nc6 11 cxd5 Qxd5.
8 Nc3 Nbc6 9 Ncb5 Nxe5 10 Bf4 Qb8.
8 f4 Bg6 9 Nc3 Nbc6 10 Ncb5 Nf5.
8 Nd2 Nbc6 9 N2f3.
8 Nxf5 Nxf5.

8 ... Nbc6



8 ... dxc4 9 Nd2.

9 Qa4



9 Nc3 Nxd4 10 Bxd4 dxc4 11 Bxc4 Nc6
12 Bb5 Be7 13 O-O O-O.

9 ... dxc4



9 ... a6 10 Nc3 dxc4 11 Rd1.

10 Na3



10 ... Qa5+



10 ... Qd7 11 Nxc4 Nd5 12 Nxf5 Bb4+.

11 Qxa5 Nxa5



12 Nxc4



12 Nab5 Nd5 13 Nxf5 exf5 14 Bd2 a6 15 Nd4.
12 Bd2 Nec6 13 Nxf5 exf5 14 Nxc4 Nxc4
15 Bxc4 Nxe5 16 Bb5+ Nc6.

12 ... Nxc4



13 Bxc4 a6



14 O-O



14 f3 Ng6 15 Nxf5 Nxe5 16 Bb3 exf5 17 O-O-O Be7
18 Rd5 Nc6 19 Rxf5.
14 Rc1 Be4 15 O-O Bd5 16 Be2 Rc8.
14 Nxf5 Nxf5 15 Bb6 g5.

14 ... Be4



14 ... Rc8 15 Rac1.

15 Rac1



15 ... Bd5



15 ... Nd5.

16 Be2 Rc8



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