Chess: Understanding the Caro-Kann Defense Part XVI

1 e4 c6 2 d4 d5 3 Nc3 dxe4 4 Nxe4 Bf5 5 Ng3 Bg6
6 Bc4 e6 7 N1e2 Nf6 8 Nf4 Bd6 9 c3 Nbd7
10 Qf3 Nb6 11 Bb3 Nbd5 12 Nxg6 hxg6 13 Bg5
13 ... Be7 14 Bd2 a5 15 Bc2 Qb6 16 O-O-O a4
17 Ne4 Nxe4 18 Bxe4 Line



For explanations of moves 1 through 4 please
refer to Chess: Understanding the Caro-Kann
Defense Part I

1 e4 c6 2 d4 d5 3 Nc3 dxe4 4 Nxe4 Bf5 5 Ng3 Bg6:



6 Bc4



6 Bg6
6 Nf3
6 N1e2
6 Nh3
6 f4

6 ... e6



6 ... Nd7
6 ... Nf6

7 N1e2



7 Nf3
7 h4
7 Nh3

7 ... Nf6



7 ... Qh4
7 ... Bd6
7 ... Nd7

8 Nf4



8 h4
8 O-O

8 ... Bd6



8 ... Nd5
8 ... Nbd7

9 c3



9 Qf3
9 h4
9 O-O
9 Bb3
9 Nxg6
9 Be3

9 ... Nbd7



9 ... Nd5
9 ... Qc7

10 Qf3



10 Bb3
10 Qb3
10 O-O

10 ... Nb6



10 ... Qc7

11 Bb3



11 Nxg6
11 Be2

11 ... Nbd5



11 ... a5
11 ... Qd7
11 ... Qc7

12 Nxg6



12 h4

12 ... hxg6



12 ... fxg6

13 Bg5



13 c4
13 Bd2

13 ... Be7



13 ... Qc7
13 ... Qa5

14 Bd2



14 O-O-O
14 O-O
14 h4

14 ... a5



14 ... Qb6
14 ... Qc7

15 Bc2



15 O-O-O
15 a3

15 ... Qb6



15 ... a4

16 O-O-O



16 Rb1

16 ... a4



16 ... O-O-O
16 ... c5

17 Ne4



17 a3
17 h4

17 ... Nxe4



17 ... a3

18 Bxe4



18 Qxe4

By ChessCoach@care2.com

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