Chess: Understanding the Caro-Kann Defense Part XIV

1 e4 c6 2 d4 d5 3 Nc3 dxe4 4 Nxe4 Bf5 5 Ng3 Be6
6 Nf3 Bg4 7 Be2 Nf6 8 O-O e6 9 c4 Bd6
10 Qb3 Qb6 11 Qxb6 axb6 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:




5 ... Be6



5 ... Bg6
5 ... Bc8
5 ... Bd7
5 ... Nf6 6 Nxf5 Qa5+ 7 Bd2 Qxf5 8 Bd3 Qd5
9 Nf3 e6 10 c4 Qd8 11 O-O.
5 ... g6 6 Nxf5 gxf5 7 Nf3 Nf6 8 Bd3 e6
9 O-O Nbd7 10 Re1 Be7 11 c4 Qb6 12 a3 Rg8
13 b4.

6 Nf3



6 Be2

6 ... Bg4



6 ... Nf6
6 ... h5

7 Be2



7 Bd3
7 c3

7 ... Nf6



7 ... e6

8 O-O



8 c3
8 c4

8 ... e6



8 ... Nbd7

9 c4



9 Re1
9 h3

9 ... Bd6



9 ... Nbd7

10 Qb3



10 Bg5
10 Ne5

10 ... Qb6



10 ... Qc7
10 ... Qc8

11 Qxb6



11 Qe3
11 Qc2
11 Qc3

11 ... axb6



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Chess: Understanding the Caro-Kann Defense Part XIII

1 e4 c6 2 d4 d5 3 Nc3 dxe4 4 Nxe4 Bf5 5 Ng3 Bd7
6 Nf3 Nf6 7 Bc4 e6 8 Ne5 c5 9 O-O cxd4
10 Qxd4 Nc6 11 Qc3 Rc8 12 Nxd7 Nxd7 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:



5 ... Bd7



5 ... Bg6
5 ... Bc8
5 ... Bd7
5 ... Be6
5 ... Nf6 6 Nxf5 Qa5+ 7 Bd2 Qxf5 8 Bd3 Qd5
9 Nf3 e6 10 c4 Qd8 11 O-O.
5 ... g6 6 Nxf5 gxf5 7 Nf3 Nf6 8 Bd3 e6
9 O-O Nbd7 10 Re1 Be7 11 c4 Qb6 12 a3 Rg8
13 b4.

6 Nf3



6 Bc4

6 ... Nf6



6 ... Bg4

7 Bc4



7 c3

7 ... e6



7 ... Qa5+

8 Ne5



8 O-O

8 ... c5



8 ... Bc8

9 O-O



9 Be3

9 ... cxd4



9 ... Nc6

10 Qxd4



10 Ne2

10 ... Nc6



10 ... Be7

11 Qc3



11 Nxc6
11 Qe3

11 ... Rc8



11 ... Nxe5

12 Nxd7



12 Nxc6

12 ... Nxd7



12 ... Qxd7

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Chess: Understanding the Caro-Kann Defense Part XII

1 e4 c6 2 d4 d5 3 Nc3 dxe4 4 Nxe4 Bf5 5 Ng3 e6
6 Nxf5 Qa5+ 7 Bd2 Qxf5 8 Bd3 Qd5 9 Nf3 Nf6
10 c4 Qd8 11 O-O 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:



5 ... e6



5 ... Bg6
5 ... Bc8
5 ... Bd7
5 ... Be6
5 ... Nf6 6 Nxf5 Qa5+ 7 Bd2 Qxf5 8 Bd3 Qd5
9 Nf3 e6 10 c4 Qd8 11 O-O.
5 ... g6 6 Nxf5 gxf5 7 Nf3 Nf6 8 Bd3 e6
9 O-O Nbd7 10 Re1 Be7 11 c4 Qb6 12 a3 Rg8
13 b4.

6 Nxf5



6 Nf3
6 Be2

6 ... Qa5+



6 ... exf5

7 Bd2



7 c3

7 ... Qxf5



8 Bd3



8 Nf3

8 ... Qd5



8 ... Qf6

9 Nf3



9 Qf3

9 ... Nf6



9 ... Na6
9 ... Nd7
9 ... c5

10 c4



10 O-O

10 ... Qd8



10 ... Qd7

11 O-O



11 Qb3

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Chess: Understanding the Caro-Kann Defense Part XI

1 e4 c6 2 d4 d5 3 Nc3 dxe4 4 Nxe4 Bf5 5 Ng3 Bc8
6 Nf3 Nf6 7 Bd3 Bg4 8 O-O e6 9 Re1 Be7
10 c3 Qd5 11 Re5 Bxf3 12 gxf3 Qd8 13 Qb3
13 ... Nbd7 14 Qxb7 Nxe5 15 dxe5 Nd7 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:



5 ... Bc8



5 ... Bg6
5 ... e6
5 ... Bd7
5 ... Be6
5 ... Nf6 6 Nxf5 Qa5+ 7 Bd2 Qxf5 8 Bd3 Qd5
9 Nf3 e6 10 c4 Qd8 11 O-O.
5 ... g6 6 Nxf5 gxf5 7 Nf3 Nf6 8 Bd3 e6
9 O-O Nbd7 10 Re1 Be7 11 c4 Qb6 12 a3 Rg8
13 b4.

6 Nf3



6 Bc4

6 ... Nf6



6 ... e6

7 Bd3



7 Be2

7 ... Bg4



7 ... g6
7 ... e6
7 ... Nbd7

8 O-O



8 Be3
8 c3

8 ... e6



8 ... Bxf3

9 Re1



9 Be3
9 c3

9 ... Be7



9 ... Qb6
9 ... Qd5
9 ... Bxf3

10 c3



10 Qe2
10 Bg5
10 c4
10 Be3

10 ... Qd5



10 ... Nbd7

11 Re5



11 Ne4
11 Re3
11 Qe2

11 ... Bxf3



11 ... Qd8

12 gxf3



12 Qe1
12 Qc2

12 ... Qd8



12 ... Qd7

13 Qb3



13 Nh5
13 Re1
13 f4
13 Qe1
13 Rb5

13 ... Nbd7



13 ... Qc7

14 Qxb7



14 Rg5
14 Re2

14 ... Nxe5



14 ... O-O

15 dxe5



15 ... Nd7



15 ... Rb8

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