Friday, February 09, 2007

Chess: Understanding the Caro-Kann Defense Part XXVI

1 e4 c6 2 d4 d5 3 Nc3 dxe4 4 Nxe4 Bf5 5 Ng3 Bg6
6 h4 h6 7 Bd3 Qxd4 8 Nf3 Qd6 9 Bxg6 Qxg6
10 Qe2 Nd7 11 h5 Qd6 12 Rh4 e6 13 Rd4 Qc7
14 Bf4 Qa5+ 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 h4 h6:




7 Bd3



7 f4
7 Nf3
7 h5
7 Bc4
7 N1e2


7 ... Qxd4



7 ... Bxd3

8 Nf3



8 Bxg6

8 ... Qd6



8 ... Qf6

9 Bxg6



9 Be3
9 O-O
9 Be2


9 ... Qxg6



9 ... fxg6

10 Qe2



10 Be3
10 O-O
10 Bf4


10 ... Nd7



10 ... Qd6
10 ... Nd7
10 ... Na6


11 h5



11 Be3

11 ... Qd6



11 ... Qf6

12 Rh4



12 Be3
12 O-O


12 ... e6



12 ... e5
12 ... c5
12 ... Ngf6


13 Rd4



13 Bd2

13 ... Qc7



13 ... Qc5

14 Bf4



14 Be3

14 ... Qa5+



14 ... Qb6

By ChessCoach@care2.com



















Chess: Understanding the Caro-Kann Defense Part XXV

1 e4 c6 2 d4 d5 3 Nc3 dxe4 4 Nxe4 Bf5 5 Ng3 Bg6
6 h4 h6 7 Bc4 e6 8 N1e2 Nf6 9 Nf4 Bh7
10 Ngh5 Nbd7 11 c3 Nxh5 12 Nxh5 Nf6
13 Bf4 Nxh5 14 Qxh5 Bd6 15 Qg4 Bxf4
16 Qxf4 Qf6 17 Qxf6 gxf6 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 h4 h6:





7 Bc4



7 f4
7 Nf3
7 h5
7 Bd3
7 N1e2


7 ... e6



7 ... Nf6

8 N1e2



8 Nh3
8 h5


8 ... Nf6



8 ... b5
8 ... Bh7
8 ... Nd7


9 Nf4



9 Bf4
9 h5


9 ... Bh7



9 ... Be4

10 Ngh5



10 Qe2
10 O-O
10 Nfh5
10 c3
10 Bb3


10 ... Nbd7



10 ... Nxh5

11 c3



11 O-O

11 ... Nxh5



11 ... Qe7
11 ... Qc7


12 Nxh5



12 Qxh5

12 ... Nf6



12 ... Nb6
12 ... Qe7


13 Bf4



13 Be3
13 Bd2


13 ... Nxh5



13 ... Nd5
13 ... Be4


14 Qxh5



14 ... Bd6



14 ... Qf6
14 ... Be4


15 Qg4



15 Be3
15 Qf3


15 ... Bxf4



15 ... Rg8

16 Qxf4



16 ... Qf6



16 ... O-O
16 ... Qa5


17 Qxf6



17 Qd6

17 ... gxf6



By ChessCoach@care2.com



















Chess: Understanding the Caro-Kann Defense Part XXIV

1 e4 c6 2 d4 d5 3 Nc3 dxe4 4 Nxe4 Bf5 5 Ng3 Bg6
6 h4 h6 7 Nh3 Nf6 8 Nf4 Bh7 9 Bc4 e6
10 O-O Bd6 11 Nxe6 fxe6 12 Bxe6 Qc7 13 Re1
13 ... Nbd7 14 Bg8+ Kf8 15 Bxh7 Rxh7 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 h4 h6:




7 Nh3



7 f4
7 Nf3
7 h5
7 Bc4
7 Bd3
7 N1e2


7 ... Nf6



7 ... e6
7 ... e5
7 ... Bh7


8 Nf4



8 Bc4
8 c3
8 Be2


8 ... Bh7



8 ... Be4

9 Bc4



9 c3
9 Be2
9 Be3


9 ... e6



9 ... Na6
9 ... Nbd7
9 ... e5


10 O-O



10 Qe2
10 Nfh5
10 Ngh5
10 c3
10 Bb3


10 ... Bd6



10 ... Nd5
10 ... Nbd7


11 Nxe6



11 Ngh5
11 c3
11 Re1


11 ... fxe6



12 Bxe6



12 ... Qc7



12 ... Bxg3
12 ... Ke7
12 ... Na6
12 ... Nbd7


13 Re1



13 Nh5

13 ... Nbd7



13 ... Bxg3

14 Bg8+



14 Bf5+

14 ... Kf8



14 ... Kd8

15 Bxh7



15 Be6

15 ... Rxh7



15 ... Bxg3

By ChessCoach@care2.com