Chess: Understanding the Caro-Kann Defense Part VIII

1 e4 c6 2 d4 d5 3 Nc3 dxe4 4 Nxe4 Bf5 5 Qf3 e6
6 Bd3 Nd7 7 Ne2 Bg6 8 Bf4 Ndf6 9 Ng5 Nd5
10 Bxg6 hxg6 11 Bd2 Nh6 12 O-O-O Qb6 13 c4
13 ... Nf6 14 Kb1 O-O-O 15 h3 Be7 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 Qf3



5 Ng3
5 Nc5
5 Qd3
5 Bd3

5 ... e6



5 ... Bg6
5 ... Bxe4

6 Bd3



6 c3
6 Ne2
6 Be3

6 ... Nd7



6 ... Qxd4
6 ... Bxe4

7 Ne2



7 Nh3

7 ... Bg6



7 ... Ngf6
7 ... Ndf6

8 Bf4



8 O-O

8 ... Ndf6



8 ... Ngf6

9 Ng5



9 N4c3
9 O-O
9 Nxf6+

9 ... Nd5



9 ... Bh5
9 ... Bxd3

10 Bxg6



10 Bd2

10 ... hxg6



11 Bd2



11 O-O-O

11 ... Nh6



11 ... Ngf6
11 ... Qf6

12 O-O-O



12 c4
12 Qb3
12 h4

12 ... Qb6



12 ... Bb4
12 ... Nf6

13 c4



13 Ne4
13 Kb1

13 ... Nf6



13 ... Nc7

14 Kb1



14 Bf4
14 h3
14 c5

14 ... O-O-O



14 ... Be7

15 h3



15 h4
15 Qc3
15 Bf4

15 ... Be7



15 ... Rd7
15 ... Bb4
15 ... Qc7

By ChessCoach@care2.com

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