Chess: Understanding the Caro-Kann Defense Part XV

1 e4 c6 2 d4 d5 3 Nc3 dxe4 4 Nxe4 Bf5 5 Ng3 Bg6
6 Nf3 Nd7 7 Bd3 Ngf6 8 O-O e6 9 c4 Bd6
10 b3 O-O 11 Bb2 Qc7 12 Bxg6 hxg6 13 Qe2
13 ... Rfe8 14 Ne4 Nxe4 15 Qxe4 Be7 16 Rad1
16 ... Rad8 17 Rfe1 Nf6 18 Qe5 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 Nf3



6 Bg6
6 Bc4
6 N1e2
6 Nh3
6 f4

6 ... Nd7



6 ... Nf6
6 ... Nd7
6 ... e6

7 Bd3



7 Be2
7 h4
7 Bc4
7 Nh4

7 ... Ngf6



7 ... Qa5+
7 ... e6
7 ... Bxd3

8 O-O



8 Bxg6
8 Bg5
8 c4

8 ... e6



8 ... Qc7

9 c4



9 Re1
9 Bf4
9 c3
9 b3
9 Qe2

9 ... Bd6



9 ... Qc7
9 ... Be7

10 b3



10 Re1
10 Bg5

10 ... O-O



10 ... Qa5
10 ... Qc7
10 ... Bxd3

11 Bb2



11 Bg5
11 Bxg6

11 ... Qc7



11 ... c5
11 ... Qa5
11 ... Bxd3
11 ... Bxg3
11 ... a5

12 Bxg6



12 a3

12 ... hxg6



12 ... fxg6

13 Qe2



13 a3

13 ... Rfe8



13 ... Rad8
13 ... Rfd8

14 Ne4



14 Rad1
14 a3

14 ... Nxe4



14 ... Bf4

15 Qxe4



15 ... Be7



15 ... Nf6
15 ... Rad8

16 Rad1



16 Rfe1

16 ... Rad8



16 ... Nf6
16 ... Red8

17 Rfe1



17 a3
17 Qe3

17 ... Nf6



17 ... Bb4

18 Qe5



18 Qe3

By ChessCoach@care2.com

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