Black Superplay (Caroo Kann Defense)

The Sneaky Slav Defense-Offense (13 Moves Checkmate)

I'm sorry to say that's not a Caro Kann, it's something like a Semi Slav. The Caro is when white opens with e4 black plays c6, then after d4 black plays d5. A slav (before it takes the direction of a Semi Slav starts with d4 black plays d5, then after white plays c4 black plays c6 but the moves don't have to all be in that exact order.

Yup it's the Slav. But if white played e4 instead of d4 first and black played the same two pawn moves, it is called the caro kann despite black's first two moves being the same.

However, mislabeling the opening should not detract from a cool mini you played. 😎

Whatever the book calls it, I call it an a$$-whoopin!

I did some reasearch and you're right its the Slav Defense. Thx For correcting it I really appreciate  it 

I accidentally omitted the word not in my original post but I corrected it.

There are so many openings and defenses that it's hard to know them all by name let alone move order and it can be confusing sometimes. For example if the game starts 1. d4 d5 2. c4 e6, it's the queens gambit declined. If played as black 2... c6, as black, I still declined the gambit but it is called the caro kann. I guess that that sounds better than the queens gambit declined, anti-symmetric "chessarx" variation lol

bxa3 instead and white is fine, however.  or am I missing something.

I use the same move order when playing the Slav (c6 in response to d4) in order to invite white to transpose to Caro Kann.  Generally, d4 players are not as familiar with e4 openings like the Caro Kann.  If they refuse the invitation and play c4, I'll just play into a mainline Slav.  I haven't seen any disadvantage to playing c6 instead of d5.  Can anyone think of a refutation?