Opening Roulette March Edition: The Caro-Kann (1.e4 c6)

Opening Roulette is back! This month's theme? The Caro-Kann. This super-solid structure for Black is a popular response to 1.e4, and is a favorite among some of the biggest names in chess. IM Levy Rozman, GM Anatoly Karpov, GM Viswanathan Anand, and more are all commonly associated with this opening. Could it be the latest addition to your own repertoire?

What Is Opening Roulette?

This weekly event features two rapid arenas every Monday: an early edition at 8 a.m. PT / 11 a.m. ET / 17:00 CET, and a later edition happening at 2 p.m. PT / 5 p.m. ET / 23:00 CET.

Each month focuses on a specific opening; March's theme is the Caro-Kann.

Enjoy some free Chessable resources to help you prepare and know more about the Caro-kann here:

• Short & Sweet: Ratsma's 1.e4 chessable.com/RatsmaCaroForWhite
• Short & Sweet: Wesley So's 1.e4 chessable.com/WesleyCaroForWhite
• Short & Sweet: Sielecki's Caro-Kann chessable.com/ChristofCaro
• Short & Sweet: L'Ami's Caro-Kann chessable.com/ErwinCaro

Opening Roulette Format (March 2024):

• Two 10+0 rapid arenas will be held in the Chess.com Community Club
• All games are unrated
• You must have played a minimum of five games on Chess.com to participate
• All games will begin with the Caro-Kann Defense

Prizes

• Weekly prizes and monthly prizes for top finishers will be distributed
• A special prize category exists for players rated under 1500 rapid
• Streamers can also receive bonus prizes 
• For a full breakdown of the prize system, see the original Opening Roulette announcement

Last month's event saw 500+ community members practicing the Sicilian Najdorf as thousands watched the broadcast hosted by GM Anish Giri live on ChessTV!

Check out the list of winners below.

February 2024 Opening Roulette Results

Open Category:

U1500 Category:

Congratulations to our winners from last month! 

Do you have any questions or suggestions? We'd love to hear from you. Write to us at community@chess.com!