Daily Calculation exercises - Day 16 | Attack with the exchange variation in the Caro-Kann defense
I share 5 exercises which I created from the game I played against the Greek young talent Antonios Gkavardinas in the 7th round of the International Master Tourney in Budapest.
He sacrificed a pawn with d5-d4. I captured it. How should he continue?
How should black react to white's attack?
What is the best move for Black?
How should white reach to d5-d4?
Black played Qe7, How can white fight for the initiative?
I wish you enjoyed the exercises. Please use the patterns in your games!
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In this game I played the Exchange Variation of the Caro-Kann Defense.
I replied with the Exchange Variation against his Caro-Kann defense. I started to build up an attack against his king, but I let block the position with h7-h5. That was a mistake, because I had no way to break and actually my attacking idea of f4,g4,h5 was just weakening my king. He did not realize this, but He could create a strong attack on the other side with b4 or d4. I managed to make a King journey to the other side from g1 to b2 to save my king. In the endgame I took the risk and sacrificed a pawn, which nearly backfired, but he missed his chance and we exchanged everything to settle the game:
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Rank after Round 7
| Rk. | SNo | Name | FED | Rtg | TB1 | TB2 | TB3 | ||
| 1 | 3 | FM | Leszko, Bence | HUN | 2240 | 5 | 15,50 | 3 | |
| 2 | 8 | IM | To, Nhat Minh | HUN | 2354 | 4,5 | 14,25 | 2 | |
| 3 | 6 | IM | Turzo, Attila | HUN | 2279 | 4,5 | 13,50 | 3 | |
| 4 | 1 | WIM | Sharma, Isha | IND | 2216 | 4,5 | 12,75 | 3 | |
| 5 | 10 | GM | Pacher, Milan | SVK | 2395 | 4 | 12,75 | 2 | |
| 6 | 9 | CM | Levitan, Caleb Levi | RSA | 2065 | 4 | 9,75 | 3 | |
| 7 | 2 | Gkavardinas, Antonios | GRE | 2108 | 3,5 | 12,25 | 3 | ||
| 8 | 5 | CM | Kshatriya, Nitin Vekhande | IND | 2224 | 2 | 8,00 | 1 | |
| 9 | 7 | FM | Daroczi, Donat | HUN | 2214 | 1,5 | 4,25 | 1 | |
| 10 | 4 | Tancsa, Tamas | HUN | 2220 | 1,5 | 3,50 | 1 |
I went for a quick and short run to enjoy the sun and the fresh air:
I was the coach of the month and you can read an interview about it at https://www.chess.com/article/view/coach-of-the-month-im-attila-turzo
I am available for chess lessons.
If you would like to study with me please send me an email to attilaturzo@gmail.com where you write about your chess history and chess goals.
See you tomorrow!
Attila Turzo
International Master
