Black trading off his LSB, which otherwise often remains behind the pawn chain, is his compensation. But your question was why white wasn't wasting moves, and that question has been answered already.
You said that the people here should not merely look at databases but try to understand the opening. With respect, you are massively projecting when you make that statement.
Any Caro Kann experts want to weigh in?
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blueemu: That was clearly a joke. Yes, I have already seen all the answers to my question including the one from pfren who's opinion must be respected. You are just waving a red flag to a bull who's already left the building. Maybe everyone just calm down a bit....or not...this thread is clearly no long helping me or anyone else, it's just grandstanding. Thanks to those who actually attempted to help. Good luck to all playing white against the Caro Kann. Bye, now.
And yet GM's still play the variation as black. How odd.
Why odd? All that means is that the variation is playable for Black. Nobody claimed that it wasn't.
Are you claiming that if a variation is playable for one side, then it must be unplayable for the other? That's nonsense. MOST lines (almost all book lines, for example) are playable for both sides.
You asked a specific question... How does White's chase of the Bishop make sense?
You were given an answer: It makes sense because White gains time and space. That answer doesn't claim a forced win by either side.
There ARE no forced wins from the initial position. If there were, the game of Chess itself would have been abandoned.