The Karo Can was popular in the middle of the last century but has generally been replaced by the bottled version.
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notmtwain wrote:
The Karo Can was popular in the middle of the last century but has generally been replaced by the bottled version.
Looking for serious posts, not from some mindless blitz player.
chessplayer19987 wrote:
notmtwain wrote:
The Karo Can was popular in the middle of the last century but has generally been replaced by the bottled version.
Looking for serious posts, not from some mindless blitz player.
If you were serious, you would know how to spell the name of the opening.
Jan 3, 2014
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Hey! The only real not so inflected rating here is blitz - others are quite full of cheaters and bullet isn't really chess. BTW its Caro-kann not Caro can. It's a nice solid opening for Black and hard to beat. I'm not a caro expert and I really cannot say more
The purpose of the Caro is simply for black to equalize in the opening.
chessplayer19987 wrote:
What is the purpose of this opening?
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The 2 main features of the Caro-Kahn that are ADVANTAGES for Black are: a. Black's (LSB) light squared B at c8 is NOT hemmed in as it is in the French Defense b. Very much like the French Defense Black's pawn structure and overall defensive position is rock solid.
The main DISADVANTAGE of this opening is that it grants White an advantage in space. Advantages in space are very difficult to exploit and an advantage in space is a DYNAMIC advantage which needs to be exploited as soon as possible. Dynamic advantages are temporal and fleeting in nature. They dissipate within a few moves if not properly exploited within a few moves.
If you would like to know more please let me know.
Jan 4, 2014
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"Caro-Kann"
And its purpose is to make the Panov-Botvinnik attack look good by transposing into lame lines of the Semi-Tarrasch.
DrSpudnik wrote:
"Caro-Kann"
And its purpose is to make the Panov-Botvinnik attack look good by transposing into lame lines of the Semi-Tarrasch.
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I would agree with you, if you were right!
Maybe we can have a theoretical debate about it sometime between October 9th and the 13th in the open section of the Millionaire chess tournament in Las Vegas. I will be there. If you are there also, and we happen to paired with you being assigned the White pieces.
If not, we can always play a couple of skittles games during a rest period in the tournament.
What is the purpose of this opening?