Why would you offend anyone lol. I was just joking lol. I didn't call najdorf rubbish.
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But I don't believe that it takes special skills to play the caro kann. It's just like any other opening. Patience might be the only thing that's needed.
indeed. Cool. Yeah, I just wanted to point that out because the Caro's not for anybody with an aggressive mindset, especially on defense; which in itself, you (as Black) have to develop a different philosophy: Equalize first, then fish for something. On the other hand, someone who plays too passively generally do okay, but suffers the serious drawback of shrinking in the critical moments of adversity when you do need to play with abit more resolve.
(of course, patience on defense is always good virtue to have) 👍🏼
in the original diagram, I believe 6.e6,f6 is also playable. it would continue along the same lines with Qd6 eventually picking up whites e pawn with out having to exchange blacks f pawn.
indeed. Agreed, you don't need special skills but you do need to have an aptitude for positional themes, a proclivity for endgame play~in other words, to grind. You could say, some players strive by tactical or combinational means to a positional end; others play positionally using tactical & combinational means at various points, but ultimately (to my mind) the latter is the style most suited.
Great examples and exponents of this would be GMs Capablanca, Botvinnik, Karpov, Seirawan. Worth studying their CK games first, then moving on to your guy's contemporaries.
Oct 21, 2023
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I'm surprised no one mentioned 4...Bd7 as a simple way to deal with the Bayonet Attack.
Yes, Black gives up on the idea of playing the light squared bishop outside the pawn chain, but that's hardly a tragedy, and it's far from clear White having the pawn at g4 is actually a good thing for him.
indeed @Lent_Barsen heh I was going to, but you beat me to it. Good on you 👏🏼. Hangingpawns on his YouTube channel covers this line (as his prep) and how the game developed in real-time. His take in general is a great insight on how to play "simple" chess.
Oct 22, 2023
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I used to play 3... Bf5 vs the Caro advance. I switched to 3... c5 mainly because I find the pawn structures much more interesting. After Bf5, the Short variation can lead to symmetrical pawn structures with no good pawn breaks, and that can make it hard to play for a win.
If you want to stick with 3... Bf5, then 4. g4 really isn't anything special to be afraid of. Black is fine in the 7... Qd6 line, as recommended by Schandorff in his books.
If you want to explore the Caro-Kann, consider joining the Caro-Kann Cutthroats. We play vote chess with 1. e4 c6 as the starting position, and we have excellent discussions in our games.
Apologies if I offended anyone here.