Welp, I would think you should try a variety of openings. I'm not a Caro-Kann person, so I can't really speak for that.
So does that mean, I should try 1.e5 or 1.c5 as well? Because I don’t think Sicilian would suit my positional play style. Maybe e5?
If all the super GMs play it, it is probably good enough...
The queens gambit was played once in that show
Sicilian is better.
It most certainly is not, because you can’t prove either defense is better than the other
its good unless they play the shirodu mirobishu
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According to engines it is.
According to engines the modern defense is hot garbage. It’s not.
I don't think anyone in forums can help you with that, cuz almost all of us here are below 2500. If titled players play that opening, it's good.
I would pick a GM and look at their games with the caro kann
for example:
https://www.chessgames.com/perl/chess.pl?page=1&pid=20719&playercomp=black&eco=B12&title=Karpov%20playing%20Caro-Kann%20Defense%20
According to engines it is.
According to engines the modern defense is hot garbage. It’s not.
Modern Defence is Garbage according to the amount of percentage of games that a the player who played modern defence won (very little Compared to playing other openings Like Sicilian)
it's still objectively equal. Doesn't mean it's garbage.
Karpov played the Caro-Kann 257 times in rated tournament or match games.
He was World Champion for what... seventeen years?
Yes, thanks for the advice. It’s just addicting and hard not to.
I’m a young player. Against 1.e4, I only play the Caro Kann, as I don’t want to get such sharp positions like in the Sicilian. When OTB tournaments are back, should I keep playing the Caro Kann only, if I want to improve to 2500 rating? Or should I also play 1.e5 to make it harder for strong players to prepare against me?
In short words, is only playing the Caro Kann enough if I’m playing against masters?