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What's the latest opening you seem to be facing a lot of?

Just asking because recently I've been trying bullet games and over and over and over again I keep getting something called the Caro Kann defense advance botvinnik carls defense.

Also the caro kann advance bayonet attack.

Neither seem to be that good but then again I play in pretty low elo games especially on bullet.

I seem to get a few moves in then encounter pauses which I guess suggests I played down a line they didn't want me to. 

Maybe these are just common in bullet games, I didn't see either of these openings for months now they're both so common I basically have my hand ready to move to the best positions against them as soon as I see the karo Kann forming. 

Avatar of CaroKannEnjoyer02

Botvinnik carls was a line reccommened by a lot of youtubers who reccomend the caro, especially GothamChess. I personally greatly dislike playing it from the black side, and it was the reason I almost quit the caro, as everyone recommended it, so I felt like I had to play a line I didnt like.

Anyways, enough with my little pity party. What do you mean "advance bayonet attack"? What you have on the board is the short variation..

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Also I was facing a lot of englund gambit players but that has since subsided.

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I play the Englund gambit a lot and it seems to work pretty well at my elo level which is about 1000 rapid. My elo for blitz and bullet is a lot lower and I've used it on there aswell.

TBH it's actually the only gambit I know very well, and one that people seem to fall for.