I'll show a few fun games I've had in the carokann against people 2200+. I had a game where I was absolutely torched as well that I will try to find.
2300 at my club vs me
2200 in a tournament vs me
why do people like the caro kann?
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Oct 16, 2016
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The Caro-Kann is an incredibly strong opening, one of the best replies to e4 in my opinion. Put lots of work into studying it and trust me, you won't regret it.
PRESSALTF4 wrote:
After e4 c6 d4 d5 e5, I think black is too cramped. Every time i play the caro kann, I lose
If youre uncomfortable after 2.5 moves, you dont know how to play the opening. Either study it, or try another opening.
keeps things generally safe. caro kann is my main defence vs e4 in rapid. I used to play sicilian, but the caro kann was the defence that suitrd my style.
Oct 17, 2016
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#27
leklerk1 wrote:
1. e4 c6 2. d4 d5 3. Nc3 dxe4 4. Nxe4 Bf5 5. Nc5 Nd7 6. Nxb7
who's stockfish?
PRESSALTF4 wrote:
After e4 c6 d4 d5 e5, I think black is too cramped. Every time i play the caro kann, I lose
Advice for 1 e4 c6 2 d4 d5 3 e5 Bf5 can be found in The Caro-Kann: Move by Move by Cyrus Lakdawala.
https://web.archive.org/web/20140627015516/http://www.chesscafe.com/text/hansen163.pdf
One can read about 3 ... c5 in The Caro-Kann by Jovanka Houska.
http://www.jeremysilman.com/shop/pc/Caro-Kann-The-76p3909.htm
i have the Jovanka Houska book an its exellent the only problem is none of my opponents ever play any of those variations
Since I spend less time to chess nowadays - playing Caro just is a bit more simple, the sidelines are more easy to play.
The problem with Sicilian is that the sidelines are more annoying to play - at least personally.
As per Caro vs French, id rather see Caro exchange than French exchange.
Oct 18, 2016
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#31
Yes, the french exchange is usually as dull as it can get. But I really like to attack white when he goes into such passive responses.
The pawn formations are imbalanced allowing black to have more winning chances unlike the exchange french which allows a weaker white player more chances to draw. This is important particularly when playing in swiss tournaments when a strong black cannot too many draws against weaker players.
Morphysrevenges wrote:
SilentKnighte5 wrote:
It's a perfectly acceptable opening for people over 50.
silent - I am over 50 and do play the CK regularly. But I would dust off my Scandi or Sicilian dragon just for you! I'd even add a dash of hot sauce.
what say you?
Sure thing.
1. d4
Oct 19, 2016
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#35
The Caro-Kann is solid and doesn't require as much memorisation of long complicated variations like when you play e5, c5 and e6. It's an opening in which understanding structures is much more important than keeping up with theory and so it's a fairly popular opening among for example older GMs.
Oct 19, 2016
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#36
SilentKnighte5 wrote:
It's a perfectly acceptable opening for people over 50.
I've played it off and on for the last 15 years, and I'm only 41. What does that make me?
ThrillerFan wrote:
SilentKnighte5 wrote:
It's a perfectly acceptable opening for people over 50.
I've played it off and on for the last 15 years, and I'm only 41. What does that make me?
If you play the Caro-Kann when you're young, what will you play when you're old?
SilentKnighte5 wrote:
ThrillerFan wrote:
SilentKnighte5 wrote:
It's a perfectly acceptable opening for people over 50.
I've played it off and on for the last 15 years, and I'm only 41. What does that make me?
If you play the Caro-Kann when you're young, what will you play when you're old?
The Caro-Can't
... I am surprised that the list provided by @kindaspongey does not feature any french defence games.
I don't know, but I suppose that one possibility is that the French games have been divided into categories that result in all of them being out of the top twenty.