How to play Caro-Kann

Against non-theory defenses, play like normal and you’ll be comfortable. Just don’t put your knight in front of your c pawn, it feels like natural development but don’t. 

The only thing I can really say for the exchange variation is it’s mild in terms of stuff you need to know. I play this against the Caro, which is tricky and I win the d pawn like 50% of the time.

Just go on chessable and get the free short and sweet course. Or you can just play around with an engine.

Ooh, ok. Ill check it out.

I’m not a fan of the Caro-Kann in that is is a solid defence. I’m a c4 and e4 player, will resort to the Panov Attack and pull black out of theory.

I only want to learn it because there are only a few who actually know how to play it.

In my rating, to be specific.

the panov is theory, same with the accelerated panov. if you play someone who plays nothing but caro they will have experience with it.

What do I do about dis then?

I don’t study theory but what I have experienced is tactics win and blunders decide games at the 1200-1500 bracket where I am at. 

White has the initiative and a good game should he sustain. I also think the Panov Attack is out of of blacks comfort zone when he rarely sees it transposed from c4. From what I have discussed with CK players, they tend to like closed, familiar and locked games where as the Panov is open or black has more ways to go wrong with one inaccurate move.

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I was complimenting you because the CK is a solid and versatile choice. It can be played against e4 and c4. I played the semi-Slav when I was younger and scored my share of wins at a club.

you try to play c5, put pressure on whites pawn in the center and do moves like qb6

also hi nice to see you back

Don’t play Nbd7. Even if it means gambiting your c pawn, push it, then begin to build up pressure on it. Your knight does not belong on that square. It does nothing there.

Sometimes Nbd7 is a useful move. Especially if White tries to clamp down on the c5 square, to prevent black's c5 pawn push.

For example:

Yes, logically, black should have a knight on c6 (or f5, as a second option), to add pressure to the d4 square.

Though the g8 knight can go to either of those squares in the future (via e7).

I’ve personally never seen a line where black plays nbd7, and I often see that move criticized, but I guess this is a rare instance. Thanks!

Actually I play it in Semi Slav defense:

I meant in the Caro-Kann.

The position is kinda similar 

In anyways how will you develop the knight if there was a pawn in c6? Na6? what I can see is Nbd7