Only girly men play the caro kann ... 
Caro Kann experience
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The idea of .. Qb6 is double: putting pressure on White's d4 pawn and preventing White from playing Be3 (because b2 is attacked). I have played this line as White for a while, and once White can stabilize his centre he has no problems. It is early for that to be played, as it prevents White playing Nh4 and the queen can immediately be attacked by either a4-a5 or c4-Nc3, etc.
Reb wrote:
Only girly men play the caro kann ...
Second that. And even more girly boys play the white side of it.
I have been playing tournament chess many years and over the years have played several different lines against the caro kann and the panov is one of my favorite and most successful choices.
Aug 11, 2010
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Estragon wrote:
6...Qb6 seems a bit premature to me, it is by no means clear the Queen belongs there or that the French-style attack on d4 will help. I prefer 6 ...Ne7 developing, but not necessarily to cover the Bf5 - more to take its square later if 7 Nh4 Bg6 8 Nxg6 hxg6, or possibly to go to c6 after a later ...c5, as in the game.
His 8 Nbd2 is slow, you should play ...Ng6 and ...Be7, when Black's pieces are much better placed and you have no weaknesses. Your ...c5 instead is very poorly timed, but White missed 9 dxc5! and you should have taken your chance to play ...c4 there or on the next move, which would have left you with the better minor pieces since White's Knights can't easily find support points.
The whole Knight adventure ...Nc6-b4-c2xe3 is a huge waste of time and material - Black's Knight is worth more than White's "bad" Bishop, reduced to a passive role.
Thanks man, I actually learned from your comment. Seriously 
Aug 11, 2010
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Reb wrote:
I have been playing tournament chess many years and over the years have played several different lines against the caro kann and the panov is one of my favorite and most successful choices.
Don't you have black in the Panov in our game right now??
ozzie_c_cobblepot wrote:
Reb wrote:
I have been playing tournament chess many years and over the years have played several different lines against the caro kann and the panov is one of my favorite and most successful choices.
Don't you have black in the Panov in our game right now??
Yes !! BUT, it started off as a nimzo-indian and somehow you tricked me !!?
steinitz80 wrote:
Reb wrote:
Only girly men play the caro kann ...
Oh no, is Karpov a girly-girl... ? Silly me That explains why I like the Caro-Kann so much!
Karpov has always struck me as rather feminine looking , when he was younger anyway. Now a days he is starting to look more like a beer guzzling truck driver ! However, I always feel an urge to buy him a bottle of shampoo for his greasy hair !
Heather, if you like the caro kann so much why havent you played it a single time in 15 games as black that started 1 e4 ? Curious !
One of my favourites along with the sicillian dragon and alekhine's defence. I'm always thankful when i get the opportunity to play these as 1.d4 is trickier to play against imo.
Aug 16, 2010
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Advance Variation 5.Be2 Line