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Playing White with c4 (English opening), I have been struggling against the "caro kan" defense with c6 with the idea of ​​d5, what is the best way to play after that?
I know that "caro kan" would be against e4, but I don't know what to play.

blueemu

Lots of possibilities.

If you don't like the idea of facing a duo of Black Pawns on d5 and e5, then there are a few ways you can prevent it.

Either transpose to the Queen's Gambit Slav variation with 2. d4, or else take control of the e5 square with moves like Nf3 or b3 and Bb2.

Check out Reti vs Bogoljubov, New York 1924 which transposes into the 1. c4 c6 2. Nf3 d5 3. b3 line.

camiladoce
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camiladoce
blueemu escreveu:

Lots of possibilities.

If you don't like the idea of facing a duo of Black Pawns on d5 and e5, then there are a few ways you can prevent it.

Either transpose to the Queen's Gambit Slav variation with 2. d4, or else take control of the e5 square with moves like Nf3 or b3 and Bb2.

Check out Reti vs Bogoljubov, New York 1924 which transposes into the 1. c4 c6 2. Nf3 d5 3. b3 line.

Thanks

ThorsThunder1

i think you should change your move order agaist and go d4 imediately rather than the knight to c3. and play the exchange slav. here is a good video on how to play this by a gm.

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=8dLAbE2joL4