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Is the French better than the Caro-kann?
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I view them as cousins. Or maybe siblings.
They both lash out at White's e4 pawn with the d5 pawn. They just use a different supporting pawn to do so (e6 or c6).
Objectively, I'm pretty sure they're unbeatable with best play - so there's no right or wrong answer. Just play the one that leads to the type of middlegames that you enjoy the most.
Oct 16, 2025
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Both are very solid openings i have to say, if you want the more aggresive one id say caro kann and for the more solid one the french
Oct 16, 2025
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MaetsNori hat geschrieben:
I view them as cousins. Or maybe siblings.
They both lash out at White's e4 pawn with the d5 pawn. They just use a different supporting pawn to do so (e6 or c6).
Objectively, I'm pretty sure they're unbeatable with best play - so there's no right or wrong answer. Just play the one that leads to the type of middlegames that you enjoy the most.
They are siblings, both fight for center with a support pawn, sicilian and french are also very similar
22 days ago
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#14
French. I’ve memorized too much lines of theory in it to even count, and barely knew that the Caro-Kann existed
ive kinda switched to the Caro Kann noww
i prefer french over caro, and i prefer bongcloud over french
I think french is a little easier and works more in games for me.