Caro-Kann Defense: Advance Variation FULL GUIDE for Black

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[@AlexBanzea]

You can now...check out my Caro course! www.chessable.com/the-caro-kann-simplified/course/171080/

[@buntipapu3816]

Nf3 was popularised by English GM Nigel Short.

[@kobenade]

Better tutorial than all of GothamChess's videos combined

[@TodayFreedom]

Gotham’a channel is nothing but 50,000 words per second with no real instruction. His channel is basically useless for beginners/intermediates. And his book is terrible.

[@corbinlittle4746]

@@TodayFreedom I think gothem is more chess entertainment than chess teaching. When I am bored and just want to watch some chess stuff I watch gothem. When I want to study chess I watch hanging pawns and banzea

[@fazzolarijames]

This was fantastic content. I have Grandmaster Secrets: the Caro Kann from 2009, great to see some updated theory for the main line advance variation, most recent books cover 3.c5

[@AlexBanzea]

Thanks, I’m actually not familiar with that book :(

[@fazzolarijames]

@@AlexBanzea it’s quite old now of course, I go in and out of playing chess regularly so my opening knowledge is always out of date. Your content is excellent quality, keep up the good work!

[@benzisze]

Thank you for your caro and London System content. Very instructive and helpful 🎉😁

[@chancenyc2708]

All of these lines are incredibly exciting and fun!! The subtle move orders are also quite critical and important. Didn't realize the Caro-Kann was so dynamic yet also quite sound. Alireza has really shown a lot of promising ideas from the Caro-Kann over the years. Do you still believe c5 on move 3 is inferior to Bf5? A little over 36 hours ago Daniel Naroditsky and Jovanka Houska ( doing commentary for the Tata Steel tournament) discussed the move 3.c5 and how it is the main top Grandmaster move these days. Thanks so much for sharing. Keep up the amazing work! Gratitude.

[@RadioFreeMN]

thank you so much for addressing bishop to d3, most guides seem to ignore it because it isnt best play for white but I face it constantly!!!

[@skid3339]

A gift that keeps on giving ❤ great coaching

[@tstrauchSJE]

Thank you again sir! A big help.

[@fili24]

nice video, I really like the bayonet attack, been playing it for a long time

[@davidstrachan8912]

Thanks Alex.

[@walterbrownstone8017]

This is great! I always play advance against the caro kann and french.

[@velipekkat]

Thanks! Nice guy! ☝️🙂

[@samattwood6748]

Love your videos mate! Do you make any video requests? Because I just started chess a couple weeks ago, and I’m on a mission to improve…

[@Joe-zu7lx]

Amazing!

[@user-to4qt8ns9j]

Great stuff!

[@rhysgriffiths9675]

I'll have to try bishop F5 in the opening! I've been playing C5 but these positions look more dynamic.

[@AlexBanzea]

I think 3…c5 is a bit inferior.

[@laksthegamer1185]

@@AlexBanzeado you still agree with this? You now say for us to do 3..c5

[@AlexBanzea]

@@laksthegamer1185 lines are good, but I prefer 3…c5 for lower rated players

[@laksthegamer1185]

@@AlexBanzeaok thanks!

[@Scrimitzu]

EPIC was waiting for this, will take me a few days to learn it :))

[@AlexBanzea]

Just watch the 4.Nf3 and 5.Bd3 part for your games haha (check out the description for the time stamp) that would be the quickest way

[@bricardonelson]

is called short variation after Nigel Short.

[@mhm8742]

Thanks this is very helpful

[@xmk-zc9eb]

The hair is tight Alex 🤘🤙

[@Trivkram]

27:44

[@Peters1634]

watched most of your carokann videos and feel very confident playing as black now, 62% wr, hoping to not throw the lead

[@anonymousAJ]

I struggle as black against the Tal variation (white plays h4 immediately and creates a kingside attack)

[@markcraighead9567]

I thought it was called Short after Nigel Short (English GM)?

[@AlexBanzea]

Yes, I also played him, I made a video on the channel haha

[@markcraighead9567]

@@AlexBanzea I will watch it later today. Your videos are informative and very entertaining. Thanks for them all.

[@salemtv5808]

Hi Alex, thank you so much for sharing this super instructive video..i have a question at 13:27 you mentioned white blocking the check with either pawn to c3 or knight to d2 (blocking the bishop…why not knight to c 3 or what i would probably do block with the bishop on d2 (i have to say i’m very low rated player 😊 so my suggestions might be ridiculous)

[@namk98tr39]

Because after Nc3 the blacks plan is to play e6 and c5 and white usually protects the pawn chain with c3 and Nc3 blocks that move and there is not an alternative like for white to prevent so if Nc3 is played the black has a big juicy centre

[@sangatitv]

@@namk98tr39 what if blocking with bishop

[@namk98tr39]

@@sangatitv after blocking the check with bishop thats a completely different plan but the thing is the pawn in d4 is not going to be as well protected compare to c3 and after Qb6 now you have to protect the b2 and u can protect with your bishop but in that case you just waste a move but if b3 is played you have a slight worse structure in the queens side and d4 pawn is weaker

[@TimJapan]

Wow quite a lot . Down the rabbit hole.

[@hplovecraftmacncheese]

The g4 pawn push is why I never play Bf5 and play c5 instead.

[@douwehuysmans5959]

g4 Bd7 later e6 and your opponent has a French with g4 included, which isn't all that useful.

[@hplovecraftmacncheese]

@@douwehuysmans5959 I suppose I need to accept that the Caro and French often transpose and need to learn to play in both modes.

[@douwehuysmans5959]

@@hplovecraftmacncheese it won't really be a French with g4 included

[@hplovecraftmacncheese]

@@douwehuysmans5959 You just said "your opponent has a French with g4 included" are you correcting your first reply?

[@douwehuysmans5959]

@@hplovecraftmacncheese I'm saying that g4 in the French allows for other plans, so it's a French with g4 which is very different from a French without g4. Let me rephrase, it won't play like a typical French once g4 is included

[@ravindraqqq]

Thanks ❤❤❤❤

[@sathiyaraj6572]

Super

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👍🏻👍🏻

[@juancarlosherreraburbano194]

5.27

[@Jamyy]

cant find the link to the study anymore on lichess, also the timestamps are gone?

[@AlexBanzea]

just pinned the study link. Timestamps are gone cause I updated the socials on all videos :(

[@Jamyy]

@@AlexBanzea no worries, thanks for the quick reply and study link. love the content!

[@user-ey6qj4mf4u]

Tutorial outdated I sacrificed my king

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