Chess Opening Traps in the Caro-Kann Defense | Two Knights Variation 2.Nf3

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Caro-Kann Defense is considered to be one of the most solid openings in chess. If you are about to face this opening, you might expect a strong strategic battle, and not be afraid of this sentence, the game can turn out to be pretty dull.
In this video lesson, the RCA guest coach IM Mat Kolosowski will show you a couple of ideas that can be used to make things more exciting on the board. He will also show you a couple of inaccuracies or opening mistakes that you might see from your opponents, and most importantly, how to take advantage of those.
After 1.e4 c6, the classical approach is to play 2.d4 which is practically always met by 2...d5. However, there's an interesting alternative 2.Nf3, which leads to the two knights variation. This is exactly what IM Mat will be talking about in this video.
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[@jannik207]

I played the second trap with Qb3 with success a few times vs opponents around my rating (2000 blitz), but I was not aware of the first trap with Bc4. Gonna try that soon! Thank you sir!

[@sarthakmaruti]

i am 2200 in blitz tried the same trap and it worked

[@yooneunhyesarang9245]

Very insightful. Thank you, IM Mat Kolosowski.

[@GMIgorSmirnov]

Thanks! Glad you like it.

[@DrunkenCommander]

14:45 just take the black queen on d5. After recapturing from c6, you go bishop b5+. If king moves to d8,you go to f7 with knight and you just win. If not so,what else can happen? Nc6 or Nd7. Nd7 just gives you a free knight. If black goes Nc6, then you just take on c6 with your knight and then check with bishop, taking the rook on a8. So Qf3-Qd5 is just not an option for black.

[@ckaz007]

I had a similar position where white took my rook and then I trapped the queen(11:55). Stockfish found a better move for me where instead of castling, you bring the Knight on f6 over to b6, sealing the Queen's fate.

[@juanpabloranninger7967]

Very good video certainly will use these in games

[@josephdunne9234]

I used this trap in a league game and won. I saw this in another video worth remembering. The best line is 8 bishop c4 and then 9 queen e2 with a great game. And if black plays any of the knight's out you play knight takes f7 winning.

[@saiesasrikarkommaraju736]

really nice video and I saw this trap before but I revised this trap thank you

[@M0R6ANcze]

At time 14:40 white can simply take Qxd5, cxd5, Bb5+, Nc6, Nxc6 (or Kd8, Nxf7+) game over 🙂

[@claudiomicheli3863]

This is a gem, thank you ;)

[@chandankumar-ir3cz]

Excellent tutorial to counter caro kann👍. However at 2:20 afterNC3 , D4 looks more natural move..

[@BoomaOhDet]

Yeah surprised he didn’t talk about that…

[@imaldrin3004]

hey,i just watched until this part of the video 14:48 and found a better move instead of Qe3.white should play Qxd5 cxd5 then white goes Bb5+ and wins a fork

[@GrimeBot-io7ho]

I like the Caro-Kann because it does just that: it negates my opponent's aggressiveness. Often, its enough to get me the mental advantage.

[@youngt2827]

Good shit

[@thomasbezold6506]

Why not Ba6 to help the Queen out? (Instead of the 3-moves-lasting rook-manuver?

[@XiatorGaming]

❤️

[@proprinters]

the queen is apple picking ! Too funny

[@BrisLS1]

12:26 Humble question, can't black just make 2 moves with his F6 knight to capture the white queen?

[@evoskill7]

after a4 Nd5/Nd7, a5 locks down the b6 square and the knight can't get in, and is even worse than before because he has wasted time and allowed white to develop his rook.

[@idjor1981]

3...Bg4 is what anyone with basic CK knowledge will really play and all that variation is dead before even started

[@khinkyawhtwe8603]

I tried your strategies against chess genius in my android phone. Brilliantly, genius never does blunter. Finally, I lose. 😂

[@JKs_897]

I came here to learn the caro kann defence but instead learned how beat it 😂

[@emmahams3174]

Thats why I play the caro khan cos it's full....to make my opponent sleep then kill them in the end game

[@loc7909]

2:33 Then they push 3...d4 & spoil all our fun. What then? Ne2 and then we play normal chess?

[@pedropetr]

On 14:40 simply exchange Queens on d5 and then check by Bb5+. What would be wrong in this case?

[@saiesasrikarkommaraju736]

Well in this comment section i have seen some bad comments please delete that