Flawless destruction of the Caro-Kann · Road to 2500, Game 48

[@siddharththakkar2523]

I wasn't able to see much of the game but saw you extended the time to hit 2,500. You may have done it a while ago and it just shows how you deal with reality as-is than as you would like it to be. You also teaches me that any worthy achievement is hard & takes effort. Kudos for always being an exemplary teacher, with your words and more importantly, your actions.

[@siddharththakkar2523]

Sorry. I meant *teach* instead of *teaches*

[@manojpadhy27]

m.kzbin.info/www/bejne/qaDJaZahjc6Jea8 He mentioned about the extension here

[@24Cristiandiaz]

"If you are gonna insult me, insult me in english..." Stjepan - 2024

[@AnlamK]

"Flawless destruction of the Caro-Kann" Man don't spoil it like that.

[@lew3733]

Agreed. I just stopped reading the title when I'm going to watch.

[@ramonsims5065]

Yeah, he always spoils it

[@LG-fp9ji]

He's generally doing better with the titles with regard to not spoiling the result, he just messed up this time!

[@mikestubbs1708]

Your time management appeared to be much better for the first 15-20 minutes at least!

[@citizen6458]

2 cats on my bed

[@Different_kinda_human]

Lucky

[@thesouthernist8174]

I think this game typifies the inherent early difficulty with the Caro-Kahn - with pretty natural moves, white can get such a forcing initiative.

[@siraf1234]

The problem is that if black has easy moves and plans, so does white

[@cliffbunch2725]

This attack is the main reason I don't play the Karpov variation

[@LG-fp9ji]

I don't like the Karpov either, but it sounds like he is going to switch up to g6 anyway

[@thesouthernist8174]

@@siraf1234 - I’d say this issue with Caro-Kahn early on is it draws your pieces away from the king and to the Queen side - where as whites pawn chain is directing its pieces towards your king side. Yet whenever I see that Alex guy play it, he seems to have no problem!

[@gusleffers9265]

@@LG-fp9jig6 immediately? Didn’t hear this, what variation is he looking at?

[@DarkSideChess]

That was a nice trick by the opponent with Bh7+ - very blitz-like trap. My former coach was not a fan of the Caro-Kann - he said that white has a million options to give black problems, and you will never get experience playing in a narrow set of positions because of that.... Even if you load up on theory, you still have to have the experience in the positions...

[@LG-fp9ji]

The opinion of your former coach does not matter unfortunately, the caro kann is is still played at a very high level . Not so much in classical at the top level but super GMs use it in rapid and blitz and not so super GMs, which still are much better than you and I, use it in classical.

[@DarkSideChess]

@LG-fp9ji maybe my wording is a bit off, I meant to say for a club player. I'm sure it's fine as is any opening , but you just have to be prepared to play a million different positions. You have to be ready for Tal variation, advance, exchange, panov, accelerated panov, 2 knights, and they're all super playable for white.

[@bluefin.64]

Engine scores depend on your opponent. I've gotten 98% in bullet games. Not much credit to me, really, my opponents made it automatic. High engine scores happen more often than you'd think, including by players you wouldn't expect to get them. From experience, playing Rd8 instead of Bb7 in order to get the knight to f8 was loud in my head. And you know the rhyme, a knight on f8, there is no mate. This mini plan is also Stockfish's top idea.

[@oliversbored6706]

Mine too. I usually go for the tartakower setup here also

[@wowfly6485]

I like playing the Tartakower but maybe its not as solid at your rating I don't know.

[@gratitud143]

It's solid and provides easy development and plans, while also allowing for combative play. It is the reason, why top players prefer the advanced variation nowadays as white compared to the classical. In case you haven't seen it, I think Grandmaster Neiksans recently covered it in his Caro-Kann Bootcamp video on KZbin

[@stanaklol]

Have you ever played the tartakower/korchnoi caro?

[@slowloris880]

In general with these lines, how does black justify limiting / slowing down development of the light square bishop (vs. 4...Bf5, for example)?

[@LG-fp9ji]

Yeah I was hoping you'd play 20... f5, it was a decent attempt to hold the game by preventing Be4 at least. But it'd be still kinda over. Anyway, keep fighting man! And I recommend you calculate a few moves further past the opening especially when you're hanging a queen, when you said I have Qxe5 on Qh4 you definitely should have seen Bh7+

[@praveendop]

Hoped for a better game.. Not losing it for another day at least.. I'm sure some better chess is round the corner when all lessons are learnt..

[@cliffbunch2725]

Those intermezzo moves are often missed

[@paulsebastian3987]

Enjoy your videos

[@humansareweird2866]

The only sus move is Bb1 instead of Bc2. I see a reason,(Ba6 could kill the battery) but it took me a while. Other than that moves were easy to spot,he found them and thus the very high accuracy. Dxc5 also needed some calculation but nothing special.

[@carlkligerman1981]

I don’t think the accuracy was sus at all. The play was VERY natural, and I play the Caro and have found that generally when I win my accuracy is in the 90s, and when I lose it’s my opponent’s that is high. It’s that kind of game, overall. And Stephen did blunder pretty badly towards the latter middle game.

[@gelatinousjoe7979]

I don’t see anything suspect in the game. Very normal play and Stepjan blundered. Definitely don’t know what he means when he says it was a very complicated position. dxc5 was the only moment that called for lengthy calculation, and he used time accordingly.

[@humansareweird2866]

@@carlkligerman1981 I agree,he just mentioned it after the game. I'll say it again,Bb1 is the only move that could draw some suspicion,but obviously that means nothing.

[@ecarte931]

Bb1 is not that much sus I think

[@AkashPatel-wv4ir]

30:00 oh that was me oh my god ☹That was hindi btw

[@24Cristiandiaz]

Insult him in english bro. lol

[@AkashPatel-wv4ir]

@@24Cristiandiaz I am laughing so hard

[@shawnhorton2000]

Fascinating first game. Props to you homey for gangsta blundas and wid dat crew cut scalp top whaaaaaat??

[@sundayabe1383]

Don't feel bad Stjepan. Just apply the principle of Checks - Capture - Attack to blunder check your every move. You are human. Better luck next time

[@shawnhorton2000]

Dude makes Spock look like freak-off weekend Why Soooo Serious?? 🤡

[@TimothyZhou0]

"12... Bxe5 works" maybe for the engine, but practically speaking this makes your position much more difficult to play. White gets bishop pair with gain of time and always has ideas of chopping on f6. Maybe the engine can hold with that weak kingside structure but it's going to put most humans through a lot of pain.

[@AntonStachSZN]

Am I missing something?

[@DarkSideChess]

No I am not 🙂

[@examiningdata7952]

cheat everyone 💻

[@carlkligerman1981]

Some pretty awful blunders in this one mate. This is how it always goes, there’s days when you are seeing the board clearly and days when you’re hanging pieces! You’re on a bad run, you’ll warm up again soon,

[@okibelieveyou7553]

Why are you saying it's a perfect game when your opponent lost his advantage, gave it to you, got it back, gave it back to you for a short while and then got a winning position when you didn't make a simple pawn recapture? Also you lost to a one move blunder when you could have put up a longer resilience and really tested his ability to convert. Like come on man you can't just look at centipawn and say perfect lol.

[@ecarte931]

98% accuracy isn't it perfect?

[@ecarte931]

Why do you act so toxic way

[@okibelieveyou7553]

@ecarte931 Do you think White has played perfect when he twice gives the advantage to Black?

[@majid48941]

I think your opponent's move was not difficult. You can't say he's a cheater

[@HarunYiniyan]

Yea that’s pretty basic tactic

[@citizen6458]

he didnt

[@peter_castle]

He didn't say he was a cheater, don't put words in his mouth.

[@ecarte931]

He did not say he is a cheater