How to play the Caro Kann Defense in 3 easy steps

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The Caro-Kann Defense is a very tough line to play, particulary the caro kann tartakower variation, the caro kann advance variation and the caro kann exchange variation but it's perfect for players who are looking for a challenge. I'll teach you all about the Caro-Kann Defense, including the theory behind it, the opening sequence, and how to play it!
chess openings are an important part of the game of chess,and the caro kann is one of the best chess openings for black and an excellent defense against e4.
It's no surprise that it is the go to weapon for chess grandmasters like Magnus carlsen, hikaru Nakamura, Hans Niemann, both Davids and Alireza Firouzja.
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[@mortalchess]

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[@mortalchess]

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[@Ramonryf64]

at 4:13 Knight to h4 instantly loses to knight e5. No checkmate cause bishop covers and queen needs to move because of rook.

[@mortalchess]

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[@Ramonryf64]

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THIS is ...THE video! (short, informative and yet hilarious on top) i liked the rest of your stuff, but here, the last second ending - now that sh*t is pure gold. thank you!

[@mortalchess]

wow this is an awesome comment, thank you for taking your time man. so far this video is performing better than the rest in terms of subscribers, I have a strong feeling I has to do with the ending..

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[@MADDOXXXbr]

0:26 - exchange variation 1:33 - advance variation 2:58 - Tartakower variation

[@AnjumZeeshan-PEGamesBFCL]

great job maddoxxxbr 👍 Time stamp adds cherry on the cake. 😉

[@roydondsa]

Tartakover is trash.. My opponents always go c4 instead of c3 and crush me

[@astronemir]

@@roydondsajust play better computer refuses to enter it as white so it is undeniably a good line for black and in reality slight variations can make it an entirely new beast. Try the pawn cube :D

[@tommyvercetti1558]

meanwhile me who plays the fantasy (idk any theory)

[@sherius48]

this video had litteraly tears up to my eyes, it is wonderfull. The sync with music is awsome and for someone with that much less of skills in chess, it his magnificent to see.

[@mortalchess]

thank you sherius48, syncing the music with the story is the hardest part of the editing process..I'm glad someone appreciates it.

[@konstipisti]

The whole video is next level chess content! I see great future for this channel.

[@mortalchess]

thanks a lot bro, comments like yours fuel me forward.

[@hondorama]

Great video!! I have played the Caro for a while but never really understood the objectives. This makes a big difference. Thanks!!

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[@mortalchess]

Thanks man, I hope I make it one day..it's comments like yours that keep me going

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@@mortalchess But your videos now have a side effects on me. I can't watch other's content anymore, I feel so damn sleepy while watching other ches videoa. So I watch your videos multiple times.

[@thequietintrovert8605]

I suspect it might not B as difficult to mop the floor with Magnus Carlson. He often sports a majestic head of hair. But I'll graciously leave that to the competent players. I have homework to do.

[@mortalchess]

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[@brunorenan4769]

Dude, I believe there's another type of opponents ( which I struggle the most). They come extremely prepared with a special variation just to crush you because the may have lost too many games against the Caro. They like to play extremely sharp games(panov, tal, fantasy and hillbilly attack deadly variation)

[@mortalchess]

lol those are the assassins and God I hate the fantasy, the positions don't feel caro like, its weird. But what can you do man, that just means you've reached a level where the opponents start to step up their game and you should too.

[@brunorenan4769]

@@mortalchess I know😅, I kinda have mixed feelings about the fantasy(I really like playing it for some odd reason, both white and black), however I often find myself in trouble. Well the whole point of fantasy is getting caro players out of their confort zone, against it I recommend pushing the "e" pawn and turn it into a french(ultra solid) It seems to work for my opponents😂 I usually take the pawn and just go crazy

[@Gwennbleidd_Chess]

​@@mortalchesslol, that's why I play the Fantazy. Often I win in just 20 moves against 15-17 hundreds.

[@endo9902]

I have had hints of this position that have not been able to convert much.. these ideas will make the difference.. i think.

[@mortalchess]

yah I know the feeling, caro kann is not an explosive or tactical opening so its an ideas game usually,, hopefully this points u in the right drxn

[@anamaymishra3269]

You got a new subscriber, beautiful yet funny explanation

[@Eggy79]

I really like the Caro especially for beginners and intermediate. So many e4 players depend on tactics and tricks and so when they're faced with having to play more positional chess, they're less strong. No fried livers, no early queen attacks, no good gambits at all.

[@mortalchess]

yeah I play the caro for that particular reason aswell. No cheap tricks or traps, just play chess. It's getting very popular though, very soon everyone will be playing the caro kann

[@Eggy79]

@mortalchess I'm around 1400 rapid and even at my level people play it so poorly. Exchange variations with Nc3 and they always go Bb4 which is rarely good. Very easy to equalize with black at my level

[@mortalchess]

@@Eggy79 as a caro player, if I see the exchange variation I smile.. it's the classical lines give me a hard time. what do you play against 1d4?

[@Eggy79]

@mortalchess i actually many times still play c6. 95% of the time they'll just go e4 and it's a caro again. If they go c4, i just bring it back to some QGD structure. Been exploring NF6 against d4 but haven't done much studying on it

[@Eggy79]

@mortalchess and yeah when i see an exchange with bd3, c3 and qc2, I'm like ok..this one knows some things. And i don't mind the classical variations. I usually go for the tartakower. But I'm at a pretty low ELO relatively so it works because no one studies the tartakower and no one plays the fantasy correctly.

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Great great video

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what a great chess channel man 👍🏻

[@mortalchess]

thanks man, I'm glad you like it

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I really like your channel please make more videos longer so great! And more kings indians deffense! More power

[@mortalchess]

Thank you man, I really enjoy making these videos and your comments mean a lot. I'm still trying to find the sweet spot between entertaining and informative, idk ey maybe 8 minute long videos is where it is.

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instant subscription

[@sabbi2896]

This is gold

[@mortalchess]

thanks Sabbi, I'm glad you liked it

[@saidahrorspeedruns1065]

Type C: offer a draw because you don't play for elo 🗿🗿

[@mortalchess]

lol I wanna believe that, but I lost my faith in humanity a long time ago

[@gabrieltoledano5560]

can you make a video on how to face the alien gambit?

[@tareebijob9765]

beast

[@zheerhawre3298]

…..Nh4 is a blunder in this position because of Ne5 4:11

[@mktpolaris]

I personally play this against the Caro-Kann. 1. e4, c6 2. d4, d5 3. e5 , Bf5 4. c3.... I find that a lot of people have no idea what to do against that

[@mortalchess]

that's interesting, yah I guess most people would be expecting you to challenge their bishop immediately.. id probably just go e6 and play for the c5 break.

[@alexvonderbecke5343]

01:36 "d5"? No, it's actually e5.

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[@mortalchess]

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[@greenmoxy]

Well this was fun and educational. I hate playing against e4 with e5. Played Kann and the French but WTF.

[@mortalchess]

thanks man, Im glad you liked the vid,, I play caro kann and sicilian against e4..still tryna learn the french

[@chandie5298]

4:05 Joe Biden would just drool on the chess board and tell you how he won the battle of chateau briand single-handedly in the 1700s

[@ItsReyven]

Type A because i dont like to waste time

[@Fine_Mouche]

so i will play unprepared.

[@myheroacademia01]

ill wait for him to resign before checkmating

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[@mortalchess]

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[@Isaac78789]

i stopped playing karo bc people knew how to go to the fantasy variation and i just lost all my games, i know play modern scandinavian and have better results

[@mortalchess]

yeah gotham went and made the caro kann famous and now people have secret weapons against it, but they are usually not as good as the mainlines. fantasy also annoys the hell out of me, I've tried the sicilian but my god, the number of side lines people go for to avoid it, insane..

[@FenShen-us9tv]

The fantasy isn't that good, just focus on keeping the position closed and develop your pieces

[@FenShen-us9tv]

Or learn the petrov

[@matiasmedinadeoliveira2059]

Type A

[@mortalchess]

me too

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[@ratzmnguni94]

“His is to yours” in Zulu? Am I missing something?

[@mortalchess]

@@ratzmnguni94 lol no, Its just a sequence of words that have no direct translation to zulu.. languages are funny that way.

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ima go to hell for that

[@mortalchess]

so you that type lol, straight to hell

[@rexfrommn3316]

You talk so fast and go through the examples so quickly it becomes frustrating for us lesser mortals. It is difficult for someone at an intermediate level to apply these Caro-Kann concepts to a real game. The computer white opponent moves his pieces in slightly different places during game than in your video. You try to apply the content but it is hard to think about what to do. You aren't sure if you should use the advanced variation, the exchange variation or the classical variations because the opponent's pieces weren't moved to fit in either of these. I am just trying to learn to apply these basic Caro-Kann variants. It is almost like someone feels like employing an assegai or an iklwa on the content creator to relieve frustration.

[@mortalchess]

I'm still a beginner content creator lol, I will find the sweet spot in terms of video pacing soon, but these short, quick, rapid fire videos on coke is the general direction the world is going due to increasingly shorter attention spans. You would be surprised if I told you the reasons viewers click off these videos.. the funniest one is checkmate, simply saying checkmate at any point in the vid 10% of viewers will click off,, its a whole weird world behind the curtains here..As for the assegai, I have mastered the way of the crouching tiger hidden dragon, I would air on the side of caution..

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I'm going straight to hell

[@Nan00kami]

toxic gamer alert my god. good video

[@mortalchess]

thanks man, as for the toxicity, I'm working on it lol

[@Manu-rt3mp]

okwakhe ngowakho Doesn't make much sense

[@mortalchess]

doesn't make any sense lol translators have the hardest job, do you speak zulu? or more importantly are you a Man U fan?😆

[@joshuamodiba853]

Makes sense to me It's suspiciously accurate 🤨