How to Play the Caro-Kann Defense? - Opening Book (Introduction)

[@jannesklesse4155]

Do you think caro kann defense is a good opening to learn for beginners? Like 600 elo xD

[@chessopeningtraps]

I'd say that up to about 900 ELO it's more important to learn basic opening principles than an actual opening. The reason is that your opponents probably don't know openings as well, so there's no point in knowing theory 20 moves deep if your opponent plays something different on move 3. Having said that, I do think the Caro-Kann can be a good first opening to learn. Basic principles can be applied very well and it's a solid opening overall (even at the master level). If you want to learn it now, I'd stick to learning the basic ideas on the different variations instead of memorizing theory. Once your rating increases, you can build from there.