Chess Opening Theory/1. e4/1...c6/2. d4/2...d5/3. Nc3/3...dxe4/4. Nxe4/4...Bf5/5. Ng3/5...Bg6/6. h4/6...h6/7. Nf3/7...e6

Caro-Kann Defence:Classical Variation
a b c d e f g h
8a8 black rookb8 black knightc8 black kingd8 black queene8 black kingf8 black bishopg8 black knighth8 black rook8
7a7 black pawnb7 black pawnc7 black kingd7 black kinge7 black kingf7 black pawng7 black pawnh7 black king7
6a6 black kingb6 black kingc6 black pawnd6 black kinge6 black pawnf6 black kingg6 black bishoph6 black pawn6
5a5 black kingb5 black kingc5 black kingd5 black kinge5 black kingf5 black kingg5 black kingh5 black king5
4a4 black kingb4 black kingc4 black kingd4 white pawne4 black kingf4 black kingg4 black kingh4 white pawn4
3a3 black kingb3 black kingc3 black kingd3 black kinge3 black kingf3 white knightg3 white knighth3 black king3
2a2 white pawnb2 white pawnc2 white pawnd2 black kinge2 black kingf2 white pawng2 white pawnh2 black king2
1a1 white rookb1 black kingc1 white bishopd1 white queene1 white kingf1 white bishopg1 black kingh1 white rook1
a b c d e f g h
Position in Forsyth-Edwards Notation (FEN)
Moves: 1. e4 c6 2. d4 d5 3. Nc3 dxe4 4. Nxe4 Bf5 5. Ng3 Bg6 6. h4 h6 7. Nf3 e6

Caro-Kann Defence:Classical Variation

edit

7... e6 is less common as it lets the white knight onto e5, and 8. Ne5 is indeed the most common response. The familiar Caro-Kann themes of attacking black's light-square bishop, with either 8. h5 or 8. Bd3, are also commonly-played,

Theory table

edit

For explanation of theory tables, see theory table and for notation, see algebraic notation..

1.e4 c6 2.d4 d5 3.Nc3 dxe4 4. Nxe4 Bf5 5. Ng3 Bg6 6. h4 h6 7. Nf3 e6

8
Ne5
h5
Bd3
Bc4

When contributing to this Wikibook, please follow the Conventions for organization.

References

edit