Chess Opening Theory/1. e4/1...c6/2. d4/2...d5/3. e5/3...Bf5/4. Nc3

Caro-Kann Defence - Advance Variation
a b c d e f g h 8 8 7 7 6 6 5 5 4 4 3 3 2 2 1 1 a b c d e f g h
Position in Forsyth-Edwards Notation (FEN) rn1qkbnr/pp2pppp/2p5/3pPb2/3P4/2N5/PPP2PPP/R1BQKBNR b
Moves: 1. e4 c6 2. d4 d5 3. e5 Bf5 4. Nc3

Caro-Kann Defence - Advance Variation

A sounder response than 4. Bd3, and more ambitious than 4. Nf3, 4. Nc3 has helped revitalize the Advance Variation of the Caro-Kann.

It is almost always met with 4...e6, with black aiming ultimately to play c5.

Theory table

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1.e4 c6 2.d4 d5 3.e5 Bf5 4.Nc3

	4
	e6
	Qb6
	a6
	h5
	Qd7
	h6
	Qc8
	a5
	c5
	Nd7
	b5

References

• Nunn's Chess Openings. 1999. John Nunn (Editor), Graham Burgess, John Emms, Joe Gallagher. ISBN 1-8574-4221-0.
• Modern Chess Openings: MCO-14. 1999. Nick de Firmian, Walter Korn. ISBN 0-8129-3084-3.
• Kasparov, Garry, & Keene, Raymond 1989 Batsford chess openings 2. ISBN 0-8050-3409-9.