Chess Opening Theory/1. e4/1...c6/2. d4/2...d5/3. e5/3...Bf5/4. Nf3
Caro-Kann Defence - Advance Variation | |
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Position in Forsyth-Edwards Notation (FEN) | |
Moves: 1. e4 c6 2. d4 d5 3. e5 Bf5 4. Nf3 |
Caro-Kann Defence - Advance Variation
editA sounder response than 4. Bd3, though less ambitious than 4. Nc3, 4. Nf3 was popularized by English Grandmaster Nigel Short.
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 | |
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e6 | |
h6 | |
Bg4 | |
Nd7 |
References
edit- 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.