Chess Opening Theory/1. e4/1...c6/2. d4/2...d5/3. e5/3...Bf5/4. Nf3
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| Moves: 1. e4 c6 2. d4 d5 3. e5 Bf5 4. Nf3 | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Caro-Kann Defence - Advance Variation edit
A 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 edit
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1.e4 c6 2.d4 d5 3.e5 Bf5
| 4 | |
|---|---|
| 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.