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Chess Opening Theory/1. e4/1...c6/2. d4/2...d5/3. e5/3...Bf5/4. Nf3/4...e6

< Chess Opening Theory | 1. e4 | 1...c6 | 2. d4 | 2...d5 | 3. e5 | 3...Bf5 | 4. Nf3
Caro-Kann Defence - Advance 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 pawn7
6a6 black kingb6 black kingc6 black pawnd6 black kinge6 black pawnf6 black kingg6 black kingh6 black king6
5a5 black kingb5 black kingc5 black kingd5 black pawne5 white pawnf5 black bishopg5 black kingh5 black king5
4a4 black kingb4 black kingc4 black kingd4 white pawne4 black kingf4 black kingg4 black kingh4 black king4
3a3 black kingb3 black kingc3 black kingd3 black kinge3 black kingf3 white knightg3 black kingh3 black king3
2a2 white pawnb2 white pawnc2 white pawnd2 black kinge2 black kingf2 white pawng2 white pawnh2 white pawn2
1a1 white rookb1 white knightc1 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)

rn1qkbnr/pp3ppp/2p1p3/3pPb2/3P4/5N2/PPP2PPP/RNBQKB1R w

Moves: 1. e4 c6 2. d4 d5 3. e5 Bf5 4. Nf3 e6

Caro-Kann Defence - Advance Variation

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White seemingly has a large number of choices here, although 5.Be2 is most commonly played. 5.a3 and 5.c3 are two reasonable alternatives - none of the others have given white much success.

Theory table

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

1.e4 c6 2.d4 d5 3.e5 Bf5 4.Nf3 e6

5
Be2
a3
c3
Be3 -+
Nbd2 -+
Nc3 -+
c4 -+
Bg5 -+

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References

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