Here’s why you shouldn’t avoid Caro-Kann theory · Road to GM, Game 215

November 28, 2021 NHaselton Uncategorized

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My opponent decided to deviate from Caro-Kann theory. I don’t know why exactly, but it allowed me to get a comfortable, equal position out of the opening.

The Caro-Kann is an opening in which avoiding theory simply doesn’t work most of the time. The reason is that black will not be confused or out of his comfort zone, but simply equalize without white having any advantage at all. What happened in this game illustrates that perfectly.

Klings P. (2158) – Tomic S. (1970)
Caro-Kann, Classical
Città di Arco Open A 2021, Round 9

1. e4 c6 2. d4 d5 3. Nc3 dxe4 4. Nxe4 Bf5 5. Ng3 Bg6 6. Bc4 e6 7. Nf3 Nd7 8. O-O Bd6 9. Re1 Ngf6 10. Ne5 O-O 11. Qe2 Re8 12. Bg5 Qc7 13. Rad1 c5 14. Bb5 Rec8 15. Nxd7 Nxd7 16. Bxd7 Qxd7 17. Ne4 cxd4 18. Rxd4 Bxh2+ 19. Kxh2 Qxd4 20. Nc3 h6 21. Be7 Qc4 22. Qe5 Re8 23. Bd6 Rad8 24. Qg3 Rd7 25. Be5 Red8 26. b3 Qc5 27. b4 Qxb4 28. Re4 Qf8 29. Rg4 Kh7 30. Ne4 Rd5 31. c4 Rxe5 32. Qxe5 f5 33. Rxg6 Kxg6 34. Qxe6+

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