Valerio and I played a training game in the hyper aggressive Tal Variation of the Caro-Kann.
Valerio had prepared for it, unlike me unfortunately. And he prepared well! He prepared for the Tal variation of the Caro-Kann (along with several other variations against other defenses), which is a very aggressive choice for white, and it often leads to sharp positions in which black can quickly get in trouble.
During his prep he found a remarkable idea I’ve never seen before in the Tal. Moving the knight from c3 to e2 and to g3, allowing black to capture it with his f5 knight, thus opening up the f file for the white rooks. That means that white doesn’t have to waste time on f4, f5. His rooks are open! Black, on the other hand, is underdeveloped and plays a risky game.
I didn’t know the move and I didn’t know what to do against Valerio’s setup. I was quickly crushed. Congratulations Valerio!
Here is the game:
1. e4 c6 2. d4 d5 3. e5 Bf5 4. h4 h5 5. Bd3 Bxd3 6. Qxd3 e6 7. Bg5 Be7 8. Nf3 Nh6 9. Nc3 Nf5 10. Ne2 Nd7 11. Ng3 Nxg3 12. fxg3 c5 13. c3 cxd4 14. cxd4 Bb4+ 15. Kf2 Be7 16. Rhf1 a6 17. Kg1 b5 18. Rf2 Nf8 19. Bxe7 Qxe7 20. Qc2 Ra7 21. Rc1 f6 22. Qc6+ Qd7 23. Qc5 Kf7 24. exf6 gxf6 25. Ne5+ 1-0
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