A Complete Chess Opening Repertoire For Black Vs 1.E4

The Caro-Kann Defence - A simple and effective chess opening for Black which enables playing for the win vs 1.e4

What you'll learn

Be able to meet 1.e4 with confidence of a solid black defence

Be able to make sure your King is safe and c8 bishop isn't locked in

Be able to play dynamically with Q-side castling sometimes

Be able to improve results with the black pieces

Requirements

Know how the chess pieces move

Description

The Caro-Kann is a very reliable response to 1. e4. It often does not have such a large number of forcing variations in openings such as the Sicilian defense. It is relatively easier to learn because it is more positional in nature. Unlike the French defence, the Caro-Kann does not lock in the c8 bishop. However, it does take up the c6 square and sometimes White can gain a space advantage. Any opening has is up and downsides and this course shows how to address the downsides and celebrate the upsides. Black can often look forward to better endgames, and generally is not blasted off the board because of major King safety issues. Major world champion exponents of the Caro-Kann have included Jose Raul Capablanca, Mikhail Botvinnik, Tigran Petrosian, Anatoly Karpov. Quite often the Caro-Kann has been used to neutralise dangerous tactical players especially in the case of Botvinnik who used it successful in the 1961 rematch vs Mikhail Tal. The course is structured to provide recommendations in the following areas:Main line: 2. d4 d5 - 3. Nc3 and 3. Nd2Advance Variation: 3. e5Exchange Variation: 3. exd5Panov–Botvinnik Attack: 4. c4Fantasy Variation: 3. f3Two Knights Variation: 2. Nc3 d5 3. Nf3 (or 2. Nf3 d5 3. Nc3)Early Queen move 2.Qe2

Overview

Section 1: Introduction

Lecture 1 How did the Caro-Kann get its name?

Lecture 2 Marcus Kann's brilliancy game vs Honorary Grandmaster Jacques Mies in 1885

Lecture 3 Horatio Caro's great win vs Emanuel Lasker's Brother - Berthold Lasker - 1886

Lecture 4 Why play the Caro-Kann?

Lecture 5 What does it mean to have a "Solid" Opening?

Lecture 6 How are the opening repertoire "Recommended" choices made?

Lecture 7 Why include "Interesting" sections?

Lecture 8 Tools and resources often made use of in this course

Lecture 9 Top 100 Caro-Kann exponents 2023

Section 2: Rec. 4… exf6- Tartakower 1.e4 c6 2.d4 d5 3.Nc3/d2 dxe4 3.Nxe4 Nf6 4.Nxf6+ exf6

Lecture 10 Introduction to 3…Nf6 with 4…exf6

Lecture 11 ==6.c3 (43%)== (after 1.e4 c6 2.d4 d5 3.Nc3 dxe4 4.Nxe4 Nf6 5.Nxf6+ exf6 6.c3)

Lecture 12 1. e4 c6 2. d4 d5 3. Nc3 dxe4 4. Nxe4 Nf6 5. Nxf6+ exf6 6. c3 Bd6 7. Bd3 Be6

Lecture 13 Black castles queenside and later c5 break gives Ne5xd3 option- Duda vs Artemiev

Lecture 14 1.e4 c6 2.d4 d5 3.Nc3 dxe4 4.Nxe4 Nf6 5.Nxf6+ exf6 6.c3 Bd6 7.Bd3 O-O

Lecture 15 DEBUT game 1908 - Black has nice pressure for e-file tactic - Leonhardt vs Duras

Lecture 16 12 Cs- Beautiful 7th rank based winning tactic - Forgacs vs Duras

Lecture 17 Giving White dynamic f-file could have been dangerous - Asztalos vs Nimzovich

Lecture 18 White's Queen manages to get trapped with early attack - Bezruchko vs Flohr

Lecture 19 Black's h pawn used as a battering ram creating tactical issues - Toms vs Navara

Lecture 20 Downsides of f4 weaken key g1-a7 diagonal tactically - Perez vs Alekhine

Lecture 21 Thorn pawn strategy creates dangerous passed pawn possibilities - Real vs Houska

Lecture 22 Very interesting but risky Ne6-g5 plan - Haldorsen vs Artemiev

Lecture 23 Dangerous knight on g5 supports great tactical idea - Tissir vs Artemiev

Lecture 24 ==6.Nf3 (30%)== (after 1.e4 c6 2.d4 d5 3.Nc3 dxe4 4.Nxe4 Nf6 5.Nxf6+ exf6 6.Nf3)

Lecture 25 1.e4 c6 2.d4 d5 3.Nc3 dxe4 4.Nxe4 Nf6 5.Nxf6+ exf6 6.Nf3 Bd6 7.Be2 Na6

Lecture 26 11 C's Black's mass of pawns create concrete threats - Torre vs Korchnoi

Lecture 27 1.e4 c6 2.d4 d5 3.Nc3 dxe4 4.Nxe4 Nf6 5.Nxf6+ exf6 6.Nf3 Bd6 7.Be3 O-O

Lecture 28 Establishing piece on d5 after c5 provoked gives great attack - Mieses vs Flohr

Lecture 29 1.e4 c6 2.d4 d5 3.Nc3 dxe4 4.Nxe4 Nf6 5.Nxf6+ exf6 6.Nf3 Bd6 7.Be3 Na6

Lecture 30 Powerful exchange sacrifice improves King and weakens opponent - Lujan vs Houska

Lecture 31 1.e4 c6 2.d4 d5 3.Nc3 dxe4 4.Nxe4 Nf6 5.Nxf6+ exf6 6.Nf3 Be6

Lecture 32 Black's pawn mass with f5 creates useful threats - Solomunovic vs Lechtynsky

Lecture 33 1.e4 c6 2.Nc3 d5 3.Nf3 dxe4 4.Nxe4 Nf6 5.Nxf6+ exf6 6.d4 Bd6 7.Bd3 O-O

Lecture 34 Opportunity to create threats vs undoubling pawns important - Kujipers vs Flohr

Lecture 35 ==6.Bc4 (13%)= (after 1.e4 c6 2.d4 d5 3.Nc3 dxe4 4.Nxe4 Nf6 5.Nxf6+ exf6 6.Bc4)

Lecture 36 1.e4 c6 2.d4 d5 3.Nc3 dxe4 4.Nxe4 Nf6 5.Nxf6+ exf6 6.Bc4 Bd6 7.Ne2 Qc7

Lecture 37 16 C's - Beautiful instructive play on light squares - Tarrasch vs Tartakower

Lecture 38 1. e4 c6 2. d4 d5 3. Nc3 dxe4 4. Nxe4 Nf6 5. Nxf6+ exf6 6. Bc4 Bd6 7. Qe2+ Be7

Lecture 39 4 Cs-Dynamic use of backward 'c' pawn keeping active pieces - Team vs Capablanca

Lecture 40 17 C's Unprotected rook proves fatal to combination - Bluemich vs Alekhine

Lecture 41 Remarkably strong attacking dynamics and pressure on Q-side - Player vs Houska

Lecture 42 1.e4 c6 2.d4 d5 3.Nc3 dxe4 4.Nxe4 Nf6 5.Nxf6+ exf6 6.Bc4 Qe7+ 7.Qe2 Be6

Lecture 43 White's a-file pressure doesn't create smooth combination- Sznapik vs Lechtynsky

Lecture 44 1.e4 c6 2.d4 d5 3.Nd2 dxe4 4.Nxe4 Nf6 5.Nxf6+ exf6 6.Bc4 Nd7 7.Bf4 Nb6

Lecture 45 8 C's Interesting imbalances result in better endgame - Grant vs Korchnoi

Lecture 46 1.e4 c6 2.d4 d5 3.Nd2 dxe4 4.Nxe4 Nf6 5.Nxf6+ exf6 6.Bc4 Qe7+ 7.Be2 Qc7

Lecture 47 Tactical themes revolve around pin and Queen trapping - Kveinys vs Lechtynsky

Lecture 48 1.e4 c6 2.d4 d5 3.Nc3 dxe4 4.Nxe4 Nf6 5.Nxf6+ exf6 6.Bc4 Qe7+ 7.Qe2 Be6

Lecture 49 Semi-open d-file provides opportunity for endgame probing - Morals vs Lechtynsky

Lecture 50 Interesting opposite side castling game with undermining - Carleton vs Keene

Lecture 51 ==6.Be3 (4%) == (after 1.e4 c6 2.d4 d5 3.Nc3 dxe4 4.Nxe4 Nf6 5.Nxf6+ exf6 6.Be3)

Lecture 52 Powerful exchange sac amplifies dark square weaknesses - Stefansson vs Navara

Lecture 53 1.e4 c6 2.d4 d5 3.Nc3 dxe4 4.Nxe4 Nf6 5.Nxf6+ exf6 6.Be3 Bd6 7.Bc4 Bf5

Lecture 54 K left too long in the center - c5 opens up position - SirJohn vs Kingscrusher

Lecture 55 == 6.Bd3 (3%)== (after 1.e4 c6 2.d4 d5 3.Nc3 dxe4 4.Nxe4 Nf6 5.Nxf6+ exf6 6.Bd3)

Lecture 56 Technical analysis: Theoretically best just to take d4 pawn - Discussion

Lecture 57 == 6.Bf4 (3%)== (after 1.e4 c6 2.d4 d5 3.Nc3 dxe4 4.Nxe4 Nf6 5.Nxf6+ exf6 6.Bf4)

Lecture 58 Exchange dark square bishops, centralise and win endgame - Pozun vs Cukrowski

Lecture 59 == 6.g3 (1%) == (after 1.e4 c6 2.d4 d5 3.Nc3 dxe4 4.Nxe4 Nf6 5.Nxf6+ exf6 6.g3)

Lecture 60 Aggressive h5 response gives Black very dynamic play - Semenova vs Howell

Lecture 61 == 6.h3 (1%) == (after 1.e4 c6 2.d4 d5 3.Nc3 dxe4 4.Nxe4 Nf6 5.Nxf6+ exf6 6.h3)

Lecture 62 Instructive themes for making use of emerging pawn majority - Nozdrin vs Kostin

Lecture 63 == 6.Ne2 (1%)== (after 1.e4 c6 2.d4 d5 3.Nc3 dxe4 4.Nxe4 Nf6 5.Nxf6+ exf6 6.Ne2)

Lecture 64 Weakness of last move tactical trap relating to c2 to be aware of - Woda vs Berg

Lecture 65 == 6.Be2 (1%)== (after 1.e4 c6 2.d4 d5 3.Nc3 dxe4 4.Nxe4 Nf6 5.Nxf6+ exf6 6.Be2)

Lecture 66 White gets carried away with Q-side play at expense of K safety - Ernst vs Berg

Section 3: Rec. 4… h5- Tartakower Ng3- 1.e4 c6 2.d4 d5 3.Nc3/d2 dxe4 3.Nxe4 Nf6 4.Ng3

Lecture 67 Very accurate Be4 move leads to major opening blunder - Glass vs Tartakower

Lecture 68 1.e4 c6 2.d4 d5 3.Nc3 dxe4 4.Nxe4 Nf6 5.Ng3 h5 6.Bc4 h4 7.N3e2 Bf5

Lecture 69 Dark square strategy with Queen and Bishop menacing - Romanovsky vs Flohr

Lecture 70 1.e4 c6 2.Nc3 d5 3.d4 dxe4 4.Nxe4 Nf6 5.Ng3 h5 6.Nf3 h4 7.Ne2 h3

Lecture 71 Crushing Q-side attack facilitated by pressure earlier- TurksteR vs Kingscrusher

Section 4: Rec. 4… h6- Tartakower Ng3- 1.e4 c6 2.d4 d5 3.Nc3/d2 dxe4 3.Nxe4 Nf6 4.Ng5 h6

Lecture 72 1. e4 c6 2. d4 d5 3. Nc3 dxe4 4. Nxe4 Nf6 5. Ng5 h6 6. N5f3 Bf5 7. Ne5 Nbd7

Lecture 73 Very interesting Queen sacrifice for potential upward trend - Westerinen vs Wade

Lecture 74 1.e4 c6 2.d4 d5 3.Nc3 dxe4 4.Nxe4 Nf6 5.Ng5 h6 6.N5f3 Nbd7 7.Bc4 e6

Lecture 75 King brought down the board to be mated - Schmid vs Korchnoi

Section 5: Recommended 3…c5 "Botvinnik-Carls" vs 3.e5 : Advance 1.e4 c6 2.d4 d5 3.e5 c5

Lecture 76 Introduction to why this variation avoids weight of theory of Bf5

Lecture 77 Botvinnik name: Exchange sacrifice - Tal vs Botvinnik 1961 World Ch. Rd 4

Lecture 78 Botvinnik: Bishop pair given up but Black solid - Tal vs Botvinnik - 1961 Rd 6

Lecture 79 Botvinnik name: Squeezing the Bishop Pair - Tal vs Botvinnik 1961 World Ch. Rd 8

Lecture 80 Carls name: K safety reduced on Q-side from undermining - Treybal vs Carls

Lecture 81 Introduction to more recently named "Arkell/Khenkin" variation

Lecture 82 Technical intro and discussion: 1.e4 c6 2.d4.d5 3.e5 c5 4.dxc5 e6 5.a3

Lecture 83 Technical intro and discussion 1.e4 c6 2.d4 d5 3.e5 c5 4.dxc5 Nc6

Lecture 84 === 4.dxc5 e6 option==== (1.e4 c6 2.d4 d5 3.e5 c5 4.dxc5 e6)

Lecture 85 1.e4 c6 2.d4 d5 3.e5 c5 4.dxc5 e6 5.Nf3 Bxc5 6.Bd3 Nc6 7.O-O f6

Lecture 86 Very energetic g5-g4 plan to undermine White's center - Kortenbusch vs Khenkin

Lecture 87 1. e4 c6 2. d4 d5 3. e5 c5 4. dxc5 e6 5. Be3 Nh6 6. c3 Nf5 7. Bd4 Nxd4

Lecture 88 Ba6 serves as Anti-Greek Gift resource - Ojeda vs Khenkin

Lecture 89 1.e4 c6 2.d4 d5 3.e5 c5 4.dxc5 e6 5.a3 Bxc5 6.Nf3 Ne7 7.Bd3 Ng6

Lecture 90 Piece sacrifice to make the attack and pins vs opponent K - Volokitin vs Foreest

Lecture 91 1. e4 c6 2. d4 d5 3. e5 c5 4. dxc5 e6 5. Nf3 Bxc5 6. a3 Qb6 7. Qd2 Nc6

Lecture 92 Early Nd4 is part of process to win e5 pawn early on - Shuvalova vs Dreev

Lecture 93 1. e4 c6 2. d4 d5 3. e5 c5 4. dxc5 e6 5. Be3 Nd7 6. Bb5 Qc7 7. Nf3 Bxc5

Lecture 94 Powerful exchange sacrifice gives greater opportunities - Greeff vs Houska

Lecture 95 1. e4 c6 2. d4 d5 3. e5 c5 4. dxc5 e6 5. Nf3 Bxc5 6. Bd3 Ne7 7. O-O Ng6

Lecture 96 Dynamic recapture away from center with fxg6 - Risteski vs Tari

Lecture 97 1.e4 c6 2.d4 d5 3.e5 c5 4.dxc5 e6 5.a3 Bxc5 6.Qg4 Ne7 7.Nf3 Qb6 {too greedy}

Lecture 98 Unsoundly going for f2 pawn but opportunities later - Harsha vs Fedoseev

Lecture 99 1. e4 c6 2. d4 d5 3. e5 c5 4. dxc5 e6 5. a3 Bxc5 6. b4 Bb6 7. Qg4 Ne7

Lecture 100 Great central pawn mobility after Opening- Kosteniuk vs Khotenashvilli

Lecture 101 1. e4 c6 2. d4 d5 3. e5 c5 4. dxc5 e6 5. a3 Bxc5 6. b4 Bb6 7. Nf3 a5

Lecture 102 Contortions for trying to win the a4 pawn creates bad endgame - Grant vs Gunina

Lecture 103 1. e4 c6 2. d4 d5 3. e5 c5 4. dxc5 e6 5. Nf3 Bxc5 6. Bd3 Nc6 7. O-O Nge7

Lecture 104 Black succeeds in dramatically gaining mass of center pawns - Parry vs Arkell

Lecture 105 1. e4 c6 2. d4 d5 3. e5 c5 4. dxc5 e6 5. a3 Bxc5 6. Qg4 Ne7 7. b4 h5

Lecture 106 Risky castling queenside but f6 later gives central mobility - Duda vs Liren

Lecture 107 === 4.dxc5 Nc6 option==== (1.e4 c6 2.d4 d5 3.e5 c5 4.dxc5 Nc6)

Lecture 108 1. e4 c6 2. d4 d5 3. e5 c5 4. dxc5 Nc6 5. Bb5 e6 6. Be3 Nge7 7. c3 Bd7 8. Bxc6

Lecture 109 Really dynamic use of light square bishop without counterpart - Greet vs Arkell

Lecture 110 1. e4 c6 2. d4 d5 3. e5 c5 4. dxc5 Nc6 5. Bb5 e6 6. Be3 Nge7 7. c3 Bd7

Lecture 111 Holding onto the extra pawn can end up being a pawn down - Lee vs Arkell

Lecture 112 1.e4 c6 2.d4 d5 3.e5 c5 4.dxc5 Nc6 5.Bb5 e6 6.Bxc6+ bxc6 7.Be3 Rb8

Lecture 113 A very dramatic double edged game - rook on 7th unpleasant - McLean vs Arkell

Lecture 114 1.e4 c6 2.d4 d5 3.e5 c5 4.dxc5 Nc6 5.Nf3 Bg4 6.Bb5 Bxf3 7.Qxf3 Qa5+

Lecture 115 Getting bishop outside of pawn chain early justified - Haussernot vs Arkell

Lecture 116 Beautiful counterplay generation making use of 'e' pawn sac - Antal vs Khenkin

Lecture 117 === 4.c3 29% ==== (1.e4 c6 2.d4 d5 3.e5 c5 4.c3)

Lecture 118 1. e4 c6 2. d4 d5 3. e5 c5 4. c3 Nc6 5. Bb5 Bd7 6. Bxc6 Bxc6 7. Nf3 e6

Lecture 119 White's light squares require care and responsibility - Briem vs Arkell

Lecture 120 === 4.Nf3 11% ==== (1.e4 c6 2.d4 d5 3.e5 c5 4.Nf3)

Lecture 121 1. e4 c6 2. d4 d5 3. e5 c5 4. Nf3 cxd4 5. Nxd4 Nc6 6. c4 e6 7. Nc3 Bc5

Lecture 122 Healing pawn structure leads to potentially losing endgame - Balogh vs Khenkin

Lecture 123 1. e4 c6 2. d4 d5 3. e5 c5 4. Nf3 cxd4 5. Nxd4 e6 6. Nd2 Nc6 7. N2f3 Nge7

Lecture 124 Queenside counterplay leads to strong attack - Msellek vs Gunina

Lecture 125 === 4.c4 4% ==== (1.e4 c6 2.d4 d5 3.e5 c5 4.c4)

Lecture 126 1.e4 c6 2.d4 d5 3.e5 c5 4.c4 Nc6 5.dxc5 d4 6.Bf4 e6 7.Nf3 Bxc5

Lecture 127 6 Cs- Similarities to Albin counter gambit after d4 - Azerbaev vs Tal

Lecture 128 1.e4 c6 2.d4 d5 3.e5 c5 4.c4 cxd4 5.Nf3 e6 6.Nxd4 Nc6 7.Nc3 Bc5

Lecture 129 Double edged game with g-file involvement helping Black - Zhou vs Arkell

Lecture 130 1.e4 c6 2.d4 d5 3.e5 c5 4.c4 Nc6 5.dxc5 d4 6.Bf4 e6 7.Nf3 Bxc5

Lecture 131 Very smooth slight advantage for black after early b3 played - Lane vs Arkell

Lecture 132 === 4.Ne2 1% ==== (1.e4 c6 2.d4 d5 3.e5 c5 4.Ne2)

Lecture 133 See 2.Ne2 section for example games that transpose

Section 6: Recommend Nc6,g6- Exchange Bd3- 1.e4 c6 2.d4 d5 3.exd5 cxd5 4.Bd3 Nc6 5.c3 g6

Lecture 134 Introduction: Carlsbad Pawn structure

Lecture 135 Why recommend 5…g6? - Sometimes early Bf5 immediately after is okay :)

Lecture 136 ====6.Bf4 39%==== 1.e4 c6 2.d4 d5 3.exd5 cxd5 4.Bd3 Nc6 5.c3 g6 6.Bf4

Lecture 137 1.e4 c6 2.d4 d5 3.exd5 cxd5 4.Bd3 Nc6 5.c3 g6 6.Bf4 Bf5 7.Nf3 Nf6

Lecture 138 A number of thematic Carlsbad plans made use of - Munkhzul vs Khotenashvili

Lecture 139 1. e4 c6 2. d4 d5 3. exd5 cxd5 4. Bd3 Nc6 5. c3 g6 6. Bf4 Nh6 7. Nf3 Bg7

Lecture 140 Strategic bishop exchange facilitates minority attack - Hasan vs Arkell

Lecture 141 ====6.Nf3 23%==== 1.e4 c6 2.d4 d5 3.exd5 cxd5 4.Bd3 Nc6 5.c3 g6 6.Nf3

Lecture 142 1.e4 c6 2.d4 d5 3.exd5 cxd5 4.Bd3 Nc6 5.c3 g6 6.Nf3 Bf5 7.Bxf5 gxf5

Lecture 143 Minority attack becomes more important after Queens exchanged - Fabri vs Arkell

Lecture 144 1. e4 c6 2. d4 d5 3. exd5 cxd5 4. Bd3 Nc6 5. c3 g6 6. Nf3 Nh6 7. Bf4 Bf5

Lecture 145 A slightly doubled edged game but Bg3 gave no problems - Reiling vs Arkell

Lecture 146 1. e4 c6 2. d4 d5 3. exd5 cxd5 4. Bd3 Nc6 5. c3 g6 6. Nf3 Nh6 7. Na3 Bf5

Lecture 147 Doubled pawns provide great compensation and nice endgames - Renner vs Khenkin

Lecture 148 ====6.h3 21 %==== 1.e4 c6 2.d4 d5 3.exd5 cxd5 4.Bd3 Nc6 5.c3 g6 6.h3

Lecture 149 1.e4 c6 2.d4 d5 3.exd5 cxd5 4.Bd3 Nc6 5.c3 g6 6.h3 Bf5 7.Nf3 Bxd3

Lecture 150 Black gradually improves position with controlled little steps - Derylo vs Baum

Lecture 151 1.e4 c6 2.d4 d5 3.exd5 cxd5 4.Bd3 Nc6 5.c3 g6 6.h3 Nf6 7.Nf3 Bf5

Lecture 152 Dangerous g-file attack greatly compensates pawn structure - Werner vs Miles

Lecture 153 1. e4 c6 2. d4 d5 3. exd5 cxd5 4. Bd3 Nc6 5. c3 g6 6. h3 Nh6 7. Nf3 Bf5

Lecture 154 Sufficient counterplay for doubled pawns offering - Zhaoyang Li vs Dreev

Lecture 155 1.e4 c6 2.d4 d5 3.exd5 cxd5 4.Bd3 Nc6 5.c3 g6 6.h3 Bg7 7.Nf3 Nh6

Lecture 156 e5 break powerful but c4 not timed well - Mozgokliuj vs Kingscrusher

Lecture 157 1.e4 c6 2.d4 d5 3.exd5 cxd5 4.Bd3 Nc6 5.c3 g6 6.h3 Nh6 7.Na3 Bg7

Lecture 158 Black occupies the center but there are dxe5 and f4 concerns - Roos vs Khenkin

Section 7: Recommended 3…e6 vs Caro-Kann Fantasy Variation 1.e4 c6 2.d4 d5 3.f3 e6

Lecture 159 Why recommend 3…e6?

Lecture 160 ===4.Nc3 73%=== 1.e4 c6 2.d4 d5 3.f3 e6 4.Nc3

Lecture 161 1.e4 c6 2.d4 d5 3.f3 e6 4.Nc3 Bb4 5.Bd2 b6 6.Nge2 Ba6 7.g3 Ne7

Lecture 162 Instead of be greedy in opening aim for central pressure - Kamsky vs Dreev

Lecture 163 1. e4 c6 2. d4 d5 3. f3 e6 4. Nc3 Bb4 5. Bf4 Ne7 6. Ne2 O-O 7. Qd3 b6

Lecture 164 Giving up both bishops creates easy and effective pawn storm- Catherina vs Girya

Lecture 165 1.e4 c6 2.d4 d5 3.f3 e6 4.Nc3 Bb4 5.Bf4 Nd7 6.Qd3 Ne7 7.O-O-O Qa5

Lecture 166 Double edged game transforms into easily winning endgame - Tate vs Arkell

Lecture 167 1.e4 c6 2.d4 d5 3.f3 e6 4.Nc3 Qb6 5.Nge2 Nf6 6.Nf4 dxe4 {inaccuracy}

Lecture 168 A doubled edged game after 6…dxe4 instead of 6…Be7 - Wall vs Houska

Lecture 169 1. e4 c6 2. d4 d5 3. f3 e6 4. Nc3 Bb4 5. Bf4 Ne7 6. Qd3 b6 7. Nge2 Ba6

Lecture 170 Giving up light square bishop could have ended badly - Chebotarev vs Galkin

Lecture 171 1. e4 c6 2. d4 d5 3. f3 e6 4. Nc3 Bb4 5. Bd2 b6 6. a3 Be7 7. e5 c5

Lecture 172 Early Ba6 plan very effective and dangerous for White - Alinasab vs Houska

Lecture 173 1. e4 c6 2. d4 d5 3. f3 e6 4. Nc3 b6 5. Be3 Bb4 6. Nge2 Ba6 7. Qd2 Nf6

Lecture 174 Undermining pawn chain at exploitable base d4 - Gallagher vs Arkell

Lecture 175 ===4.Be3 10%=== 1.e4 c6 2.d4 d5 3.f3 e6 4.Be3

Lecture 176 1. e4 c6 2. d4 d5 3. f3 e6 4. Be3 Qb6 5. Nd2 Qxb2 6. Bd3 Qa3 7. Ne2 b6

Lecture 177 8 Cs- Strategic bishop exchanged coupled with Ne7 very solid - Mitkov vs Dreev

Lecture 178 ===4.e5 4%=== 1.e4 c6 2.d4 d5 3.f3 e6 4.e5

Lecture 179 Very bad version of the Advance French Defence - Sadikovic vs Radivojevic

Lecture 180 ===4.c4 4%=== 1.e4 c6 2.d4 d5 3.f3 e6 4.c4

Lecture 181 1.e4 c6 2.d4 d5 3.f3 e6 4.c4 dxe4 5.Nc3 Bb4 6.Be3 Nf6 7.Qb3 Qa5

Lecture 182 Dark square pressure with Knight pinned early and c5 - Jovanovic vs Markovic

Lecture 183 ===4.Bd3 2%=== 1.e4 c6 2.d4 d5 3.f3 e6 4.Bd3

Lecture 184 19C's - Early defensive f5 becomes attacking pawn later - Tartakower vs Khan

Lecture 185 ===4.c3 2%=== 1.e4 c6 2.d4 d5 3.f3 e6 4.c3

Lecture 186 Accepting Gambit should have been a smoother ride - Malinovsky vs Moksh

Lecture 187 ===4.Bf4 1%=== 1.e4 c6 2.d4 d5 3.f3 e6 4.Bf4

Lecture 188 Bishop pair obtained then pawn sac to increase pressure - Wolf vs Tartakower

Section 8: Rec. 5…g6- Panov-Botvinnik 1.e4 c6 2.d4 d5 3.exd5 cxd5 4.c4 Nf6 5.Nc3 g6

Lecture 189 Why recommend 5…g6?

Lecture 190 ===6.Nf3 36%=== 1.e4 c6 2.d4 d5 3.exd5 cxd5 4.c4 Nf6 5.Nc3 g6 6.Nf3

Lecture 191 1.e4 c6 2.d4 d5 3.exd5 cxd5 4.c4 Nf6 5.Nc3 g6 6.Nf3 Bg7 7.h3 O-O

Lecture 192 Black gets a very favourable Isolated Queen Pawn situation - Stolakis vs Turov

Lecture 193 1.e4 c6 2.d4 d5 3.exd5 cxd5 4.c4 Nf6 5.Nc3 g6 6.Nf3 Bg7 7.Be2 dxc4

Lecture 194 Knight to c4 plan very effective plan - Pelling vs Keene

Lecture 195 1.e4 c6 2.d4 d5 3.exd5 cxd5 4.c4 Nf6 5.Nc3 g6 6.Nf3 Bg7 7.h3 0-0

Lecture 196 Double edged blitz game - resources of both sides - Dristigheten vs Kingscrusher

Lecture 197 ===6.cxd5 25%=== 1.e4 c6 2.d4 d5 3.exd5 cxd5 4.c4 g6 5.Nc3 g6 6.cxd5

Lecture 198 1.e4 c6 2.d4 d5 3.exd5 cxd5 4.c4 Nf6 5.Nc3 g6 6.cxd5 Nxd5 7.Bc4 Nb6

Lecture 199 Accepting central isolated pawn gives great piece activity - Hermlin vs Keres

Lecture 200 1.e4 c6 2.d4 d5 3.exd5 cxd5 4.c4 Nf6 5.Nc3 g6 6.cxd5 Nxd5 7.Qb3 Nb6

Lecture 201 Tactical shot Na4 leads to Black getting positional advantages - Schultz vs Mile

Lecture 202 1.e4 c6 2.d4 d5 3.exd5 cxd5 4.c4 Nf6 5.Nc3 g6 6.cxd5 Nxd5 7.Bc4 Nb6

Lecture 203 5 Cs- Weak looking g4 was asking for punishment later - Bisguier vs Larsen

Lecture 204 1.e4 c6 2.d4 d5 3.exd5 cxd5 4.c4 Nf6 5.Nc3 g6 6.cxd5 Bg7 7.Bb5+ Nbd7

Lecture 205 Black has nothing to fear after early Queen trade- Ghinda vs Lobron

Lecture 206 1.e4 c6 2.d4 d5 3.exd5 cxd5 4.c4 Nf6 5.Nc3 g6 6.cxd5 Bg7 7.Bc4 0-0

Lecture 207 Holding extra pawn White starts to go wrong with weakening f3 - Fuchs vs Girya

Lecture 208 ===6.Qb3 21%=== 1.e4 c6 2.d4 d5 3.exd5 cxd5 4.c4 g6 5.Nc3 g6 6.Qb3

Lecture 209 1.e4 c6 2.d4 d5 3.exd5 cxd5 4.c4 Nf6 5.Nc3 g6 6.Qb3 Bg7 7.cxd5 O-O

Lecture 210 Even if d5 pawn reinforced, d4 can be the next target - Van Den Bosch vs Euwe

Lecture 211 1.e4 c6 2.d4 d5 3.exd5 cxd5 4.c4 Nf6 5.Nc3 g6 6.Qb3 Bg7 7.cxd5 O-O

Lecture 212 Bishop pair create great winning opportunities - Martinez vs Arkell

Lecture 213 1. e4 c6 2. d4 d5 3. exd5 cxd5 4. c4 Nf6 5. Nc3 g6 6. Qb3 Bg7 7. cxd5 O-O

Lecture 214 16 Cs- A remarkable Queen trap issue - Fuchs vs Bronstein

Lecture 215 1. e4 c6 2. c4 d5 3. exd5 cxd5 4. d4 Nf6 5. Nc3 g6 6. Qb3 Bg7 7. cxd5 O-O

Lecture 216 10 Cs- Punishment for trying to hold onto pawn too hard - Balashov vs Botvinnik

Lecture 217 ===6.Bg5 10%=== 1.e4 c6 2.d4 d5 3.exd5 cxd5 4.c4 g6 5.Nc3 g6 6.Bg5

Lecture 218 Superior Bishop vs Knight after Black regains pawn - Sharma vs Arkell

Lecture 219 ===6.c5 3%=== 1.e4 c6 2.d4 d5 3.exd5 cxd5 4.c4 g6 5.Nc3 g6 6.c5

Lecture 220 1. e4 c6 2. d4 d5 3. exd5 cxd5 4. c4 Nf6 5. Nc3 g6 6. c5 Bg7 7. g3 O-O

Lecture 221 c5 opposed with classic b6 undermining giving great piece play - Hoorn vs Euwe

Lecture 222 ===EARLIER non critical 5.Nf3 8%=== 1.e4 c6 2.d4 d5 3.exd5 cxd5 4.c4 g6 5.Nf3

Lecture 223 1.e4 c6 2.d4 d5 3.exd5 cxd5 4.Nf3 Nf6 5.c4 Nc6 6.Qb3 e6 7.Nc3 Na5

Lecture 224 9 Cs- Grabbing the light squared bishop gives easy game- Fahrni vs Nimzovich

Section 9: Recommended 2…d5 v 2.Nf3 - 1.e4 c6 2.Nf3 d5

Lecture 225 Intro- 2.Nf3 at master level usually to enter two knights variation - not exd5

Lecture 226 ===3.exd5 (45%)===

Lecture 227 1.e4 c6 2.Nf3 d5 3.exd5 cxd5 4.d4 Nf6 5.Bd3 Bg4 6.O-O e6 7.c3 Nc6

Lecture 228 3 C's Easy plan of Ne4 and g5 instead of minority attack - Bonnaire vs Dreev

Lecture 229 1. e4 c6 2. Nf3 d5 3. exd5 cxd5 4. d4 Nc6 5. c3 Qc7 6. Be3 Bg4 7. Be2 e6

Lecture 230 2 Cs- Strong positional play vs White's weakened light squares - Rivier vs Flohr

Lecture 231 1.e4 c6 2.Nf3 d5 3.exd5 cxd5 4.Bb5+ Nc6 5.Ne5 Bd7 6.Nxd7 Qxd7 7.d4 a6

Lecture 232 8 Cs-Minority attack, probing and exploiting weaknesses - Ljuboschiz vs Kasparov

Lecture 233 1. e4 c6 2. Nf3 d5 3. exd5 cxd5 4. d4 Bg4 5. Bd3 e6 6. O-O Nf6 7. Re1 Bd6

Lecture 234 Creating opposite side castling attacking game with pressure - Yates vs Euwe

Lecture 235 1. e4 c6 2. Nf3 d5 3. exd5 cxd5 4. d4 Nc6 5. Bd3 Bg4 6. c3 Qc7 7. h3 Bh5

Lecture 236 Light square strategy creates pawn on c4 and e5 break - Grob vs Nimzovich

Lecture 237 1. e4 c6 2. Nf3 d5 3. exd5 cxd5 4. Ne5 Nc6 5. d4 e6 6. c3 Bd6 7. f4 Nge7

Lecture 238 e5 break facilitated when kicking e5 knight with f6 - Sedlak vs Wojtaszek

Lecture 239 1.e4 c6 2.Nf3 d5 3.exd5 cxd5 4.Ne5 Nc6 5.Bb5 Bd7 6.Bxc6 Bxc6 7.O-O Nf6

Lecture 240 Ne5 with Bxc6 needs great care around e5 knight - Charochkina vs Khotenashvilli

Lecture 241 ===3.Nc3 (38%)=== See Two Knights caro-kann section where Bg4 recommended

Lecture 242 ===3.d3 (9%)===

Lecture 243 1. e4 c6 2. Nf3 d5 3. d3 g6 4. Qe2 Bg7 5. g3 Bg4 6. Bg2 e6 7. O-O Ne7

Lecture 244 Instructive attacking chess opening routes to King - Pichot vs Firouzja

Section 10: Recommend 3…Bg4 in Two Knights - 1.e4 c6 2.Nc3/f3 d5 3.Nf3/c3 Bg4

Lecture 245 Why 3…Bg4 vs the Two Knights Variation?

Lecture 246 Classic trap with Ne5 Qh5 etc if black not careful (no d4)

Lecture 247 ===4.h3 (77%) === 1.e4 c6 2.Nf3 d5 3.Nf3 Bg4 4.h3

Lecture 248 1.e4 c6 2.Nc3 d5 3.Nf3 Bg4 4.h3 Bxf3 5.Qxf3 Nf6 6.b3 e6 7.Bb2 Nbd7

Lecture 249 15 C's - Crushing pressure build up against Q-side castled King - Day vs Keene

Lecture 250 1. e4 c6 2. Nc3 d5 3. Nf3 Bg4 4. h3 Bxf3 5. Qxf3 e6 6. d4 dxe4 7. Qxe4 Nf6

Lecture 251 5 C's Simplification out of opening minimises any problems - Djuric vs Anand

Lecture 252 1. e4 c6 2. Nc3 d5 3. Nf3 Bg4 4. h3 Bxf3 5. Qxf3 Nf6 6. d3 e6 7. Bd2 Qb6

Lecture 253 White King left in center leading to great tactic - Marzouk vs Houska

Lecture 254 1. e4 c6 2. Nc3 d5 3. Nf3 Bg4 4. h3 Bxf3 5. Qxf3 Nf6 6. g3 e6 7. Bg2 Bb4

Lecture 255 5 Cs - Volunteering both bishops leads to equality - Klavins vs Petrosian

Lecture 256 1.e4 c6 2.Nc3 d5 3.Nf3 Bg4 4.h3 Bxf3 5.Qxf3 Nf6 6.d3 e6 7.Be2 Nbd7

Lecture 257 Intense dark square pressure with fianchetto bishop - Prandsetter vs Lechtynsky

Lecture 258 1.e4 c6 2.Nc3 d5 3.Nf3 Bg4 4.h3 Bxf3 5.Qxf3 Nf6 6.d3 e6 7.g3 Bb4

Lecture 259 45 Cs- Bishop shut in, dark squares dismantled around King - Fischer vs Keres

Lecture 260 1. e4 c6 2. Nc3 d5 3. Nf3 Bg4 4. h3 Bxf3 5. Qxf3 e6 6. b3 Nf6 7. Bb2 Nbd7

Lecture 261 2 C's - Attack potential disappears after casual rook move - Georgiev vs Karpov

Lecture 262 ===4.Be2 (7%) === 1.e4 c6 2.Nf3 d5 3.Nf3 Bg4 4.Be2

Lecture 263 1.e4 c6 2.Nc3 d5 3.Nf3 Bg4 4.Be2 e6 5.d4 Nf6 6.e5 Nfd7 7.O-O Be7

Lecture 264 Improved version of French Advance variation has perks - Kasparian vs Petrosian

Lecture 265 1. e4 c6 2. Nc3 d5 3. Nf3 Bg4 4. Be2 e6 5. O-O Nf6 6. Ne5 Bxe2 7. Qxe2 Be7

Lecture 266 Dangers of f4 weakening key diagonal illustrated - Matulevicius vs Kholmov

Lecture 267 ===4.d4 (6%) === 1.e4 c6 2.Nf3 d5 3.Nf3 Bg4 4.d4

Lecture 268 1.e4 c6 2.Nc3 d5 3.Nf3 Bg4 4.d4 Nf6 5.Bd3 e6 6.O-O Be7 7.h3 Bh5

Lecture 269 Solid 4…Nf6 but beware of light square bishop missing - Senador vs Rakhmanov

Lecture 270 1. e4 c6 2. Nc3 d5 3. Nf3 Bg4 4. d4 dxe4 5. Nxe4 Nf6 6. Nxf6+ exf6 7. Be2 Bd6

Lecture 271 Avoiding materialism and instead damaging structure - Amer vs Khenkin

Lecture 272 1.e4 c6 2.Nc3 d5 3.Nf3 Bg4 4.d4 dxe4 5.Nxe4 Bxf3 6.Qxf3 Qxd4 7.Bd2 Nf6

Lecture 273 Unsoundly accepting gambit but Bd2 not accurate follow up - Erker vs Adams

Section 11: Recommend 4….Nf6 Accelerated Panov- 1.e4 c6 2.c4 d5 3.cxd5 cxd5 4.exd5 Nf6

Lecture 274 Introduction to 4…Nf6 vs Accelerated Panov-Botvinnik attack

Lecture 275 ===5.Nc3 58% ==== 1.e4 c6 2.c4 d5 3.cxd5 cxd5 4.exd5 Nf6 5.Nc3

Lecture 276 1. e4 c6 2. c4 d5 3. cxd5 cxd5 4. exd5 Nf6 5. Nc3 Nxd5 6. Nf3 Nxc3 7. bxc3 g6

Lecture 277 20 Cs- A magnificent defensive combination for K-safety - Sokolov vs Karpov

Lecture 278 1. e4 c6 2. c4 d5 3. cxd5 cxd5 4. exd5 Nf6 5. Nc3 g6 6. Bc4 Bg7 7. Nge2 O-O

Lecture 279 10 Cs- White's K safety reduced from efforts to hold pawn- Conquest vs Bronstein

Lecture 280 1.e4 c6 2.c4 d5 3.cxd5 cxd5 4.exd5 Nf6 5.Nc3 Nxd5 6.Nf3 Nc6 7.d4 Bg4

Lecture 281 Giving up bishop pair leads to dominating knights vs bishops - Winants vs Adams

Lecture 282 1.e4 c6 2.c4 d5 3.exd5 cxd5 4.cxd5 Nf6 5.Nc3 Nxd5 6.Nf3 Nc6 7.d4 Bg4

Lecture 283 King goes to light square f5 in interesting endgame - Beliavsky vs Ivanchuk

Lecture 284 ===5.Qa4+ 17% ==== 1.e4 c6 2.c4 d5 3.cxd5 cxd5 4.exd5 Nf6 5.Qa4+

Lecture 285 White holds on to material but pieces away from K - Muzychuk vs Danielian

Lecture 286 ===5.Bb5+ 16% ==== 1.e4 c6 2.c4 d5 3.cxd5 cxd5 4.exd5 Nf6 5.Bb5+ Nbd7

Lecture 287 1.e4 c6 2.c4 d5 3.exd5 cxd5 4.cxd5 Nf6 5.Bb5+ Nbd7 6.Nc3 a6 7.Qa4 Rb8

Lecture 288 Solid bishop pair advantage and strong g-file attack - Gurevich vs Speelman

Lecture 289 ===5.d4 4% ==== 1.e4 c6 2.c4 d5 3.cxd5 cxd5 4.exd5 Nf6 5.d4

Lecture 290 See Panov-Botvinnik section as 5.d4 transposes

Lecture 291 ===5.Bc4 1% ==== 1.e4 c6 2.c4 d5 3.cxd5 cxd5 4.exd5 Nf6 5.Bc4

Lecture 292 1. e4 c6 2. c4 d5 3. exd5 cxd5 4. cxd5 Nf6 5. Bc4 Nxd5 6. Qb3 e6 7.Nc3 Nf4

Lecture 293 An important trap to be aware of if White too keen on d5- Wolthuis vs Euwe

Lecture 294 Tricky 3…Nf6 possibility (1. e4 c6 2. c4 d5 3. exd5 Nf6 )

Lecture 295 Tricky Opening move order gambit then IQP situation - Dickson vs Houska

Section 12: Recommend 3…g6 vs Breyer variation 1.e4 c6 2.d3 d5 {Breyer} 3.Nd2/Nf3 g6

Lecture 296 Introduction to Breyer variation and recommendation of g6

Lecture 297 === 4.Ngf3 69% === 1.e4 c6 2.d3 d5 3.Nd2 g6 4.Ngf3

Lecture 298 1.e4 c6 2.d3 d5 3.Nd2 g6 4.Ngf3 Bg7 5.g3 e5 6.Bg2 Ne7 7.O-O O-O

Lecture 299 a5 weakens Queenside and Black wins pawn with pressure - Raaste vs Lechtynsky

Lecture 300 1. e4 c6 2. d3 d5 3. Nd2 g6 4. Ngf3 Bg7 5. e5 c5 6. c3 Nc6 7. d4 cxd4

Lecture 301 White's lack of development and weaknesses create disaster- Robatsch vs Portisch

Lecture 302 === 4.g3 18% === 1.e4 c6 2.d3 d5 3.Nd2 g6 4.g3

Lecture 303 1.e4 c6 2.d3 d5 3.Nd2 g6 4.g3 Bg7 5.Bg2 e5 6.Ngf3 Ne7 7.Rb1 O-O

Lecture 304 Backward d3 pawn torture leads to sudden Q-side invasion - Visser vs Miles

Lecture 305 1.e4 c6 2.d3 d5 3.Nd2 g6 4.g3 Bg7 5.Bg2 e5 6.Ngf3 Ne7 7.O-O O-O

Lecture 306 3 Cs- Removing fianchetto bishop then opening up King - Larsson vs Adams

Lecture 307 === 4.f4 4% === 1.e4 c6 2.d3 d5 3.Nd2 g6 4.f4

Lecture 308 1. e4 c6 2. d3 d5 3. Nd2 g6 4. f4 Bg7 5. g3 Nh6 6. Bg2 Ng4 7. Qe2 Qb6

Lecture 309 Early f4 dark square weaknesses allow annoying resources - Zhou vs Dreev

Lecture 310 N.B. For 1.e4 c6 2.Nf3 d5 3.d3 see Pichot vs Firouzja game in 2.Nf3 section

Section 13: Recommended 4…Nf6 vs Rasa-Studier Gambit - 1.e4 c6 2.d4 d5 3.Nc3 dxe4 4.f3

Lecture 311 1.e4 c6 2.d4 d5 3.Nc3 dxe4 4.f3 Nf6 5.fxe4 e5

Lecture 312 Interesting fun King going up the board for attack - Wuts vs Barczay

Section 14: Recommend Nf5,b5 vs Von Hennig Gambit 1.e4 e6 2.d4 d5 3.Nc3 dxe4 4.Bc4 Nf6

Lecture 313 1.e4 c6 2.Nc3 d5 3.d4 dxe4 4.Bc4 Nf6 5.f3 b5 6.Bb3 e6 7.fxe4 b4

Lecture 314 Neutralising opponent's light square bishop with extra pawn - Short vs Bareev

Section 15: Recommend d5 vs Bohemian Attack (2.Ne2) 1.e4 c6 2.Ne2 d5

Lecture 315 1. e4 c6 2. Ne2 d5 3. e5 c5 4. d4 Nc6 5. c3 e6 6. Nd2 Nge7 7. Nf3 cxd4

Lecture 316 39 Cs-Leave c8 bishop at home instead of facing threats - Bronstein vs Petrosian

Section 16: Recommended dxe4 then g6 vs Hillbilly Attack 1.e4 c6 2.Bc4 d5 3.Bb3 dxe4

Lecture 317 1. e4 c6 2. Bc4 d5 3. Bb3 dxe4 4. Qh5 g6 5. Qh4 Bg7 6. Nc3 a5 7. Nxe4 a4

Lecture 318 b3 bishop targeted with a5-a4 plan - Williams vs Jones

Section 17: Recommend dxe4 and Nd7 vs Goldman 1.e4 c6 2.Nc3 d5 3.Qf3 dxe4 4.Nxe4 Nd7

Lecture 319 1. e4 c6 2. Nc3 d5 3. Qf3 dxe4 4. Nxe4 Nd7 5. d4 Ndf6 6. Bd3 Nxe4 7. Bxe4 Nf6

Lecture 320 3 Cs- White goes off the rails giving up center pawn - Fernandez vs Arkell

Lecture 321 1.e4 c6 2.Nc3 d5 3.Qf3 dxe4 4.Nxe4 Nd7 5.Ng5 Ngf6 6.Qb3 e6 7.d4 Bd6

Lecture 322 Very accurate play exploiting dark square weaknesses - Friedgood vs Salamanca

Section 18: Rec. 3…d4 against GM Aleksei Pridorozhni (AlexSur81) 1.e4 c6 2.Nc3 d5 3.Qe2 d4

Lecture 323 1. e4 c6 2. Nc3 d5 3. Qe2 d4 4. Nd1 e5 5. g3 Bd6 6. d3 c5 7. Bg2 Nc6

Lecture 324 Interesting pawn sac to keep ambitious ideas - Voitsekhovsky vs Tomashevsky

Lecture 325 1.e4 c6 2.Nc3 d5 3.Qe2 d4 4.Nd1 e5 5.g3 Bd6 6.d3 c5 7.f4 exf4

Lecture 326 Bishop sac to generate dangerous counterplay - Alexsur81 vs Kingscrusher

Section 19: Recommend d5 vs Caro-Kann Euwe Attack - 1.e4 c6 2.b3

Lecture 327 1. e4 c6 2. b3 d5 3. Bb2 dxe4 4. Nc3 Nf6 5. Nge2 Nbd7 6. Ng3 g6 7. Ncxe4 Bg7

Lecture 328 Instructive endgame simplification where bishop has targets - Linton vs Wade

Section 20: Recommend dxe4 vs Caro-Kann Mieses Gambit - 1.e4 c6 2.d4 d5 3.Be3 dxe4

Lecture 329 1.e4 c6 2.d4 d5 3.Be3 dxe4 4.Nd2 Nf6 5.c3 Bf5 6.Qc2 e6 7.h3 Nbd7

Lecture 330 Black hold onto extra pawn for a while - Mieses vs Davidson

Section 21: Interesting 3…dxe4 in Two Knights attack - 1.e4 c6 2.Nc3 d5 3.Nf3

Lecture 331 1.e4 c6 2.Nc3 d5 3.Nf3 dxe4 4.Nxe4 Nf6 5.Nxf6+ gxf6 6.b3 Rg8 7.Bb2 Bh6

Lecture 332 7 Cs- Interesting Bh6 possibility and later nasty pin - Penrose vs Larsen

Section 22: Interesting 3…Bf5- Classical (6.Ne2) - 2.Nc3 dxe4 3.Nxe4 Bf5 5.Ng3 Bg6 6.Ne2

Lecture 333 1.e4 c6 2.d4 d5 3.Nc3 dxe4 4.Nxe4 Bf5 5.Ng3 Bg6 6.N1e2 Nf6 7.h4 h6

Lecture 334 120 Cs- Handling a dangerous Knight sacrifice keeping safe- Tal vs Botvinnik

Section 23: Interesting 3…Bf5 Classical (no h4) - 2.Nc3 dxe4 3.Nxe4 Bf5 5.Ng3 Bg6 6.Nf3

Lecture 335 1. e4 c6 2. d4 d5 3. Nc3 dxe4 4. Nxe4 Bf5 5. Ng3 Bg6 6. Nf3 Nd7 7. Bd3 e6

Lecture 336 73 Cs- Riskily playing for win including exchange sac - Dueckstein vs Petrosian

Section 24: Interesting 3…Bf5 Classical - 2.Nc3/Nd2 dxe4 3.Nxe4 Bf5 5.Ng3 Bg6 6.h4

Lecture 337 Weak h4 and c4 pawns makes it easier to blunder - Nievergelt vs Larsen

Lecture 338 1.e4 c6 2.d4 d5 3.Nc3 dxe4 4.Nxe4 Bf5 5.Ng3 Bg6 6.h4 h6 7.Nf3 Nd7 8.h5 Bh7

Lecture 339 15 Cs- Black dares to castle queenside and has Qd5 resource- Firmian vs Korchnoi

Lecture 340 1.e4 c6 2.d4 d5 3.Nc3 dxe4 4.Nxe4 Bf5 5.Ng3 Bg6 6.h4 h6 7.Nh3 Bh7

Lecture 341 18 Cs- Very interesting Bg8 to make e6 more solid - Porreca vs Bronstein

Section 25: Interesting 3..Bf5 Classical- 2.Nc3 and 2.Nd2 dxe4 3.Nxe4 Bf5 5.Ng3 Bg6 6.Bc4

Lecture 342 1. e4 c6 2. d4 d5 3. Nd2 dxe4 4. Nxe4 Bf5 5. Ng3 Bg6 6. Bc4 e6 7. N1e2 Nf6

Lecture 343 2 Cs-h4 liability soon after the opening amplified with Bxf6 - Tiviakov vs Dreev

Section 26: Interesting 4…Bf5 (Maroczy)- 2.d4 d5 3.Nd2 dxe4 4.Nxe4 Bf5 5.Ng3 Bg6 6.f4

Lecture 344 1.e4 c6 2.d4 d5 3.Nc3 dxe4 4.Nxe4 Bf5 5.Ng3 Bg6 6.f4 {Maroczy attack}

Lecture 345 16 Cs- Simplification to endgame exposes weak pawns- Marshall vs Capablanca

Section 27: Interesting 4…Nd7 Modern variation- 1.e4 c6 2.d4 d5 3.Nc3/d2 dxe4 4.Nxe4 Nd7

Lecture 346 1.e4 c6 2.d4 d5 3.Nc3 dxe4 4.Nxe4 Nd7 5.Bc4 Ngf6 6.Ng5 e6 7.Ne2 Bd6

Lecture 347 A fun trap to be aware of to win a piece - Osoblivy vs Danielian

Lecture 348 1.e4 c6 2.d4 d5 3.Nd2 dxe4 4.Nxe4 Nd7 5.Nf3 Ngf6 6.Nxf6+ Nxf6 7.Ne5

Lecture 349 Nd7 starts to prove weaknesses in White's camp after h4 - Lalic vs Arkell

Lecture 350 1. e4 c6 2. d4 d5 3. Nd2 dxe4 4. Nxe4 Nd7 5. Ng5 Ngf6 6. Bd3 e6 7. N1f3 Bd6

Lecture 351 73 C's - Iconic move to help improve King safety - Kamsky vs Karpov

Section 28: Interesting 5..gxf6: Bronstein 1.e4 c6 2.d4 d5 3.Nc3 dxe4 4.Nxe4 Nf6 5.Nxf6 gxf6

Lecture 352 1. e4 c6 2. d4 d5 3. Nd2 dxe4 4. Nxe4 Nf6 5. Nxf6+ gxf6 6.Nf3 Bf5

Lecture 353 14 Cs- Too much chaos and counterplay for Karpov to control - Karpov vs Miles

Lecture 354 1. e4 c6 2. d4 d5 3. Nc3 dxe4 4. Nxe4 Nf6 5. Nxf6+ gxf6 6. Be3 Bf5 7. Qd2 e6

Lecture 355 148 Cs- Dynamic play with thorn pawn and g-file pressure - Bakulin vs Bronstein

Lecture 356 1. e4 c6 2. d4 d5 3. Nc3 dxe4 4. Nxe4 Nf6 5. Nxf6+ gxf6 6. Be2 Bf5 7. Nf3 Nd7

Lecture 357 16 C's - Intense struggle with repeat exchange sacs - Kavalek vs Bronstein

Section 29: Interesting 3…Bf5: Caro-Kann Advance Mainline- 1.e4 c6 2.d4 d5 3.e5 Bf5

Lecture 358 1. e4 c6 2. d4 d5 3. e5 Bf5 4. Bd3 {not the best move} Bxd3 5. Qxd3 e6

Lecture 359 368 Cs- ICONIC Game - positional masterpieces - Nimzovich vs Capablanca

Lecture 360 1.e4 c6 2.d4 d5 3.e5 Bf5 4.Nc3 Qb6 5.g4 Bd7 6.Na4 Qc7 7.Nc5 e6

Lecture 361 Bd7 retreat avoids e6 and supports strategic bishop exchange - Kamsky vs Adams

Section 30: Interesting: Nc6 followed by Nf6 vs Exchange variation

Lecture 362 Many exponents including Bronstein, Riazantsev, Danielian, Gunina, Galkin

Lecture 363 1.e4 c6 2.d4 d5 3.exd5 cxd5 4.Bd3 Nc6 5.c3 Nf6 6.Bf4 Bg4 7.Qb3 Na5

Lecture 364 59 Cs - Practical choices for g-file pressure - Maroczy vs Capablanca

Section 31: Interesting 4…Not g6- Panov-Botvinnik Attack 1.e4 c6 2.d4 d5 3.exd5 cxd5 4.c4

Lecture 365 1. e4 c6 2. d4 d5 3. exd5 cxd5 4. c4 Nf6 5. Nc3 Nc6 6. Nf3 Bg4 7. cxd5 Nxd5

Lecture 366 63 Cs- Adventure to win a rook badly backfires - Nimzowitsch vs Alekhine

Lecture 367 1.c4 c6 2.e4 d5 3.exd5 cxd5 4.d4 Nf6 5.Nc3 Nc6 6.Bg5 e6 7.Nf3 dxc4

Lecture 368 51 Cs- Playing effectively against the Isolated Queen Pawn- Botvinnik vs Euwe

Lecture 369 1. e4 c6 2. d4 d5 3. exd5 cxd5 4. c4 Nf6 5. Nc3 e6 6. Nf3 Bb4 7. cxd5 Nxd5

Lecture 370 150 Cs - Iconic instructive play vs Isolated Queen's pawn - Kamsky vs Karpov

Section 32: Interesting 2…d6 Accelerated Panov Attack - 1.e4 c6 2.c4 or 1.c4 c6 2.e4

Lecture 371 1.e4 c6 2.c4 d6 3.d4 Nf6 4.Nc3 Nbd7 5.f4 e5 6.Nf3 exd4

Lecture 372 19 Cs- Passive d6 worked in end but not due to the Opening - Alapin vs Nimzovich

Section 33: Interesting dxe4 and Nf6 vs Goldman 1.e4 c6 2.Nc3 d5 3.Qf3 dxe4 4.Nxe4 Nf6

Lecture 373 1. e4 c6 2. Nc3 d5 3. Qf3 dxe4 4. Nxe4 Nf6 5. Bc4 Nbd7 6. d4 Nb6 7. Nxf6+ gxf6

Lecture 374 Accepting doubled pawns to maintain Ne5 threat - Roy vs Riazantsev

Section 34: Interesting 4…exf3 vs Rasa-Studier Gambit - 1.e4 c6 2.d4 d5 3.Nc3 dxe4 4.f3

Lecture 375 1. e4 c6 2. d4 d5 3. Nc3 dxe4 4. f3 exf3 5. Nxf3 Bg4 6. Bc4 e6 7. O-O Nf6

Lecture 376 Accepting the gambit then castling Q-side - Thenhausen vs Meduna

Section 35: PGN Downloads

Lecture 377 PGN Downloads of games made use of in this course

Section 36: Conclusions and Philosophical points

Lecture 378 Conclusions and Philosophical points

Lecture 379 Bonus Lecture

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