On the 3rd of September 2019, Paul Sloane, long serving club member, provided a chess chat on one of the club nights. He gave us all some innovative words of chess chat wisdom on his chosen area of expertise – playing the Caro-Kann as black.
The Caro-Kann chess opening
The Caro–Kann Defence is a chess opening characterised by the moves: 1. e4 c6. The Caro–Kann is a common defence against the King’s Pawn Opening and is classified as a “Semi-Open Game” like the Sicilian Defence and French Defence, although it is thought to be more solid and less dynamic than either of those openings.
Paul Sloane video of Caro-Kann chess chat
VIDEO
Here is one of the games that Paul demonstrated
[Event "Wellington Coll v Camberley B"]
[Date "2012.03.15"]
[White "Clarke, Brandon"]
[Black "Sloane, Paul"]
[WhiteElo "2370"]
[BlackElo "2050"]
[ECO "B13: Caro-Kann: Exchange Variation and Panov-Botvinnik Attack"]
1.e4 c6 2.d4 d5 3.exd5 cxd5 4.Bd3 Nc6 5.c3 Nf6 6.Bf4 Bg4 7.Qb3 Qc8 8.Nd2 e6 9.Ngf3 Be7 10.Qc2 O-O 11.Ne5 Bh5 12.Ndf3 {last book move}
12...Qd8 (12...Bd6 13.Nxc6 Qxc6 14.Bxd6 Qxd6 15.Ne5=)
13.h4 (13.Nxc6 bxc6 14.Ne5 Qc8)
13...Rc8 {Black gets the initiative}
14.Qb3 (14.Nxc6 Rxc6 15.Ne5 Rc8=)
14...Na5 15.Qc2 Nc6 16.a3 {Covers b4}
(16.Nxc6 Rxc6 17.Ne5 Rc8=)
16...Bxf3 17.Nxf3 Bd6 18.Be5 h6 {consolidates g5}
{Not }(18...Nxe5 19.dxe5 Bxe5 20.Nxe5 ) 19.Qe2 Ng4 {19…Nxe5? 20.dxe5 ) 20.Nxe5?! Bxe5 21.dxe5 Nd7= 20…Nh5 21.exd6+–}
20.Kf1 (20.Bxd6 Qxd6 21.O-O Qf4=)
20...f5 (20...Ncxe5 21.dxe5 Bc5 22.Nd4)
21.Re1 (21.Bxd6!? {must definitely be considered} 21...Qxd6 22.Re1)
21...Ncxe5 22.dxe5 (2.Nxe5!? {must be considered} 22...Bxe5 23.dxe5)
22...Bc5 23.Nd4 Bxd4 24.cxd4 {Black creates threats along the open c-file}
24...Qb6 25.Bb5 Rc7 26.Rd1? (6.Qd3 a6 27.f3 Qxb5 28.Qxb5 axb5 -+)
26...a6 (26...Rfc8!? 27.Ba4 Rc4 -+)
27.Ba4 h5 (27...Rc4 28.Bd7 Kf7 29.Rh3 Rxd4 30.Rxd4 Qxd4 31.Rc3 -+)
28.f3? (28.Qd2!?=)
28...Nh6 (28...Rc4 29.Qd2 Rxa4 30.fxg4 fxg4+ 31.Kg1 -+)
29.b4 (29.Qd2 Rfc8)
29...Rfc8 (29...f4 30.Bc2)
30.Qd2 (30.f4 Rc4 31.Qb2 a5)
30...Nf7 (30...Rc3 31.Bd7 R8c7 32.Be8)
31.Ke2 (31.Rh3 Rc3)
31...Rc3 {Black gets deadly initiative}
32.Ra1 (32.Rc1 Rxc1 33.Rxc1 Rxc1 34.Qxc1 Qxd4 35.Qc8+ Kh7 36.Qxe6 Qxe5+ (36...Nxe5 37.Qxf5+ g6 38.Qg5=) 37.Qxe5 Nxe5)
32...Qc7 -+ 33.Rhb1 (33.f4!? Qc4+ 34.Kf2)
33...Qc4+ 34.Ke1 b5 35.Bd1 Rd3 36.Rc1? (36.Qc1 Nxe5! {final destruction } 37.Be2 Qxc1+ 38.Rxc1 Rxc1+ 39.Rxc1 Rxd4 40.Rc7 -+)
36...Rxd2 37.Rxc4 Rxd1+! {Theme: Double Attack}(37...Rxd1+ 38.Rxd1 Rxc4 -+ (38...bxc4 39.f4 -+)) (37...dxc4?! {is the less attractive alternative} 38.Kxd2 f4 39. Bc2 =) (37...Rxc4 {is no comparison } 38.Kxd2 Rxd4+ 39.Ke3 Rxh4 40.f4 -+)0-1
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