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Beat the Caro-Kann: Two Knights - Classical Variation (4...Bf5)

Let's learn the 4...Bf5 Lines! Black retreats the bishop to g6, then blocks g5 with h6, so we jump into e5 instead. Let's begin with 1.e4.

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  1. Trap: 10...e6, you win material: position after 1. e4 c6 2. Nc3 d5 3. Nf3 dxe4 4. Nxe4 Bf5 5. Ng3 Bg6 6. h4 h6 7. Ne5 Bh7 8. Qh5 g6 9. Qf3 Nf6 10. Qb3 e6 11. Qxb7 Nbd7 12. Nxc6 Qc8 13. Ba6 Nb6 14. d4
    Trap: 10...e6, you win material

    … 11... Nbd7 12. Nxc6 Qc8 13. Ba6 Nb6 14. d4

  2. 5...Bg4: position after 1. e4 c6 2. Nc3 d5 3. Nf3 dxe4 4. Nxe4 Bf5 5. Ng3 Bg4 6. Bc4 Nf6 7. Ne5 Be6 8. Bxe6 fxe6 9. Qe2
    5...Bg4

    … 5. Ng3 Bg4 6. Bc4 Nf6 7. Ne5 Be6 8. Bxe6 fxe6 9. Qe2

  3. Trap: 6...Nf6, mate on f7: position after 1. e4 c6 2. Nc3 d5 3. Nf3 dxe4 4. Nxe4 Bf5 5. Ng3 Bg4 6. Bc4 Nf6 7. Ne5 Bxd1 8. Bxf7#
    Trap: 6...Nf6, mate on f7

    … 5. Ng3 Bg4 6. Bc4 Nf6 7. Ne5 Bxd1 8. Bxf7#

  4. 5...Bg4: position after 1. e4 c6 2. Nc3 d5 3. Nf3 dxe4 4. Nxe4 Bf5 5. Ng3 Bg4 6. Bc4 e6 7. O-O Nf6 8. d4
    5...Bg4

    … 5. Ng3 Bg4 6. Bc4 e6 7. O-O Nf6 8. d4

  5. Trap: 7...Bh7, mate on f7: position after 1. e4 c6 2. Nc3 d5 3. Nf3 dxe4 4. Nxe4 Bf5 5. Ng3 Bg6 6. h4 h5 7. Ne5 Bh7 8. Qxh5 Nf6 9. Qxf7#
    Trap: 7...Bh7, mate on f7

    … 6. h4 h5 7. Ne5 Bh7 8. Qxh5 Nf6 9. Qxf7#

  6. 6...h5: position after 1. e4 c6 2. Nc3 d5 3. Nf3 dxe4 4. Nxe4 Bf5 5. Ng3 Bg6 6. h4 h5 7. Ne5 Qd6 8. d4 Nd7 9. Nxg6 Qxg6 10. Be2
    6...h5

    … 6. h4 h5 7. Ne5 Qd6 8. d4 Nd7 9. Nxg6 Qxg6 10. Be2

  7. 7...Qd6: position after 1. e4 c6 2. Nc3 d5 3. Nf3 dxe4 4. Nxe4 Bf5 5. Ng3 Bg6 6. h4 h6 7. Ne5 Qd6 8. Nxg6 Qxg6 9. Bc4 Qd6 10. O-O
    7...Qd6

    … 7. Ne5 Qd6 8. Nxg6 Qxg6 9. Bc4 Qd6 10. O-O

  8. 7...Qd6: position after 1. e4 c6 2. Nc3 d5 3. Nf3 dxe4 4. Nxe4 Bf5 5. Ng3 Bg6 6. h4 h6 7. Ne5 Qd6 8. Nxg6 Qxg6 9. Bc4 Nd7 10. d4
    7...Qd6

    … 7. Ne5 Qd6 8. Nxg6 Qxg6 9. Bc4 Nd7 10. d4

  9. 7...Qd6: position after 1. e4 c6 2. Nc3 d5 3. Nf3 dxe4 4. Nxe4 Bf5 5. Ng3 Bg6 6. h4 h6 7. Ne5 Qd6 8. Nxg6 Qxg6 9. Bc4 e6 10. d4 Bd6 11. h5 Qf6 12. Ne4 Qe7 13. Nxd6+ Qxd6 14. Qg4
    7...Qd6

    … 7. Ne5 Qd6 8. Nxg6 Qxg6 9. Bc4 e6 10. d4 Bd6 11. h5 Qf6 12. Ne4 Qe7 13. Nxd6+ Qxd6 14. Qg4

  10. 8...Qd5: position after 1. e4 c6 2. Nc3 d5 3. Nf3 dxe4 4. Nxe4 Bf5 5. Ng3 Bg6 6. h4 h6 7. Ne5 Bh7 8. Qh5 Qd5 9. Bc4 Bg6 10. Nxg6 Qxc4 11. Nxh8
    8...Qd5

    … 8. Qh5 Qd5 9. Bc4 Bg6 10. Nxg6 Qxc4 11. Nxh8

  11. 10...Qd5: position after 1. e4 c6 2. Nc3 d5 3. Nf3 dxe4 4. Nxe4 Bf5 5. Ng3 Bg6 6. h4 h6 7. Ne5 Bh7 8. Qh5 g6 9. Qf3 Nf6 10. Qb3 Qd5 11. Qxb7 Qxe5+ 12. Be2 e6 13. a4 Bc5 14. c3
    10...Qd5

    … 10. Qb3 Qd5 11. Qxb7 Qxe5+ 12. Be2 e6 13. a4 Bc5 14. c3

  12. 10...Qd5: position after 1. e4 c6 2. Nc3 d5 3. Nf3 dxe4 4. Nxe4 Bf5 5. Ng3 Bg6 6. h4 h6 7. Ne5 Bh7 8. Qh5 g6 9. Qf3 Nf6 10. Qb3 Qd5 11. Qxb7 Qxe5+ 12. Be2 Nfd7 13. Qc8#
    10...Qd5

    … 10. Qb3 Qd5 11. Qxb7 Qxe5+ 12. Be2 Nfd7 13. Qc8#

  13. Trap: 12...Bg7, mate on c8: position after 1. e4 c6 2. Nc3 d5 3. Nf3 dxe4 4. Nxe4 Bf5 5. Ng3 Bg6 6. h4 h6 7. Ne5 Bh7 8. Qh5 g6 9. Qf3 Nf6 10. Qb3 Qd5 11. Qxb7 Qxe5+ 12. Be2 Bg7 13. Qc8#
    Trap: 12...Bg7, mate on c8

    … 10. Qb3 Qd5 11. Qxb7 Qxe5+ 12. Be2 Bg7 13. Qc8#

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