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Caro-Kann Defense - Advance Variation (3.e5)

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  1. Main Line: position after 1. e4 c6 2. d4 d5 3. e5 c5 4. c3 Nc6 5. Nf3 cxd4 6. cxd4 Bg4 7. Be2 e6 8. O-O Nge7 9. Nc3 Nf5 10. Be3 Be7 11. h3 Bxf3 12. Bxf3 Bg5
    Main Line

    … 10. Be3 Be7 11. h3 Bxf3 12. Bxf3 Bg5

  2. 4. dxc5: position after 1. e4 c6 2. d4 d5 3. e5 c5 4. dxc5 e6 5. a3 Nc6 6. b4 a5 7. b5 Nxe5 8. Bb2 Nd7
    4. dxc5

    … 3... c5 4. dxc5 e6 5. a3 Nc6 6. b4 a5 7. b5 Nxe5 8. Bb2 Nd7

  3. 4. dxc5: position after 1. e4 c6 2. d4 d5 3. e5 c5 4. dxc5 e6 5. a3 Nc6 6. Nf3 Bxc5 7. b4 Bb6 8. Bb2 f6 9. Bd3 fxe5 10. Nxe5 Nf6 11. O-O O-O
    4. dxc5

    … 3... c5 4. dxc5 e6 5. a3 Nc6 6. Nf3 Bxc5 7. b4 Bb6 8. Bb2 f6 9. Bd3 fxe5 10. Nxe5 Nf6 11. O-O O-O

  4. 4. dxc5: position after 1. e4 c6 2. d4 d5 3. e5 c5 4. dxc5 e6 5. Nf3 Bxc5 6. Bd3 f6 7. O-O Nc6 8. Bf4 g5 9. Be3 Bxe3 10. fxe3 f5
    4. dxc5

    … 3... c5 4. dxc5 e6 5. Nf3 Bxc5 6. Bd3 f6 7. O-O Nc6 8. Bf4 g5 9. Be3 Bxe3 10. fxe3 f5

  5. 4. dxc5: position after 1. e4 c6 2. d4 d5 3. e5 c5 4. dxc5 e6 5. Be3 Nd7 6. Nf3 Bxc5 7. Bxc5 Nxc5 8. Qd4 Qb6
    4. dxc5

    … 3... c5 4. dxc5 e6 5. Be3 Nd7 6. Nf3 Bxc5 7. Bxc5 Nxc5 8. Qd4 Qb6

  6. 4. dxc5: position after 1. e4 c6 2. d4 d5 3. e5 c5 4. dxc5 e6 5. Be3 Nd7 6. Bb5 Ne7 7. c3 a6 8. Bxd7+ Bxd7 9. Nf3 a5
    4. dxc5

    … 3... c5 4. dxc5 e6 5. Be3 Nd7 6. Bb5 Ne7 7. c3 a6 8. Bxd7+ Bxd7 9. Nf3 a5

  7. 4. dxc5: position after 1. e4 c6 2. d4 d5 3. e5 c5 4. dxc5 e6 5. Be3 Nd7 6. Bb5 Ne7 7. Nf3 Nf5 8. b4 Nxe3 9. fxe3 a5 10. c3 Be7
    4. dxc5

    … 3... c5 4. dxc5 e6 5. Be3 Nd7 6. Bb5 Ne7 7. Nf3 Nf5 8. b4 Nxe3 9. fxe3 a5 10. c3 Be7

  8. 4. Nf3: position after 1. e4 c6 2. d4 d5 3. e5 c5 4. Nf3 cxd4 5. Qxd4 Nc6 6. Qf4 g6 7. Bd3 Bh6 8. Ng5 f6 9. exf6 exf6 10. h4 fxg5
    4. Nf3

    … 3... c5 4. Nf3 cxd4 5. Qxd4 Nc6 6. Qf4 g6 7. Bd3 Bh6 8. Ng5 f6 9. exf6 exf6 10. h4 fxg5

  9. 4. Nf3: position after 1. e4 c6 2. d4 d5 3. e5 c5 4. Nf3 cxd4 5. Qxd4 Nc6 6. Qf4 g6 7. Nc3 d4 8. Bc4 Bf5 9. Ne2 Bh6 10. Qg3 Bxc2 11. O-O d3 12. Nc3 Rc8
    4. Nf3

    … 3... c5 4. Nf3 cxd4 5. Qxd4 Nc6 6. Qf4 g6 7. Nc3 d4 8. Bc4 Bf5 9. Ne2 Bh6 10. Qg3 Bxc2 11. O-O d3 12. Nc3 Rc8

  10. 4. Nf3: position after 1. e4 c6 2. d4 d5 3. e5 c5 4. Nf3 cxd4 5. Qxd4 Nc6 6. Bb5 e6
    4. Nf3

    … 3... c5 4. Nf3 cxd4 5. Qxd4 Nc6 6. Bb5 e6

  11. 4. Nf3: position after 1. e4 c6 2. d4 d5 3. e5 c5 4. Nf3 cxd4 5. Nxd4 Nc6 6. Bb5 Bd7 7. Bxc6 bxc6 8. O-O e6 9. c4 Ne7 10. Nc3 Rb8 11. Nf3 Ng6 12. b3 Be7
    4. Nf3

    … 3... c5 4. Nf3 cxd4 5. Nxd4 Nc6 6. Bb5 Bd7 7. Bxc6 bxc6 8. O-O e6 9. c4 Ne7 10. Nc3 Rb8 11. Nf3 Ng6 12. b3 Be7

  12. 4. Nf3: position after 1. e4 c6 2. d4 d5 3. e5 c5 4. Nf3 cxd4 5. Nxd4 Nc6 6. Nxc6 bxc6 7. Bd3 e6 8. O-O Ne7 9. Nd2 a5 10. Nf3 Ba6
    4. Nf3

    … 3... c5 4. Nf3 cxd4 5. Nxd4 Nc6 6. Nxc6 bxc6 7. Bd3 e6 8. O-O Ne7 9. Nd2 a5 10. Nf3 Ba6

  13. 5. Bb5: position after 1. e4 c6 2. d4 d5 3. e5 c5 4. c3 Nc6 5. Bb5 cxd4 6. Bxc6+ bxc6 7. cxd4 Ba6 8. Ne2 e6 9. O-O Ne7
    5. Bb5

    … 4... Nc6 5. Bb5 cxd4 6. Bxc6+ bxc6 7. cxd4 Ba6 8. Ne2 e6 9. O-O Ne7

  14. 5. Bb5: position after 1. e4 c6 2. d4 d5 3. e5 c5 4. c3 Nc6 5. Bb5 cxd4 6. cxd4 Bf5 7. Nf3 e6
    5. Bb5

    … 4... Nc6 5. Bb5 cxd4 6. cxd4 Bf5 7. Nf3 e6

  15. 5. Bb5: position after 1. e4 c6 2. d4 d5 3. e5 c5 4. c3 Nc6 5. Bb5 cxd4 6. cxd4 Bf5 7. Nc3 e6
    5. Bb5

    … 4... Nc6 5. Bb5 cxd4 6. cxd4 Bf5 7. Nc3 e6

  16. 7. Bb5: position after 1. e4 c6 2. d4 d5 3. e5 c5 4. c3 Nc6 5. Nf3 cxd4 6. cxd4 Bg4 7. Bb5 e6 8. Bxc6+ bxc6 9. O-O Qb6
    7. Bb5

    … 6... Bg4 7. Bb5 e6 8. Bxc6+ bxc6 9. O-O Qb6

  17. 7. Bb5: position after 1. e4 c6 2. d4 d5 3. e5 c5 4. c3 Nc6 5. Nf3 cxd4 6. cxd4 Bg4 7. Bb5 e6 8. Nc3 Ne7
    7. Bb5

    … 6... Bg4 7. Bb5 e6 8. Nc3 Ne7

  18. 7. Bb5: position after 1. e4 c6 2. d4 d5 3. e5 c5 4. c3 Nc6 5. Nf3 cxd4 6. cxd4 Bg4 7. Bb5 e6 8. h3 Bxf3 9. Qxf3 Ne7
    7. Bb5

    … 6... Bg4 7. Bb5 e6 8. h3 Bxf3 9. Qxf3 Ne7

  19. 7. Bb5: position after 1. e4 c6 2. d4 d5 3. e5 c5 4. c3 Nc6 5. Nf3 cxd4 6. cxd4 Bg4 7. Bb5 e6 8. O-O Ne7 9. h3 Bxf3 10. Qxf3 Qb6
    7. Bb5

    … 6... Bg4 7. Bb5 e6 8. O-O Ne7 9. h3 Bxf3 10. Qxf3 Qb6

  20. 7. Be3: position after 1. e4 c6 2. d4 d5 3. e5 c5 4. c3 Nc6 5. Nf3 cxd4 6. cxd4 Bg4 7. Be3 e6 8. Nc3 Nge7
    7. Be3

    … 6... Bg4 7. Be3 e6 8. Nc3 Nge7

  21. 7. Be3: position after 1. e4 c6 2. d4 d5 3. e5 c5 4. c3 Nc6 5. Nf3 cxd4 6. cxd4 Bg4 7. Be3 e6 8. h3 Bxf3 9. Qxf3 Bb4+ 10. Nd2 Bxd2+ 11. Bxd2 Qb6 12. Bd3 Nge7
    7. Be3

    … 6... Bg4 7. Be3 e6 8. h3 Bxf3 9. Qxf3 Bb4+ 10. Nd2 Bxd2+ 11. Bxd2 Qb6 12. Bd3 Nge7

  22. 7. Be3: position after 1. e4 c6 2. d4 d5 3. e5 c5 4. c3 Nc6 5. Nf3 cxd4 6. cxd4 Bg4 7. Be3 e6 8. Be2 Nge7
    7. Be3

    … 6... Bg4 7. Be3 e6 8. Be2 Nge7

  23. 8. Nc3: position after 1. e4 c6 2. d4 d5 3. e5 c5 4. c3 Nc6 5. Nf3 cxd4 6. cxd4 Bg4 7. Be2 e6 8. Nc3 Nge7
    8. Nc3

    … 7... e6 8. Nc3 Nge7

  24. 9. h3: position after 1. e4 c6 2. d4 d5 3. e5 c5 4. c3 Nc6 5. Nf3 cxd4 6. cxd4 Bg4 7. Be2 e6 8. O-O Nge7 9. h3 Bxf3 10. Bxf3 Qb6
    9. h3

    … 8... Nge7 9. h3 Bxf3 10. Bxf3 Qb6

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