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Caro-Kann Defense - Other 2nd moves (2.Nf3, 2.Nc3)

Let's learn the Caro-Kann Defense: Anti-Caro-Kann Lines! White skips the main theory, but we still fight for the center and leave White's pieces tangled. Let's begin with 1.e4.

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  1. Main Line: position after 1. e4 c6 2. d4
    Main Line

    1. e4 c6 2. d4

  2. 2. Nf3: position after 1. e4 c6 2. Nf3 d5 3. e5 Bg4 4. Be2 e6 5. O-O c5
    2. Nf3

    … 1... c6 2. Nf3 d5 3. e5 Bg4 4. Be2 e6 5. O-O c5

  3. 2. Nf3: position after 1. e4 c6 2. Nf3 d5 3. e5 Bg4 4. d4 e6 5. h3 Bxf3 6. Qxf3 c5 7. c3 cxd4 8. cxd4 Qb6 9. Qd3 Nc6
    2. Nf3

    … 1... c6 2. Nf3 d5 3. e5 Bg4 4. d4 e6 5. h3 Bxf3 6. Qxf3 c5 7. c3 cxd4 8. cxd4 Qb6 9. Qd3 Nc6

  4. 2. Nf3: position after 1. e4 c6 2. Nf3 d5 3. e5 Bg4 4. d4 e6 5. Be2 Ne7
    2. Nf3

    … 1... c6 2. Nf3 d5 3. e5 Bg4 4. d4 e6 5. Be2 Ne7

  5. 2. Nf3: position after 1. e4 c6 2. Nf3 d5 3. Nc3 dxe4 4. Nxe4 Nf6 5. Nxf6+ exf6 6. Bc4 Bd6 7. Qe2+ Be7
    2. Nf3

    … 1... c6 2. Nf3 d5 3. Nc3 dxe4 4. Nxe4 Nf6 5. Nxf6+ exf6 6. Bc4 Bd6 7. Qe2+ Be7

  6. 2. Nf3: position after 1. e4 c6 2. Nf3 d5 3. Nc3 dxe4 4. Nxe4 Nf6 5. Nxf6+ exf6 6. d4 Bd6
    2. Nf3

    … 1... c6 2. Nf3 d5 3. Nc3 dxe4 4. Nxe4 Nf6 5. Nxf6+ exf6 6. d4 Bd6

  7. 2. Nf3: position after 1. e4 c6 2. Nf3 d5 3. Nc3 dxe4 4. Nxe4 Nf6 5. Ng3 h5 6. h3 h4 7. Ne2 c5
    2. Nf3

    … 1... c6 2. Nf3 d5 3. Nc3 dxe4 4. Nxe4 Nf6 5. Ng3 h5 6. h3 h4 7. Ne2 c5

  8. 2. Nf3: position after 1. e4 c6 2. Nf3 d5 3. Nc3 dxe4 4. Nxe4 Nf6 5. Qe2 Nxe4 6. Qxe4 Be6 7. Ng5 Bd5 8. Qe3 g6
    2. Nf3

    … 1... c6 2. Nf3 d5 3. Nc3 dxe4 4. Nxe4 Nf6 5. Qe2 Nxe4 6. Qxe4 Be6 7. Ng5 Bd5 8. Qe3 g6

  9. 2. Nf3: position after 1. e4 c6 2. Nf3 d5 3. Nc3 dxe4 4. Nxe4 Nf6 5. Qe2 Nxe4 6. Qxe4 Be6 7. c4 Nd7 8. d4 Nf6 9. Qe3 Bf5
    2. Nf3

    … 1... c6 2. Nf3 d5 3. Nc3 dxe4 4. Nxe4 Nf6 5. Qe2 Nxe4 6. Qxe4 Be6 7. c4 Nd7 8. d4 Nf6 9. Qe3 Bf5

  10. 2. Nf3: position after 1. e4 c6 2. Nf3 d5 3. Nc3 dxe4 4. Nxe4 Nf6 5. Qe2 Nxe4 6. Qxe4 Be6 7. Bc4 Bxc4 8. Qxc4 Nd7
    2. Nf3

    … 1... c6 2. Nf3 d5 3. Nc3 dxe4 4. Nxe4 Nf6 5. Qe2 Nxe4 6. Qxe4 Be6 7. Bc4 Bxc4 8. Qxc4 Nd7

  11. 2. Nf3: position after 1. e4 c6 2. Nf3 d5 3. Nc3 dxe4 4. Nxe4 Nf6 5. Qe2 Nxe4 6. Qxe4 Be6 7. d4 Bd5 8. Qe3 Bxf3 9. Qxf3 Qxd4 10. Bd3 Nd7 11. O-O Ne5
    2. Nf3

    … 1... c6 2. Nf3 d5 3. Nc3 dxe4 4. Nxe4 Nf6 5. Qe2 Nxe4 6. Qxe4 Be6 7. d4 Bd5 8. Qe3 Bxf3 9. Qxf3 Qxd4 10. Bd3 Nd7 11. O-O Ne5

  12. 2. Nf3: position after 1. e4 c6 2. Nf3 d5 3. d3 dxe4 4. dxe4 Qxd1+ 5. Kxd1 Nf6 6. Nfd2 g5 7. a4 Be6
    2. Nf3

    … 1... c6 2. Nf3 d5 3. d3 dxe4 4. dxe4 Qxd1+ 5. Kxd1 Nf6 6. Nfd2 g5 7. a4 Be6

  13. 2. Nf3: position after 1. e4 c6 2. Nf3 d5 3. d3 dxe4 4. Ng5 exd3 5. Bxd3 Nd7 6. Nxh7 Ne5 7. Nxf8 Nxd3+ 8. Qxd3 Qxd3 9. cxd3 Kxf8 10. Nc3 Nh6
    2. Nf3

    … 1... c6 2. Nf3 d5 3. d3 dxe4 4. Ng5 exd3 5. Bxd3 Nd7 6. Nxh7 Ne5 7. Nxf8 Nxd3+ 8. Qxd3 Qxd3 9. cxd3 Kxf8 10. Nc3 Nh6

  14. 2. Nf3: position after 1. e4 c6 2. Nf3 d5 3. exd5 cxd5 4. d4 Nc6
    2. Nf3

    … 1... c6 2. Nf3 d5 3. exd5 cxd5 4. d4 Nc6

  15. 2. Nc3: position after 1. e4 c6 2. Nc3 d5 3. d4
    2. Nc3

    … 1... c6 2. Nc3 d5 3. d4

  16. 2. Nc3: position after 1. e4 c6 2. Nc3 d5 3. exd5 cxd5 4. d4
    2. Nc3

    … 1... c6 2. Nc3 d5 3. exd5 cxd5 4. d4

  17. 2. Nc3: position after 1. e4 c6 2. Nc3 d5 3. Nf3 dxe4 4. Nxe4 Nf6 5. Nxf6+ exf6 6. Bc4 Bd6 7. Qe2+ Be7
    2. Nc3

    … 1... c6 2. Nc3 d5 3. Nf3 dxe4 4. Nxe4 Nf6 5. Nxf6+ exf6 6. Bc4 Bd6 7. Qe2+ Be7

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