Welcome to the Caro-Kann Defence chess opening. Win after 1.e4 c6. Author Tim Sawyer examines 170 games. This 2018 Second Edition includes experiences, opinions, commentary, and analysis, plus an Index of Names to Games. The author tells stories and explains the chess opening strategy and tactics. Win with the Caro-Kann Defence. Be active! Punish your opponent. Play an opening used by every world champion for the past 100 years from one side or the other. Grandmasters who played this as Black include Capablanca, Botvinnik, Smyslov, Bronstein, Petrosian, Karpov, Kasparov, Anand, Carlsen and Caruana.Most of the games in this book were played by the author. Many were against masters, experts, and club players. Tim Sawyer shows typical examples of play in this proven defense. This book covers all the main variations after 1.e4 c6 2.d4 d5. That includes the 3.Nc3 Classical, 3.exd5 Exchange and Panov, 3.e5 Advance and the 3.f3 Fantasy Variation. Also included is the Blackmar-Diemer Gambit O'Kelly Variation. The Caro-Kann fits well with the Slav Defence and London 2.Bf4 chess openings. Play chess. Have fun. Enjoy this book!
Welcome to the Caro-Kann Defence chess opening. Win after 1.e4 c6. Author Tim Sawyer examines 170 games. This 2018 Second Edition includes experiences, opinions, commentary, and analysis, plus an Index of Names to Games. The author tells stories and explains the chess opening strategy and tactics. Win with the Caro-Kann Defence. Be active! Punish your opponent. Play an opening used by every world champion for the past 100 years from one side or the other. Grandmasters who played this as Black include Capablanca, Botvinnik, Smyslov, Bronstein, Petrosian, Karpov, Kasparov, Anand, Carlsen and Caruana.Most of the games in this book were played by the author. Many were against masters, experts, and club players. Tim Sawyer shows typical examples of play in this proven defense. This book covers all the main variations after 1.e4 c6 2.d4 d5. That includes the 3.Nc3 Classical, 3.exd5 Exchange and Panov, 3.e5 Advance and the 3.f3 Fantasy Variation. Also included is the Blackmar-Diemer Gambit O'Kelly Variation. The Caro-Kann fits well with the Slav Defence and London 2.Bf4 chess openings. Play chess. Have fun. Enjoy this book!
