The Caro-Kann Defence used to be considered by many as not
only very solid, but also one of the most boring openings. Well, many things
have changed over the time and since the days when Botvinnik had played Caro-Kann
against Tal or Petrosian against Spassky White players have found new ways how
to do "Caro" a bit “hot & spicy”.
Anthony Miles, Alexei Shirov and of course, Nigel
Short are the names behind the Advance Caro-Kann who brought and
championed new ideas in this opening. However, players of both sides keep
looking for new ideas and improvements.
Today I want to present one the recent games from ongoing
tournament in Moscow - Aeroflot Open 2012 - where Chinese
grandmaster Yangyi Yu (White) faced to Russian grandmaster Evgeny
Alekseev (Black). Alekseev employed
Caro-Kann Defence and Yu went into the Advance variation... What has happened you
can see now.
In the round 3, Caruana played the Advance Caro-Kann against Iturrizaga, who employed more classical approach playing 3...Bf5. Caruana answered with the Short's line, probably the most dangerous line in this set-up.
Hope, you enjoyed those two games.
Pairings and results you can find out on following link.
In the round 3, Caruana played the Advance Caro-Kann against Iturrizaga, who employed more classical approach playing 3...Bf5. Caruana answered with the Short's line, probably the most dangerous line in this set-up.
Hope, you enjoyed those two games.
Pairings and results you can find out on following link.
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