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Chess Opening Theory/1. e4/1...c6/2. d4/2...d5/3. Nc3/3...dxe4/4. Nxe4/4...Bf5/5. Ng3/5...Bg6/6. h4/6...h5

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< Chess Opening Theory‎ | 1. e4‎ | 1...c6‎ | 2. d4‎ | 2...d5‎ | 3. Nc3‎ | 3...dxe4‎ | 4. Nxe4‎ | 4...Bf5‎ | 5. Ng3‎ | 5...Bg6‎ | 6. h4
Caro-Kann Defence:Classical Variation
a b c d e f g h
8a8 black rookb8 black knightc8 black kingd8 black queene8 black kingf8 black bishopg8 black knighth8 black rook8
7a7 black pawnb7 black pawnc7 black kingd7 black kinge7 black pawnf7 black pawng7 black pawnh7 black king7
6a6 black kingb6 black kingc6 black pawnd6 black kinge6 black kingf6 black kingg6 black bishoph6 black king6
5a5 black kingb5 black kingc5 black kingd5 black kinge5 black kingf5 black kingg5 black kingh5 black pawn5
4a4 black kingb4 black kingc4 black kingd4 white pawne4 black kingf4 black kingg4 black kingh4 white pawn4
3a3 black kingb3 black kingc3 black kingd3 black kinge3 black kingf3 black kingg3 white knighth3 black king3
2a2 white pawnb2 white pawnc2 white pawnd2 black kinge2 black kingf2 white pawng2 white pawnh2 black king2
1a1 white rookb1 black kingc1 white bishopd1 white queene1 white kingf1 white bishopg1 white knighth1 white rook1
a b c d e f g h
Position in Forsyth-Edwards Notation (FEN)
Moves: 1. e4 c6 2. d4 d5 3. Nc3 dxe4 4. Nxe4 Bf5 5. Ng3 Bg6 6. h4 h5

6. ...h5

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Instead of the more traditional ...h6, here black opts to block the white pawn from advancing altogether. This is a rare move at the professional level, although not an inherently bad one (although castling kingside becomes more dangerous compared to ...h6 lines). White has a large variety of moves to play; 7. Nf3 develops a piece while 7. Nh3!?, aiming for an eventual Nf4, has also been attempted.

Theory table

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For explanation of theory tables, see theory table and for notation, see algebraic notation..

1.e4 c6 2.d4 d5 3.Nc3 dxe4 4. Nxe4 Bf5 5. Ng3 Bg6 6. h4 h5

7
Nf3 +=
Nh3 +=

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