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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...h6/7. Nf3/7...Nd7/8. h5/8...Bh7/9. Bd3/9...Bxd3/10. Qxd3

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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...h6‎ | 7. Nf3‎ | 7...Nd7‎ | 8. h5‎ | 8...Bh7‎ | 9. Bd3‎ | 9...Bxd3
Caro-Kann Defence:Classical Variation
a b c d e f g h
8a8 black rookb8 black kingc8 black kingd8 black queene8 black kingf8 black bishopg8 black knighth8 black rook8
7a7 black pawnb7 black pawnc7 black kingd7 black knighte7 black pawnf7 black pawng7 black pawnh7 black king7
6a6 black kingb6 black kingc6 black pawnd6 black kinge6 black kingf6 black kingg6 black kingh6 black pawn6
5a5 black kingb5 black kingc5 black kingd5 black kinge5 black kingf5 black kingg5 black kingh5 white pawn5
4a4 black kingb4 black kingc4 black kingd4 white pawne4 black kingf4 black kingg4 black kingh4 black king4
3a3 black kingb3 black kingc3 black kingd3 white queene3 black kingf3 white knightg3 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 black kinge1 white kingf1 black kingg1 black kingh1 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 h6 7. Nf3 Nd7 8. h5 Bh7 9. Bd3 Bxd3 10. Qxd3

Caro-Kann Defence:Classical Variation

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Previously, all three main responses (...Ngf6, ...e6, ...Qc7) were thought to be equivalent, and often transposed to the same position with black castling queenside. Later development saw Black look at castling kingside, but for a while this fell out of favour as White found he could move his knight to e4 or e2, and advance g4, without needing to prepare Rg1. This extra tempo seems to threaten this line as a viable alternative for black, as white can win the race between the white kingside and black queenside attacks. More recent theory, however, has seen Black resurrect ...e6, quite often not castling at all, while the other alternatives remain out of favour.

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 h6 7. Nf3 Nd7 8. h5 Bh7 9. Bd3 Bxd3 10. Qxd3

10
...
e6
...
Ngf6
...
Qc7

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