Chess Opening Theory/1. e4/1...c6/2. d4/2...d5/3. Nc3/3...dxe4/4. Nxe4/4...Nd7/5. Ng5/5...h6/6. Ne6

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Caro-Kann Defence: Karpov Variation
a b c d e f g h
8 a8 b8 c8 d8 e8 f8 g8 h8 8
7 a7 b7 c7 d7 e7 f7 g7 h7 7
6 a6 b6 c6 d6 e6 f6 g6 h6 6
5 a5 b5 c5 d5 e5 f5 g5 h5 5
4 a4 b4 c4 d4 e4 f4 g4 h4 4
3 a3 b3 c3 d3 e3 f3 g3 h3 3
2 a2 b2 c2 d2 e2 f2 g2 h2 2
1 a1 b1 c1 d1 e1 f1 g1 h1 1
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 Nd7 5. Ng5 h6 6. Ne6

6. Ne6![edit | edit source]

This is a sharp and surprising move, but it takes advantage of the weaknesses created by h6. This is one of the points of Ng5, to open of the h5-e8 diagonal.

Theory table[edit | edit source]

5 6 7
Qb6 Nxf8

Kxf8

+/=
Qa5+ Bd2

Qb6

Bd3 +/=
fxe6??

Qh5+

g6

Qxg6#

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