Chess Opening Theory/1. e4/1...c6/2. d4/2...d5/3. e5/3...Bf5/4. Nf3

Caro-Kann Defence - Advance Variation
a b c d e f g h 8 8 7 7 6 6 5 5 4 4 3 3 2 2 1 1 a b c d e f g h
Position in Forsyth-Edwards Notation (FEN) rn1qkbnr/pp2pppp/2p5/3pPb2/3P4/5N2/PPP2PPP/RNBQKB1R b
Moves: 1. e4 c6 2. d4 d5 3. e5 Bf5 4. Nf3

Caro-Kann Defence - Advance Variation

A sounder response than 4. Bd3, though less ambitious than 4. Nc3, 4. Nf3 was popularized by English Grandmaster Nigel Short.

It is almost always met with 4...e6, with black aiming ultimately to play c5.

Theory table

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1.e4 c6 2.d4 d5 3.e5 Bf5

	4
	e6
	h6
	Bg4
	Nd7

References

• Nunn's Chess Openings. 1999. John Nunn (Editor), Graham Burgess, John Emms, Joe Gallagher. ISBN 1-8574-4221-0.
• Modern Chess Openings: MCO-14. 1999. Nick de Firmian, Walter Korn. ISBN 0-8129-3084-3.
• Kasparov, Garry, & Keene, Raymond 1989 Batsford chess openings 2. ISBN 0-8050-3409-9.