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Caro-Kann Defence - Advance Variation, Botvinnik-Carls Defence
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Position in Forsyth-Edwards Notation (FEN)
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Moves: 1. e4 c6 2. d4 d5 3. e5 c5 4. Nf3

4. Nf3 · Caro-Kann Defence - Advance Variation, Botvinnik-Carls Defence

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5. Nf3 can lead to more complications that 5. dxc5. Black can respond in a number of ways, such as 5... cxd4, where the knight will usually recapture, or 5... Nc6 forcing White to commit to a decision in the center.

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. e5 c5 4. Nf3

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...
cxd4
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Nc6
...
Bg4
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References

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Chess Opening Theory
1. e4 e5
Open games
2. Nf3
2...Nc6
3. Bb5
Spanish
3. Bc4
Italian
3. Nc3
Three knights
Other
2...Nf6
Russian
2...d6
Philidor
Other
2. f4
King's gambit
2...exf4
Accepted
Other
Declined
2. Nc3
Vienna
Other
1. e4 c5
Sicilian
2. Nf3
2...Nc6 3. d4 cxd4 4. Nxd4
2...Nc6 other
2...d6 3. d4 cxd4 4. Nxd4
2...d6 other
2...e6 3. d4 cxd4 4. Nxd4
2...e6 other
Others
Anti-Sicilians
1. e4 e6
French
1. e4 c6
Caro-Kann
1. e4 other
1. d4 d5
Closed games
2. c4
Queen's gambit
2. Nc3
2. other
1. d4 Nf6
Indian
2. c4 e6
2. c4 g6
2. c4 other
2. Nf3
2. other:
1. d4 f5
Dutch
1. d4 ...other:
1. Nf3
Zukertort
Flank
Unorthodox
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