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Opening novelties, preparation ideas, and practical analysis from the CheckMeta64 team and titled players.
- ·14 min read
Caro-Kann beyond the main lines: seven novelties
A grandmaster-curated tour of seven recent novelties in the Caro-Kann sidelines: the Fantasy Variation 3.f3, the Exchange Variation, and the 2.Nc3 systems.
By Ignacio Gago Padreny
- ·8 min read
Caro-Kann Advance 3...c5: four novelties
A grandmaster-curated tour of four recent novelties in the Caro-Kann Advance with 3...c5: a calm novelty in a crazy line, a bad novelty punished, a tricky 4...Bg4 trap, and a sneaky 4.c4 move order.
By Ignacio Gago Padreny
- ·20 min read
Caro-Kann Advance 3...Bf5: nine novelties
A grandmaster-curated tour of nine recent novelties in the Caro-Kann Advance with 3...Bf5: new ideas against 4.Nd2, the Short System, 4.h4 and the wild 4.g4.
By Ignacio Gago Padreny
- ·7 min read
Caro-Kann novelties: a grandmaster's curated selection
GM Alvar Alonso Rosell selected 21 recent Caro-Kann novelties worth studying, using CheckMeta64's novelty recipes. The full series, plus three highlights.
By Ignacio Gago Padreny