Opening Repertoire:

The Caro-Kann

Jovanska Houska

• Publisher: Popular Chess
• eBook ISBN:
  9781781942116
• Year: 2015

The Caro-Kann Defense remains a very popular option for Black at all levels of chess. It has always enjoyed a solid reputation, but if anything its popularity has increased in recent years with the realization that the Caro-Kann can also be employed with the intention of reaching sharp dynamic positions, rich in possibilities for both sides and with a guarantee of genuine counterplay for Black. In this book, International Master Jovanka Houska presents the reader with a complete Caro-Kann repertoire, which is based primarily on her own repertoire she has used with success over many years at international level. Houska provides a comprehensive update on her popular 2007 book Play the Caro-Kann and focuses on key new developments since then. She offers solutions against all of White's main options and efficient methods to deal with tricky sidelines. She examines important tactical and strategic plans for both sides and deals with key move order issues. This book tells you everything you need to know about playing the Caro-Kann. • An complete repertoire to 1 e4• Packed with new ideas and analysis• Written by a Caro-Kann expert

Table of contents

• About the Author
• Bibliography
• Introduction
• 1 Main Line: Introduction and 11 Bf4
• 2 Main Line: 11 Bd2
• 3 Classical Variation: The f4 Plan
• 4 The Challenging Nf4
• 5 Panov-Botvinnik Attack: Introduction and 6 Nf3
• 6 Panov-Botvinnik Attack: 6 Nf3 g6 without 7 cxd5
• 7 Panov-Botvinnik Attack: 6 Bg5
• 8 The Exchange Variation
• 9 Advance Variation: Introduction to 3 ... c5
• 10 Advance Variation: White Returns the c5-pawn
• 11 Advance Variation without 4 dxc5
• 12 The Fantasy Variation
• 13 The Pseudo-Panov: 2 c4
• 14 Two Knights Variation
• 15 The King’s Indian Attack
• 16 Rare Lines