https://lichess.org/study/PScR52KV/tILBn9Ed#15
OMG!! I can NOT believe that I can win so fast!
The trap that changes all game....
https://lichess.org/study/1tjS4Wyd/eSWarjHL
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[Date "1997.05.11"] [Round "6"] [White "Deep Blue (Computer)"] [Black "Garry Kasparov"] [ECO "B17"]
@kindaspongey said [^](/forum/redirect/post/uRP2ev3z)
> https://lichess.org/study/1tjS4Wyd/eSWarjHL
> [Date "1997.05.11"] [Round "6"] [White "Deep Blue (Computer)"] [Black "Garry Kasparov"] [ECO "B17"] 1 e4 c6 2 d4 d5 3 Nc3 dxe4 4 Nxe4 Nd7 5 Ng5 Ngf6 6 Bd3 e6 7 N1f3 h6 8 Nxe6 Qe7 9 O-O fxe6 10 Bg6+ Kd8 11 Bf4 b5 12 a4 Bb7 13 Re1 Nd5 14 Bg3 Kc8 15 axb5 cxb5 16 Qd3 Bc6 17 Bf5 exf5 18 Rxe7 Bxe7 19 c4 1-0
So... what did we learn??
Karpov Variation in Caro-kann is quite... passive!
No it's not passive.
"1 e4 c6 2 d4 d5 3 Nc3 dxc4 4 Nxe4 Nd7
This has at times in the past been the main line, but it is considered a little passive and is now relatively rare,
5 Nf3 Ngf6 6 Nxf6+ Nxf6 7 c3 ...
White has a small but stable advantage ..." - Practical Chess Openings (2025) by GM Martyn Kravtsiv
@TheMagnusAura said [^](/forum/redirect/post/PzvlQa28)
> No it's not passive.
If you said so...
"So... what did we learn?"
* Do not play ...h6 unless there is no tactic.
https://lichess.org/IszNEDM4#13
@tpr said [^](/forum/redirect/post/O0wImqUT)
> "So... what did we learn?"
> * Do not play ...h6 unless there is no tactic.
> https://lichess.org/IszNEDM4#13
YEP!!
In the Karpov Variation, after Nd7, Ng5 is totally tactical one...
"Ng5 is totally tactical one"
* After 7...Nb6 white must retreat 8 Bd3, so it makes sense to put the bishop 6 Bd3 right away, as Deep Blue played.
@tpr said [^](/forum/redirect/post/eZrvy8WC)
> "Ng5 is totally tactical one"
> * After 7...Nb6 white must retreat 8 Bd3, so it makes sense to put the bishop 6 Bd3 right away, as Deep Blue played.
I remembered my Flohr...
https://lichess.org/study/WcOFss3W/zWFEgUys#21
Due to my chess style in the Caro-Kann, I usually look e6-pawn as a "small?" weakness...
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