Why are so many people recommending the Caro Kann?

People say that it is a free win, it can instantly demolish anyone under x elo, etc...

A lot of people resign after 1..c6. There is nothing white can do.

@DrHotBunz said in #2:

A lot of people resign after 1..c6. There is nothing white can do.
Then why does it only have a 48% winrate?

@TaleOfTheNoob said in #3:

Then why does it only have a 48% winrate?

Because in the other 52% Black left the board out of sympathy for the other player.

I would recommend the Panov-Botvinnik attack against 1...c6.

Almost all World Champions have played the CK, even Micha Tal.

I don't even know what caro kann is

@TaleOfTheNoob said in #3:

Then why does it only have a 48% winrate?

Like an infinity stone many black players die while using it

@TaleOfTheNoob said in #3:

Then why does it only have a 48% winrate?
Fake stats. A plot to keep it secret, obviously.

I ́d make Levy from GothamChess responsible for the new-found popularity. He loves playing it, he ́s always recommending it, and that must have rubbed off onto a sizeable percentage of his 4.3 million viewers.

Must say I ́m grateful to him, I had finally to get to grips with playing against it as White after it kept popping up so regularly.

I'm not a fan of the Caro. I too wonder why the 4th best move seems to be the 1st most common move I see nowadays. I suppose I will have to blame Levy. Well, at least I can have a good time winning with the advance variation.