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♛ Find the Breyer Variation of the Caro-Kann Defense shown in the video in this blog-post –
The Caro-Kann Defense is one of the most solid chess openings for Black against the King’s Pawn Opening 1.e4. It arises after Black plays 1…c6, aiming to play 2…d5 on the next move.
In this video lesson, GM Igor Smirnov shares a simple and aggressive opening for White to counter the Caro-Kann Defense. This approach is easy to learn and relatively unknown to most players who favor the Caro-Kann Defense as Black.
It is the Breyer Variation, which arises after White plays 2.d3 instead of the mainline 2.d4. The moves are as follows: 1.e4 c6 2.d3 d5 3.Bf4 dxe4 4.Nc3. Here, White adopts a gambit style, sacrificing a pawn to gain a lead in development and launch a quick attack.
Since most opponents are unfamiliar with this opening, they often play the most obvious moves: 4…exd3 5.Bxd3. This sequence gives White numerous attacking opportunities due to the superior development.
In fact, White can achieve victory in only 8 moves in the most common lines. That’s how tricky and aggressive this opening variation is!
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► Chapters
00:00 Aggressive Opening To Counter The Caro-Kann Defense
00:16 Caro-Kann Defense: Breyer Variation 2.d3
00:38 1) Mainline, 3…dxe4
02:55 White wins in 8 moves in the most played line
04:00 If Black does NOT fall for the trap
05:46 2) If Black plays 3…Nf6
06:27 3) If Black doesn’t play exd3
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