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CARDOZA PUBLISHING • ERIC SCHILLER
STRATEGIC GOALS
OF THE CARO-KANN
Black’s goals in the Caro-Kann Defense are to contest the center
and to develop without creating major weaknesses. First of all,
Black will develop pieces as quickly as possible. As White’s pawns
advance further up the board they become possible liabilities in the
endgame. Therefore Black should always keep in mind the technique
of exchanging pieces, which not only reduces White’s attacking
possibilities but also leads to favorable endgames.
White should take control of the center immediately with 2.d4
and develop pieces as quickly as possible in order to gain control
of space. There are two basic strategies: kingside attack and central
breakthrough. I go into greater detail about those strategies in the
section on Typical Strategies and Tactics.
PAWN STRUCTURE
Pawn structure is of paramount importance in all of the variations
of the Caro-Kann. Each variation has its own particular structure,
so we’ll consider each of them in a separate section. The following
diagram show only the pawns.
Classical Structure
cuuuuuuuuC
{wDwdwdwD}
{0pDwdp0w}
{wDpDpdw0}
{DwDwDwDP}
{wDw)wDwD}
{DwDwDwdw}
{P)Pdw)PD}
{DwdwDwDw}
vllllllllV
You can see at a glance why the Caro-Kann appeals to endgame
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STRATEGIC GOALS OF THE CARO-KANN
players! White has a weak pawn at h5 and lacks an e-pawn to enable
a central breakthrough. White has a little more space and mustn’t be
allowed to get the king to d6.
Advance Structure
cuuuuuuuuC
{wDwdwdwd}
{0pDw0p0p}
{wDpDwDwD}
{DwDp)wDw}
{wDw)wDwD}
{DwDwDwDw}
{P)PDw)P)}
{dwdwdwdw}
vllllllllV
The situation in this structure is quite different from the previous
example. White’s pawn on e5 guarantees that a very substantial
advantage is space. At the same time, however, the center can be
undermined by ...f6 and ...c5.
Exchange Structure
cuuuuuuuuC
{wDwDwdwD}
{0pDwdp0p}
{wDwDpdwD}
{DwDpdwDw}
{wDw)wdwD}
{Dw)wDwDw}
{P)wdw)P)}
{dwDwDwdw}
vllllllllV
The semi-open c- and e-iles deine the contour of the middlegame
and endgames in the Exchange Variation. White can take control of the
center and advance the f-pawn to f5. Black can use a minority attack,
advancing the b-pawn to b4 to weaken White’s pawn structure. Those
advances often provide the opponent with tactical opportunities, so
they must be used very carefully.
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Panov Structure
cuuuuuuuuC
{wDwdwdwd}
{0pDw0p0p}
{wDwDwDwD}
{DwDwDwDw}
{wDw)wDwD}
{DwdwDwDw}
{P)wDw)P)}
{dwdwdwDw}
vllllllllV
The endgame looks wonderful for Black if you strip away all the
pieces! The isolated pawn at d4 is pathetically weak and in most cases
the king and pawn endgame is a simple win for Black. Life is not so
simple, however. Black has no presence in the center of the board, and
White pieces will have great freedom to move around. The key to the
normal Panov structure is piece placement. This subject is covered in
the next part of the book.
Before we leave the Panov pawn structure, there is one more
important formation to consider. Sometimes White advances the c-
pawn to c5 early in the game. This is the Advanced Panov structure.
Advanced Panov Structure
cuuuuuuuuC
{wDwdwdwd}
{0pDw0p0p}
{wDwDwDwD}
{Dw)pDwDw}
{wDw)wDwD}
{DwdwDwDw}
{P)wDw)P)}
{dwdwdwDw}
vllllllllV
This structure usually works well for Black if ...e5 can be played.
That is not easy to achieve, especially in our repertoire, which stations
a bishop at e6, blocking the pawn. You will see in the game Einarsson
vs. Schiller, however, that there are plenty of resources for Black.
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STRATEGIC GOALS OF THE CARO-KANN
PIECE PLACEMENT
Where should your pieces be positioned for maximum eficiency in
the Caro-Kann? This question cannot be answered generally, because
each of the structures in the last section requires a different answer.
This time we’ll put all the pieces on the board.
Classical Structure
cuuuuuuuuC
{rDw1w4kD}
{0pDngp0w}
{wDpDphw0}
{DwDwDwDP}
{wDw)wDwD}
{DwDwDNHw}
{P)PGQ)PD}
{DwIRDwDR}
vvllllllllVV
King
The King should be castled on the kingside, usually after all the
minor pieces have been developed, but before the rooks or queen
move. You should leave it at g8, rather than sending it to the h-ile,
because, in the endgame, proximity to the center is important. You
want to be able to get your king to d5 as quickly as possible.
Queen
The queen should not be developed until it can perform a
genuinely useful function. The queen can be developed to a5, b6, c7.
Try to exchange queens early to get to endgames where the d-pawn can
be weak. One way to do this is with the maneuver ...Qd5-e4, when those
squares are safe for occupation.
Rooks
Usually we want to station our rooks on open iles, but here there
aren’t any. Black can use the semi-open d-ile, which can become open
if White plays Ne5 and Black exchanges and lures the d-pawn from d4
to e5. The role of the rooks in the Caro-Kann is generally to support
pawn advances, especially from c6 to c5.
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Bishops
In the Classical lines, the light squared bishop usually leaves the
board pretty quickly. We want to keep our dark squared bishop, so
that it can patrol critical dark squares, especially d6, c5, and e5. If
White plays c3, then Black will have a better bishop in the endgame.
Remember, the pawns guard the light squares, while the bishop and
knights are responsible for the dark squares.
Knights
In the Caro-Kann Defense, the Black knights are quickly placed on
d7 and f6. The knight at d7 guards e5, and helps prepare the liberating
advance of the c-pawn to c5. The knight at f6 keeps an eye on the key
central squares e4 and d5. Black usually has a least one knight in the
endgame, and pure knight endings are quite common.
Pawns
Black has an excellent pawn structure; the only hole is at d6
and White has temporary control of e5. Otherwise there is nothing
to worry about. The advance of White’s g-pawn to g5 is a potential
attacking threat, but it rarely can be used effectively.
The
a-pawn
can be advanced to a5 as part of a queenside attack,
or to secure the b4-square. This is especially effective when White is
castled on the queenside, which is usually the case.
The
b-pawn
can only advance at the cost of weakening c6. In rare
cases, when White has placed a pawn or piece at c3, it can be used as
an attacking weapon at b4. In exceptional cases, the pawn goes to b5
to challenge a White pawn at c4, with the idea of freeing d5 for use by
a knight.
The goal of the
c-pawn
is c5, where it can be exchanged for White’s
d-pawn. Then the c-ile can be used for an attack.
The
d-pawn
is always absent in the Classical Caro-Kann.
The
e-pawn
advances to e6 and remains there for most of the
game. It can play a signiicant role in the endgame. Sometimes Black
will advance it to e5 to confront the White d-pawn.
Don’t move the
f-pawn
! It must stay in place to defend the castled
king. In some very rare cases ...f5 may be necessary, but keep in mind
that the backward pawn at e6 will be very weak.
The
g-pawn
does not move unless forced to do so in reaction to a
direct threat. In the endgame it may play a signiicant role, but in the
middlegame any advance will weaken important dark squares.
With plenty of defense available on the kingside, pushing the
h-
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Excerpted from Complete Defense to King Pawn Openings by Eric Schiller
CARDOZA PUBLISHING • ERIC SCHILLER
STRATEGIC GOALS
OF THE CARO-KANN
Black’s goals in the Caro-Kann Defense are to contest the center
and to develop without creating major weaknesses. First of all,
Black will develop pieces as quickly as possible. As White’s pawns
advance further up the board they become possible liabilities in the
endgame. Therefore Black should always keep in mind the technique
of exchanging pieces, which not only reduces White’s attacking
possibilities but also leads to favorable endgames.
White should take control of the center immediately with 2.d4
and develop pieces as quickly as possible in order to gain control
of space. There are two basic strategies: kingside attack and central
breakthrough. I go into greater detail about those strategies in the
section on Typical Strategies and Tactics.
PAWN STRUCTURE
Pawn structure is of paramount importance in all of the variations
of the Caro-Kann. Each variation has its own particular structure,
so we’ll consider each of them in a separate section. The following
diagram show only the pawns.
Classical Structure
cuuuuuuuuC
{wDwdwdwD}
{0pDwdp0w}
{wDpDpdw0}
{DwDwDwDP}
{wDw)wDwD}
{DwDwDwdw}
{P)Pdw)PD}
{DwdwDwDw}
vllllllllV
You can see at a glance why the Caro-Kann appeals to endgame
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STRATEGIC GOALS OF THE CARO-KANN
players! White has a weak pawn at h5 and lacks an e-pawn to enable
a central breakthrough. White has a little more space and mustn’t be
allowed to get the king to d6.
Advance Structure
cuuuuuuuuC
{wDwdwdwd}
{0pDw0p0p}
{wDpDwDwD}
{DwDp)wDw}
{wDw)wDwD}
{DwDwDwDw}
{P)PDw)P)}
{dwdwdwdw}
vllllllllV
The situation in this structure is quite different from the previous
example. White’s pawn on e5 guarantees that a very substantial
advantage is space. At the same time, however, the center can be
undermined by ...f6 and ...c5.
Exchange Structure
cuuuuuuuuC
{wDwDwdwD}
{0pDwdp0p}
{wDwDpdwD}
{DwDpdwDw}
{wDw)wdwD}
{Dw)wDwDw}
{P)wdw)P)}
{dwDwDwdw}
vllllllllV
The semi-open c- and e-iles deine the contour of the middlegame
and endgames in the Exchange Variation. White can take control of the
center and advance the f-pawn to f5. Black can use a minority attack,
advancing the b-pawn to b4 to weaken White’s pawn structure. Those
advances often provide the opponent with tactical opportunities, so
they must be used very carefully.
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Panov Structure
cuuuuuuuuC
{wDwdwdwd}
{0pDw0p0p}
{wDwDwDwD}
{DwDwDwDw}
{wDw)wDwD}
{DwdwDwDw}
{P)wDw)P)}
{dwdwdwDw}
vllllllllV
The endgame looks wonderful for Black if you strip away all the
pieces! The isolated pawn at d4 is pathetically weak and in most cases
the king and pawn endgame is a simple win for Black. Life is not so
simple, however. Black has no presence in the center of the board, and
White pieces will have great freedom to move around. The key to the
normal Panov structure is piece placement. This subject is covered in
the next part of the book.
Before we leave the Panov pawn structure, there is one more
important formation to consider. Sometimes White advances the c-
pawn to c5 early in the game. This is the Advanced Panov structure.
Advanced Panov Structure
cuuuuuuuuC
{wDwdwdwd}
{0pDw0p0p}
{wDwDwDwD}
{Dw)pDwDw}
{wDw)wDwD}
{DwdwDwDw}
{P)wDw)P)}
{dwdwdwDw}
vllllllllV
This structure usually works well for Black if ...e5 can be played.
That is not easy to achieve, especially in our repertoire, which stations
a bishop at e6, blocking the pawn. You will see in the game Einarsson
vs. Schiller, however, that there are plenty of resources for Black.
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STRATEGIC GOALS OF THE CARO-KANN
PIECE PLACEMENT
Where should your pieces be positioned for maximum eficiency in
the Caro-Kann? This question cannot be answered generally, because
each of the structures in the last section requires a different answer.
This time we’ll put all the pieces on the board.
Classical Structure
cuuuuuuuuC
{rDw1w4kD}
{0pDngp0w}
{wDpDphw0}
{DwDwDwDP}
{wDw)wDwD}
{DwDwDNHw}
{P)PGQ)PD}
{DwIRDwDR}
vvllllllllVV
King
The King should be castled on the kingside, usually after all the
minor pieces have been developed, but before the rooks or queen
move. You should leave it at g8, rather than sending it to the h-ile,
because, in the endgame, proximity to the center is important. You
want to be able to get your king to d5 as quickly as possible.
Queen
The queen should not be developed until it can perform a
genuinely useful function. The queen can be developed to a5, b6, c7.
Try to exchange queens early to get to endgames where the d-pawn can
be weak. One way to do this is with the maneuver ...Qd5-e4, when those
squares are safe for occupation.
Rooks
Usually we want to station our rooks on open iles, but here there
aren’t any. Black can use the semi-open d-ile, which can become open
if White plays Ne5 and Black exchanges and lures the d-pawn from d4
to e5. The role of the rooks in the Caro-Kann is generally to support
pawn advances, especially from c6 to c5.
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Bishops
In the Classical lines, the light squared bishop usually leaves the
board pretty quickly. We want to keep our dark squared bishop, so
that it can patrol critical dark squares, especially d6, c5, and e5. If
White plays c3, then Black will have a better bishop in the endgame.
Remember, the pawns guard the light squares, while the bishop and
knights are responsible for the dark squares.
Knights
In the Caro-Kann Defense, the Black knights are quickly placed on
d7 and f6. The knight at d7 guards e5, and helps prepare the liberating
advance of the c-pawn to c5. The knight at f6 keeps an eye on the key
central squares e4 and d5. Black usually has a least one knight in the
endgame, and pure knight endings are quite common.
Pawns
Black has an excellent pawn structure; the only hole is at d6
and White has temporary control of e5. Otherwise there is nothing
to worry about. The advance of White’s g-pawn to g5 is a potential
attacking threat, but it rarely can be used effectively.
The
a-pawn
can be advanced to a5 as part of a queenside attack,
or to secure the b4-square. This is especially effective when White is
castled on the queenside, which is usually the case.
The
b-pawn
can only advance at the cost of weakening c6. In rare
cases, when White has placed a pawn or piece at c3, it can be used as
an attacking weapon at b4. In exceptional cases, the pawn goes to b5
to challenge a White pawn at c4, with the idea of freeing d5 for use by
a knight.
The goal of the
c-pawn
is c5, where it can be exchanged for White’s
d-pawn. Then the c-ile can be used for an attack.
The
d-pawn
is always absent in the Classical Caro-Kann.
The
e-pawn
advances to e6 and remains there for most of the
game. It can play a signiicant role in the endgame. Sometimes Black
will advance it to e5 to confront the White d-pawn.
Don’t move the
f-pawn
! It must stay in place to defend the castled
king. In some very rare cases ...f5 may be necessary, but keep in mind
that the backward pawn at e6 will be very weak.
The
g-pawn
does not move unless forced to do so in reaction to a
direct threat. In the endgame it may play a signiicant role, but in the
middlegame any advance will weaken important dark squares.
With plenty of defense available on the kingside, pushing the
h-
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