The internet chess club icc is the longest running, most popular, and best place to play chess on the internet. Carokann defense a complete chess opening guide for black. In this book, international master jovanka houska presents the reader with a complete carokann repertoire, which is based primarily on her own repertoire she. A rocksolid chess opening repertoire for black viacheslav.
Whether it is explaining some of the material already included in the book, or providing a little extra insight, this is a. It is a regular favorite of elite players, who know that computeraided preparation now threatens the sharpest lines of the sicilian or ruy lopez at the very least with a forced draw. Carokann defence in his repertoire, and i wish you success. Once again, our new video series author files provides an inside look into the book straight from the source, the books author.
This repertoire builds on the ex isting state of theory, taking it in novel, exciting and decidedly modern direc tions, while not forgetting about the openings sound. Here you can find opening repertoire the caro kann shared files. If you are rated between 1200 and 2000 and are tired of getting nothing out of the opening then youre going to get huge benefit from im john watsons complete opening repertoire. The carokann defence, long renowned for being a solid and reliable defence against 1. Kings indian defence and kings indian attack, and probably the french or pirc, they have some nice similar themes.
Another common one is caro kann, slav and london system, they all have similar piece setups. Download opening repertoire the caro kann files tradownload. Viacheslav eingorn is an extremely experienced grandmaster from odessa ukraine, who played regularly and successfully in the top league of the ussr championship in the 1980s. Jul 14, 2015 thankfully, wgm and im jovanka houska is here to help out. Oct 16, 2014 other idea include themed repertoire such as. Houska provides a comprehensive update on her popular 2007 book play the caro kann and focuses on key new developments since. This opening is not only very solid and reliable from the viewpoint of playing for a draw as. My personal feeling is that the french is a bit riskier than the previous three choices, but its probably just a matter of taste.
When you purchase this version of devastating defense, you will receive a download link after checkout. If you guys want to vote for the caro kann please like this video with thumbs up and subscribe. 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. In chess the carokann opening is one of blacks most reliable answers to 1. Because this is a book from blacks perspective, dont expect all blacks possibilities to be covered in detail. Dec 25, 2012 hey guys this is the intro to the caro kann rep. Victor bologan presents a complete carokann repertoire for black that is much more than just a lucidly explained and highly playable set of responses. Amateurs are misguided into believing that the caro kann and slav are similar, along with the french and qgd, kings indian and pirc, etc. Grandmaster repertoire 7 the carokann by lars schandorff. In this video lesson, he explains the opening variation for white in the carokann defense, the two knights variation. It has always enjoyed a solid reputation, but if anything its popularity has. The carokann defence remains a very popular option for black at all levels of chess. Complete opening repertoire bundle download wholesale chess.
The united states chess federation greg on building an. Some interesting comments on various openings leading to good endgames. In this book, international master jovanka houska presents the reader with a complete carokann repertoire, which is based primarily on her own repertoire she has used with success over many years at international level. In many lines bologan provides as he has done in his other recent major chess opening books for new in chess two options to handle the black position.
I suppose pratically all clasical openings where black does not complimises his pawn structure would lead to decent endgames for black, especially if white makes some concessions in order to gain the initiative in the middlegame. Creating the grandmaster repertoire series seemed a natural idea. The backbone of this repertoire is the caro kann versus 1 e4 and the semislav via a slav move order versus 1 d4. Download grandmaster repertoire 7 the carokann schandorff 2010. Opening repertoire for strategic endgame player chesspub. The modernized carokann by daniel fernandez new in chess. Join, play, watch, learn and earn money too when you invite your friends to join icc. It is related to the nature of the opening typically in the carokann white has extra space and some initiative, but blacks position is completely sound and without weaknesses. Caro kann opening repertoire is a 480 large page book designed to give black an excellent answer to all whites questions. Bc7, not only putting pressure on the d4 pawn but also opening the dfile for the queen to go to d5, speeding up blacks counterplay a great deal. Grandmaster repertoire 7 the carokann pdf in chess the carokann opening is one of blacks most reliable answers to 1. The carokann is solid, reliable and this may come as a surprise to some of you a great fighting weapon.
Mar 15, 2015 ive always wanted to have the caro kann in my repertoire but i dont usually get good results out of it. A practical black repertoire with d5, c6 volume 2 deals in depth with the caro kann defence 1. There are, however, many sides to the caro and one should not lose sight that at times it can be very sharp as well as. In addition to being a mainstay in the repertoires of a recent world champion viswanathan anand and a 2018 world championship candidate ding liren, it is being flooded with new and creative ideas from a range of other top players, notably anands indian. Dec 22, 20 this is a common chessequivalent to an old wives tale. The only concern with this choice is that i believe its more difficult to beat lower rated opposition with the carokann, but otherwise i think its awesome. This part also analyses rare systems where white leaves the main roads, but black remains true to the spirit of his conception for the centre, for instance, 1.
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