I try to watch a small handful of chess videos a day but these is the first I've seen that challenges me to ask why. We're often told to pause the video and try and figure something out, or we're told the best (and wrong moves) and why becomes apparent, but being asked to think about WHY beforehand really helps it stick a lot better. Now when I'm playing and trying to find the best move, I can also ask myself "Why am I making this move?". Nicely done.
Thank you soo much for this feedback! Yes, I seek active participation from my viewers. But I believe this effort will surely result in improvement. And helping my viewers improve their game is the overarching goal of this channel.
As a 66 year old newbie (I stopped playing as a senior in high-school some 45 years ago), I find it very difficult playing both the Caro-Kann and French Defenses. Ironically, I was reviewing a Caro-Kann Advance video earlier this morning. The content provider (Passed Pawns) has a long playlist on the Caro-Kann and stated the best move for white was to capture C5 pawn as you said. And the best recommendation he offered was playing E6 and locking in the Bishop as you also said. Excellent content as always Dr. Can.
Thank you so much for your kind comment and feedback! Really interesting coincidence that you just looked at Caro-Kann Advanced. I want to tie it to broader concepts of time and development, so you can transfer this knowledge to other positions.
I am also in the same boat. started playing in 2015 ( before that occasionally used to play correspondence chess from 1998 to 2001, due to my engagements). Now I am 69 and enjoying these videos !
Your excitement about deep learning is contagious. I would appreciate similar analysis of different openings with the explanation of why’s behind moves. This ties in nicely into 3-ply calculations and holding the tension. Thank you and keep going!
So nice of you. Thanks for that motivating comment! Thanks for the idea. I will seriously consider it. Perhaps the opening series can evolve into "Why?" series :)
If you are willing to make ‘Why?’ series, that would be greatly appreciated. Why is a powerful question that will be able to cross chess boundaries and impact your viewers’s lives at and away from the chess board. 🙏
Wow an amazing bit of information 🎉🎉 the Caro kann has been a favourite of mine,I own approximately 6 books on the Caro kann, the most recent is ,win with the Caro kann,I found this opening has taught me so much about time, minority attack, about development but many books have C5 as a move to make,even though it feels uncomfortable,🤔but thanks for this I will switch back to my old Bf5 👍am also a fan of the French as similar structures can occur great advice 🎉💯👏👏thank you
this video felt like having a private chess tutor. very well explained, will be subscribing and delving deeper into your videos. hope to see your channel grow 🕊️
Thank you so much for your encouraging comment! This is truly the main goal of this channel. And thanks for the sub! If you like the instruction, you can check my Chessable courses :)
Great video, although I play the fantasy variation against the Caro I found this video very refreshing and it made me realize I really should try to understand more of the why in opening theory.
More of this please! So much emphasis seems to be on memorising openings, but as you rightly say the why is much more important! I find openings study to be dry and theoretical and thus boring, I find it hard to motivate myself to learn openings. If they were explained like this I would be much more engaged. Please do more! 👏🏻🙏🏻
Love your comment. Really happy that you benefited from it. I will keep on doing those. I am even considering starting a new series on the reasons behind some strange-looking theoretical opening moves. "Why are they playing this move in the opening?"...
Thank you so much! I analyse it in depth in my Chessable course Chess Crime and Punishment. We won't give Black everything in that line, e.g. 1. e4 c6 2. d4 d5 3. e5 c5 4. dxc5 Bf5 5. Nf3 e6 6. Bb5+ Nc6 7. Be3 and they will suffer in developing their kingside where we keep our extra pawn.
arghhh the advanced Caro my fave ahah i play this now, its genuinely my strongest opening i win at 64 percent! even beat a 2000 with it last year and im only 750, i prefer this to the French, so many greats played this opening it is an interesting one as it does tend to slap people off the board if they don't know what they are doing and if they do you are usually safe! also has great end game potential as more often then not, you will be the side with the better pawn structure. Dr.Can i guess im where you was, at the beginning off your chess career, but now, Caro is my old faithful aha (ive master so far, all classical variations of exchange with the NxE4, Bf5, Ng3, Bg6, Tartakower, Bronstein larsen, the advanced Bf5, Advanced Botvinik-carls, im currently studying the Karpov variation now which is mega interesting aha luv chess) Happy New Year, i hope you have an amazing journey this year and smash life as much as you can! i look forward to more of your riveting videos Sir! Thankyou! (when i master the Caro! i may challenge Sensei! :) )
Thanks for the question. That check would win the pawn but cost Black more time as the queen will be chased around with tempo while White will develop the pieces. Remember, Black is wasting time with moving the c-pawn twice in this system, and wasting more time cannot be advised.
I like your style of teaching and the notes that you hammer home. Branding the thought process again and again. Great job. May Jesus bless you. I am older and trying to reach 2000 Have to reach 1500 first. Keep getting close and then I implode. pain But chess is hard and humbling
Interesting. I recently started playing the advance as White after having already played the Caro with black for a long time. I knew that after 3...c5 the best move is to take, but I just thought it was because you at least temporarily win the pawn and can try to hang on to it. I never even considered that the White plan is to attack the king in the center because it takes Black a million years to castle I have only faced 3...c5 a couple of times, though. I find the Bf5 line more annoying to play as White because Black puts so much pressure on the d pawn and I find it very hard to defend
Thank you so much for your extremely motivating feedback! I will surely follow with other examples on a particular common mistake in different openings.
I just can't play the caro kann,i prefer the french.I like the slow positional play,don't mind a locked in bad bishop as it never gets locked in for long.(Fort Knox variation,b6,Ba6 knight on b8 defends the bishop on a6 until it finds a target or gets taken.French is a great system...This is Wwwhhhhyyyyyyy i play it :)
Could you please delete this video Dr. Can? I like my Caro-Kann as Black and I don't want anyone to know how to deal with these opening! 😉 Great video and there was something about King safety. Important subject too of course. Thank you.
I try to watch a small handful of chess videos a day but these is the first I've seen that challenges me to ask why. We're often told to pause the video and try and figure something out, or we're told the best (and wrong moves) and why becomes apparent, but being asked to think about WHY beforehand really helps it stick a lot better. Now when I'm playing and trying to find the best move, I can also ask myself "Why am I making this move?". Nicely done.
Thank you soo much for this feedback! Yes, I seek active participation from my viewers. But I believe this effort will surely result in improvement. And helping my viewers improve their game is the overarching goal of this channel.
Good day, Dr. Can...verbalization is key...
Chess coach/ Life coach ❤
Dr Can can Karo-Cann!! Good video about concepts, not just an opening line or trap.
Thanks! Yes, principles and conceptual understanding rather than rote memorization!
Going over a small amount of moves but in such detail and reasons why a move is good or bad is what I've been looking for , thanks for your efforts
I am very happy to hear this, thank you for your encouraging comment.
Very helpful explanation
Your whyyyyyyy! is very powerful reminder.
Thank You
Thank you! Now you will hear my "Whyyyyy?" voice while playing.
As a 66 year old newbie (I stopped playing as a senior in high-school some 45 years ago), I find it very difficult playing both the Caro-Kann and French Defenses. Ironically, I was reviewing a Caro-Kann Advance video earlier this morning. The content provider (Passed Pawns) has a long playlist on the Caro-Kann and stated the best move for white was to capture C5 pawn as you said. And the best recommendation he offered was playing E6 and locking in the Bishop as you also said.
Excellent content as always Dr. Can.
Thank you so much for your kind comment and feedback! Really interesting coincidence that you just looked at Caro-Kann Advanced. I want to tie it to broader concepts of time and development, so you can transfer this knowledge to other positions.
I am also in the same boat. started playing in 2015 ( before that occasionally used to play correspondence chess from 1998 to 2001, due to my engagements). Now I am 69 and enjoying these videos !
Your excitement about deep learning is contagious.
I would appreciate similar analysis of different openings with the explanation of why’s behind moves. This ties in nicely into 3-ply calculations and holding the tension. Thank you and keep going!
So nice of you. Thanks for that motivating comment! Thanks for the idea. I will seriously consider it. Perhaps the opening series can evolve into "Why?" series :)
If you are willing to make ‘Why?’ series, that would be greatly appreciated. Why is a powerful question that will be able to cross chess boundaries and impact your viewers’s lives at and away from the chess board. 🙏
Thanks for this video! I understand time and activity much better. I can see in my games where this is a huge issue for me.
Excellent! This was the main goal of this video.
Great combination of logical opening prep and which strategic principles to focus on (piece activity vs. “my pawn chain looks familiar”)!
Thank you so much for your kind feedback. Stay tuned for more!
god this video is going to really strengthen my Caro, its great to see the drawbacks to the system! making me think of some creative ideas thankyou
I am glad to hear it, thanks!
Wow an amazing bit of information 🎉🎉 the Caro kann has been a favourite of mine,I own approximately 6 books on the Caro kann, the most recent is ,win with the Caro kann,I found this opening has taught me so much about time, minority attack, about development but many books have C5 as a move to make,even though it feels uncomfortable,🤔but thanks for this I will switch back to my old Bf5 👍am also a fan of the French as similar structures can occur great advice 🎉💯👏👏thank you
Thank you!! There is nothing wrong with 3...c5 per se, you just have to play according to its requirements and understand its drawbacks :)
this video felt like having a private chess tutor. very well explained, will be subscribing and delving deeper into your videos. hope to see your channel grow 🕊️
Thank you so much for your encouraging comment! This is truly the main goal of this channel. And thanks for the sub! If you like the instruction, you can check my Chessable courses :)
Great video, although I play the fantasy variation against the Caro I found this video very refreshing and it made me realize I really should try to understand more of the why in opening theory.
Thank you so much! You can never go wrong with that question :)
worked it out, using your train of thought. Thank you
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Thanks Dr. for you deeper explanation !
So nice of you, I am happy that you found it useful.
More of this please! So much emphasis seems to be on memorising openings, but as you rightly say the why is much more important! I find openings study to be dry and theoretical and thus boring, I find it hard to motivate myself to learn openings. If they were explained like this I would be much more engaged. Please do more! 👏🏻🙏🏻
Love your comment. Really happy that you benefited from it. I will keep on doing those. I am even considering starting a new series on the reasons behind some strange-looking theoretical opening moves. "Why are they playing this move in the opening?"...
Thank you
Welcome!
Great video...
More than just memorizing some gambit.
I am glad I found your videos this early in chess learning journey
So motivating to hear this. Wishing you all the best in your chess journey. And please do not hesitate sharing the channel with your chess friends 🙏
I learnt a lot from this video and i also won my two games against caro kann after watching this video. Thank you so much sir 🙏
So great to hear, thanks for sharing!
Thank you sir!
You are welcome!
Dr kan is great 😂
That is your greatness 🙏
So thanks for this video
My pleasure!
Very nice video Dr... 9:20 how to continue if black still follows French structure with Bf5, e6 after dxc5?
Thank you so much! I analyse it in depth in my Chessable course Chess Crime and Punishment. We won't give Black everything in that line, e.g. 1. e4 c6 2. d4 d5 3. e5 c5 4. dxc5 Bf5 5. Nf3 e6 6. Bb5+ Nc6 7. Be3 and they will suffer in developing their kingside where we keep our extra pawn.
That's great, thanks Dr. 👍👍
Today is a new day for me...thank you ❤
My pleasure! ❤
arghhh the advanced Caro my fave ahah i play this now, its genuinely my strongest opening i win at 64 percent! even beat a 2000 with it last year and im only 750, i prefer this to the French, so many greats played this opening it is an interesting one as it does tend to slap people off the board if they don't know what they are doing and if they do you are usually safe! also has great end game potential as more often then not, you will be the side with the better pawn structure.
Dr.Can i guess im where you was, at the beginning off your chess career, but now, Caro is my old faithful aha
(ive master so far, all classical variations of exchange with the NxE4, Bf5, Ng3, Bg6, Tartakower, Bronstein larsen, the advanced Bf5, Advanced Botvinik-carls, im currently studying the Karpov variation now which is mega interesting aha luv chess)
Happy New Year, i hope you have an amazing journey this year and smash life as much as you can! i look forward to more of your riveting videos Sir! Thankyou!
(when i master the Caro! i may challenge Sensei! :) )
I am so humbled to read this comment, thank you so much for your encouraging words. Happy New Year to you, and stay tuned for more videos! 🙏
i will Coach! thankyou@@Dr.CansClinic
Sir, please make a vedio for black against d4,nf3. Budapest, nimzo, albin counter etc. Can't play against this.
Those three are very different systems :) I will probably start with Slav against 1. d4 and 1. Nf3.
i love this video!
I am very glad to hear it ☺️
After white takes on dxc5 wouldn’t queen check on a5 be a decent move which would win the white pawn back on c5?
Thanks for the question. That check would win the pawn but cost Black more time as the queen will be chased around with tempo while White will develop the pieces. Remember, Black is wasting time with moving the c-pawn twice in this system, and wasting more time cannot be advised.
Thanks Doc just need vids on the petroff,nimzo , french, scandi, kings indian and dont get me started on the scicillian..
But seriously Thanks.
One lifetime is not enough for chess... :)
when white takes on c4 I have Black queen a5 check and then takes back the pawn. What is the counter.
That recapture takes time and allows White to make developing moves such as Nc3 + Be3 with tempo on the queen, etc.
yes I just sat and re watched it. Nc3 the Be3 got thank you.@@Dr.CansClinic
I like your style of teaching and the notes that you hammer home. Branding the thought process again and again. Great job. May Jesus bless you. I am older and trying to reach 2000 Have to reach 1500 first. Keep getting close and then I implode. pain But chess is hard and humbling
Thank you so much for your motivating words! Chess is humbling indeed!
Interesting. I recently started playing the advance as White after having already played the Caro with black for a long time. I knew that after 3...c5 the best move is to take, but I just thought it was because you at least temporarily win the pawn and can try to hang on to it. I never even considered that the White plan is to attack the king in the center because it takes Black a million years to castle
I have only faced 3...c5 a couple of times, though. I find the Bf5 line more annoying to play as White because Black puts so much pressure on the d pawn and I find it very hard to defend
Glad that now you understood WHY they play dxc5. Totally about time and development.
Give me another videos like this with another opening like slav and queens gambit declined or else...best video ever..keep it up
Thank you so much for your extremely motivating feedback! I will surely follow with other examples on a particular common mistake in different openings.
This knowledge is extremely helpful in understanding openings. Encourages to energetic, exciting play. Thank you so much.
Such great feedback, my pleasure!
Whyyyyyy! Tiiiiiiime! I love this guy.
Whhhyyyy? That is such a great question.
The very thing I need for the Panov variation as White
Hey! So you would like to see a video where I give some tips for Panov players? ☺️
@@Dr.CansClinic Absolutely!!!
I just can't play the caro kann,i prefer the french.I like the slow positional play,don't mind a locked in bad bishop as it never gets locked in for long.(Fort Knox variation,b6,Ba6 knight on b8 defends the bishop on a6 until it finds a target or gets taken.French is a great system...This is Wwwhhhhyyyyyyy i play it :)
Respect! And great explanation on the 'Wwwhhhyyyyyy' question!
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Could you please delete this video Dr. Can? I like my Caro-Kann as Black and I don't want anyone to know how to deal with these opening! 😉
Great video and there was something about King safety. Important subject too of course. Thank you.
Haha you reminded me of a subscriber who said he won't share the channel with his chess friends to establish a competitive edge over them... 😅
Please stpp exposing my tactics to other white players
Haha I assume you are a Caro-Kann player?
@@Dr.CansClinic 😂😂