0:00 Introduction 1:57 4...Nf6 2:23 5.Nc3 2:52 5.h3 and 5.Nf3 3:44 5.Nc3 e6 6.Nf3 (Main line) 7:20 5...Nc6 (Modern Defense) 8:03 6.Bg5 [6.Nf3 is not discussed, but the main line after 6...Bg4 is drawish] 10:49 5...g6 (Fianchetto Defense) 11:47 5.Nc3 e6 (Side lines) 12:03 6.c5 12:27 6.cxd5 13:06 Recap of 6.Nf3 main line 13:48 General discussion 15:44 4...g6 and 4...e6 16:05 4...dxc4 17:33 Conclusion
Hello! So happy I have discovered your channel. I have been playing and studying the Caro-Kann for about a year now. I use Anatoliy Karpov's books on Caro-Kann, Jovanka Houska's book "The Caro-Kann" and "... c6 Playing the Caro-Kann and Slav as Black" by C Lakdawala and K. Kiewra to build my repertoire. I am also trying to watch every video on you tube about the Caro-Kann in attempt to collect as much ideas as possible. Haven't watched all of your Caro related videos yet (but i definitely will!). Just keep them coming! And thank you.
I'm very happy to hear that! I'm a Caro player myself and it's hard to find good resources. This is just the starting series though. I will make an in depth series on middle game ideas in the Caro-Kann as well:)
I first stumbled upon your openings series a year ago when I'd just started playing chess. I have to say that their value goes up immensely once you have a better grasp of the game! So, that's for all beginners watching this video, come back in a few months and watch it again, thank me later.
I really like this guys lectures he touches every variation to an understandable point which is very important for newbies in the game. Thumbs up brother
we have a similar repetiore...I play caro-kann, slav and sometimes Scandinavian with Qa5. all have the same pawn structure.. and many transpose...with the same ideas. love your videos!
Sir, I have been watching your videos for a long time and you really helped me a lot. I play the Caro kann defense against e4 and I was searching for the basic theory behind Caro kann accelerated panov attack which starts with the move e4 c6 c4. It is my humble request to you to please make separate video on that or just give me a basic idea how to face this opening maybe over here in the comments if you don't want to make a separate video, I would be grateful.
brilliant video!! really loving the whole caro-kann series. you totally deserve more followers!! just one question: when playing the CK as black my opponents often respond with Qb3 on move 5 or 6, is this ideal? and what to do about it? tnx again
Hmm. Qb3 is often played in the exchange variation and in the panov. But even they black is fine. Be careful about the diagonal to your king though since the queen on b3 in conjunction with the lsb can cause a lot of grief. I'm glad you like the series:)
I love the video and the series on the Caro-Kann (my go-to defense against 1. e4) but one thing I disagree with you on is at 11:01 I would much rather play a pawn down than create dark square weaknesses with a move like e6. Let white take your knight and then take on d5 if they want; it's going to be very awkward for white to hold onto that pawn and then once you get it back you have a better structure and a better overall position. Even if you don't get the pawn back I still prefer black in that position because white will be forced to make a bunch of awkward moves to defend everything
Any recommendations of books etc. that recommended 6. Bg5? The panov course on chessable (the furious Panov-botvinnik) does not recommend this move preferring 6. Nf3. Collins says, "6. Bg5 ... is super-sharp, especially if Black selects the critical 6...dxc4 often leading to queenless middlegames where White has a strong initiative which can be neutralised by a well-prepared black player." I'd be invested in at least seeing a bit more on this line.
10:55 Actually, Stockfish 15 shows (at depth 22) that after 6.Bg5 e6 white can play 7. cxd5! which gives him a 1.5 advantage and leads to a very sharp line, where white ends up winning a pawn.
What if white play a2 instead of Nf3 at 4:15 to block black from Bb4? I think If I was white I would consider playing a2 followed by Ne2, instead of Nf3
Another question Stjepan: when talking about Fianchetto defense against Panov attack @ 11:40, you mention 6.Bg5 is to be expected by White. Which database are you checking?
Can anyone explain to me why it is so important for black to over protect the d pawn? It looks like there is a tactical idea for white here I just can't find it
i love how you explain ideas it really helps me understand, but im very disappointed you didnt put tricks that white can do to crush black in this opening. the opening idea is to be aggressive so you should show us how to punish wrong development of the black pieces :(
Question, after 5...g6, would Bg5 Be3 be viable? You've already committed to fianchettoing the dark squared bishop, so natural development of the light squared bishop, and limiting dark squared weaknesses, would be interesting! After cxd5 Bd5 Nd5 Qd5, your queen looks pretty active, with pressure . The only weakness I see would be Bf6 exf6, although I feel like that would still be viable? Thoughts?
For the line with 4...dxc4 5. Bxc4 Qc7 isn't there 6 Qb3 for white ? it seems very active to me attacking the f7 pawn and forcing e6 making the c8 bishop a problem piece for black ? Really enjoy your video, it must be like the 5th time I watched it, I'm starting to feel more confidend with these lines. Thank you ! by the way you speak so clearly and in a straightforward manner, it makes it very enjoyable and instructive !
Thanks a lot for saying that!:) I'm really glad you liked the video. After Qb3 black can simply play e6 and then Nf3, Nf6, 0-0. black is ok in those lines. White is stuck with the isolated pawn and, arguably, a misplaced queen.
Thank you. I can retain content from HP better than "Chess book." I do wish you would speak slowly but even that, I'll just listen faster.. Thanks again my humble guru.
Hello great video. I just have one question when white plays 6.Bg5, can't black play dxc4 because the d pawn is hanging and it stops black from being worried about the d pawn?
8:07 after 6.Bg5 Stjepan recommends 6.Be6 and says that even if white wants to harass the Be6, he can't play Nf3->g5 because of course the B is on g5. However, white can try Nge2->f4. If black plays correctly he is OK, but still has to play good moves. After 7.Ne2 Batakovs-Kierzek 2017 continued 7.dxc4 8.Nf4 Nxd4 9.Nxe6 fxe6?! and white won. 8...Qxd4 gives black a small advantage (9.Nxe6 Qe5+). After 9.Qxe4 Nxd4 10.0-0-0 0-0-0 11.Nxe6 Nxe6 12.Be3 Rxd1+ 13.Kxd1 a6 14.Bxc4 black is a pawn up but white has some compensation.
Hello, Hanging Pawns, I would just like to emphasize that in the exchange French, white does NOT gain a huge advantage, he only lets black achieve equality since the position is completely equal.
15:02 "Naked, Unsafe, and Completely Lost" is now the title of my autobiography.
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Studying Black's Opening from White's Prespective is annoyingly hard. Btw, the Caro-Kann series is very educative and helpful.
If you want to get good at an opening, you should definitely try playing it from both sides!
Yea the reply is right
The Panov Attack is White's opening
0:00 Introduction
1:57 4...Nf6
2:23 5.Nc3
2:52 5.h3 and 5.Nf3
3:44 5.Nc3 e6 6.Nf3 (Main line)
7:20 5...Nc6 (Modern Defense)
8:03 6.Bg5
[6.Nf3 is not discussed, but the main line after 6...Bg4 is drawish]
10:49 5...g6 (Fianchetto Defense)
11:47 5.Nc3 e6 (Side lines)
12:03 6.c5
12:27 6.cxd5
13:06 Recap of 6.Nf3 main line
13:48 General discussion
15:44 4...g6 and 4...e6
16:05 4...dxc4
17:33 Conclusion
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Hello! So happy I have discovered your channel. I have been playing and studying the Caro-Kann for about a year now. I use Anatoliy Karpov's books on Caro-Kann, Jovanka Houska's book "The Caro-Kann" and "... c6 Playing the Caro-Kann and Slav as Black" by C Lakdawala and K. Kiewra to build my repertoire. I am also trying to watch every video on you tube about the Caro-Kann in attempt to collect as much ideas as possible. Haven't watched all of your Caro related videos yet (but i definitely will!). Just keep them coming! And thank you.
I'm very happy to hear that! I'm a Caro player myself and it's hard to find good resources. This is just the starting series though. I will make an in depth series on middle game ideas in the Caro-Kann as well:)
@@HangingPawns waiting for that man :)
I first stumbled upon your openings series a year ago when I'd just started playing chess. I have to say that their value goes up immensely once you have a better grasp of the game! So, that's for all beginners watching this video, come back in a few months and watch it again, thank me later.
I really like this guys lectures he touches every variation to an understandable point which is very important for newbies in the game. Thumbs up brother
I had to listen to it three times to make sure I got it all because there is a LOT there! Well worth the time. An excellent presentation and analysis.
Loving the series😌
Thanks:) I'm glad you like it! And I hope it helps you crush someone with the Caro:)
Thank you for the quality introduction to the Panov :)
we have a similar repetiore...I play caro-kann, slav and sometimes Scandinavian with Qa5. all have the same pawn structure.. and many transpose...with the same ideas. love your videos!
Just discoverd your channel. Love it, really good work !
Thank you:) I'm glad you like it!
Great video. I was afraid of the panov until now and I would always take back with the queen translating into a Scandinavian.
Thank u so much brother for tracing Caro Kann variations, I've diligently studied your teachings in this opening hehe 😊😊
Something was missing from the start! "Hello everyone "Stjepan here" .
Excellent video and very clear explanations. Thank you!
Sir, I have been watching your videos for a long time and you really helped me a lot. I play the Caro kann defense against e4 and I was searching for the basic theory behind Caro kann accelerated panov attack which starts with the move e4 c6 c4. It is my humble request to you to please make separate video on that or just give me a basic idea how to face this opening maybe over here in the comments if you don't want to make a separate video, I would be grateful.
you sir have been my coach since 2020, my game has goten immensly better
You are the best teacher. Period
Great video. Looking forward to play this opening the next time my opponent plays Caro Kann.
Thank you ! I’m planning on making this my main weapon vs. the Caro Kann
brilliant video!! really loving the whole caro-kann series. you totally deserve more followers!! just one question: when playing the CK as black my opponents often respond with Qb3 on move 5 or 6, is this ideal? and what to do about it? tnx again
Hmm. Qb3 is often played in the exchange variation and in the panov. But even they black is fine. Be careful about the diagonal to your king though since the queen on b3 in conjunction with the lsb can cause a lot of grief. I'm glad you like the series:)
@@HangingPawns tnx
You tude so so very nice. thanksup. you are by far the must watch channel for me.
I love the video and the series on the Caro-Kann (my go-to defense against 1. e4) but one thing I disagree with you on is at 11:01 I would much rather play a pawn down than create dark square weaknesses with a move like e6. Let white take your knight and then take on d5 if they want; it's going to be very awkward for white to hold onto that pawn and then once you get it back you have a better structure and a better overall position. Even if you don't get the pawn back I still prefer black in that position because white will be forced to make a bunch of awkward moves to defend everything
What if he takes with the knight?
Apparently its +1.8 with e6 but wins 52% of the time while bg7 is equal but wins ins 43% of the time.
This is what Frasier's dad Martin stumbled into in Chess Pains.
Any recommendations of books etc. that recommended 6. Bg5? The panov course on chessable (the furious Panov-botvinnik) does not recommend this move preferring 6. Nf3. Collins says, "6. Bg5 ... is super-sharp, especially if Black selects the critical 6...dxc4 often leading to queenless middlegames where White has a strong initiative which can be neutralised by a well-prepared black player."
I'd be invested in at least seeing a bit more on this line.
10:55 Actually, Stockfish 15 shows (at depth 22) that after 6.Bg5 e6 white can play 7. cxd5! which gives him a 1.5 advantage and leads to a very sharp line, where white ends up winning a pawn.
Stockfish 15.1 at depth 44 announces a 2.3 centipawn advantage for white (+0.23)
What if white play a2 instead of Nf3 at 4:15 to block black from Bb4? I think If I was white I would consider playing a2 followed by Ne2, instead of Nf3
Another question Stjepan: when talking about Fianchetto defense against Panov attack @ 11:40, you mention 6.Bg5 is to be expected by White. Which database are you checking?
1:57 Nf6
7:20 5. ..., Nc6
Very nice channel with very good explaining
Very Useful video Sir. Thanks
Thank you Vikram
Here from the modern scandi video. Transposition is spooky
Sounds good!
Can anyone explain to me why it is so important for black to over protect the d pawn? It looks like there is a tactical idea for white here I just can't find it
Strategical
Making an isolated pawn or losing the center
Will you remake this series as well
very good thx
After 4...Nf6 and 5.Nc3... can black play this as some type of Gruenfeld?
i love how you explain ideas it really helps me understand, but im very disappointed you didnt put tricks that white can do to crush black in this opening. the opening idea is to be aggressive so you should show us how to punish wrong development of the black pieces :(
I thought you rushed this one a bit, but it us understandable and very good anyway.
Question, after 5...g6, would Bg5 Be3 be viable? You've already committed to fianchettoing the dark squared bishop, so natural development of the light squared bishop, and limiting dark squared weaknesses, would be interesting! After cxd5 Bd5 Nd5 Qd5, your queen looks pretty active, with pressure . The only weakness I see would be Bf6 exf6, although I feel like that would still be viable? Thoughts?
after c4 what if black takes dxc4
Thank you tomic very mach for thises leçons
For the line with 4...dxc4 5. Bxc4 Qc7 isn't there 6 Qb3 for white ? it seems very active to me attacking the f7 pawn and forcing e6 making the c8 bishop a problem piece for black ?
Really enjoy your video, it must be like the 5th time I watched it, I'm starting to feel more confidend with these lines. Thank you ! by the way you speak so clearly and in a straightforward manner, it makes it very enjoyable and instructive !
Thanks a lot for saying that!:) I'm really glad you liked the video. After Qb3 black can simply play e6 and then Nf3, Nf6, 0-0. black is ok in those lines. White is stuck with the isolated pawn and, arguably, a misplaced queen.
Actually their other alternate move after dxc4 Qc7 Bb3 Bg4 you can play Ba4+ after Bd7 you can develop your knight to Nc3 to support the bishop
But Qb3 it's not a mistake according to chess.com engine
Well done. Easy presentation to understand. Thanks
Thank you. I can retain content from HP better than "Chess book." I do wish you would speak slowly but even that, I'll just listen faster.. Thanks again my humble guru.
Great Channel
At 11:05 why not Be6 once again to defend the pawn and fianchetto our bishop later on?
Because Nf3 would then threaten Ng5. In which case black would have to either move the lsb or give up the bishop pair. A great question though.
Hanging Pawns yeah that makes sense thx.your videos are great btw
Hello great video. I just have one question when white plays 6.Bg5, can't black play dxc4 because the d pawn is hanging and it stops black from being worried about the d pawn?
After 6...dxc4 white can just play Bxc4 since taking the d pawn is very risky for black
lov3 this
8:07 after 6.Bg5 Stjepan recommends 6.Be6 and says that even if white wants to harass the Be6, he can't play Nf3->g5 because of course the B is on g5. However, white can try Nge2->f4. If black plays correctly he is OK, but still has to play good moves. After 7.Ne2 Batakovs-Kierzek 2017 continued 7.dxc4 8.Nf4 Nxd4 9.Nxe6 fxe6?! and white won. 8...Qxd4 gives black a small advantage (9.Nxe6 Qe5+). After 9.Qxe4 Nxd4 10.0-0-0 0-0-0 11.Nxe6 Nxe6 12.Be3 Rxd1+ 13.Kxd1 a6 14.Bxc4 black is a pawn up but white has some compensation.
I play the accelerated pannov which is e4 c6 c4
I prefer Nf3 in response to Nf6. It is literally a line in the queens gambit.
I 've looked for ur name but am failing to get it.
4:10: Queen a4* gets us free bishop
not free. bc Nf6
Bishop g6 is the best move in the the third option white's pawn are extremely weak and black can easily win them by far my favorite option
It is similar to queen's gambit declined.
Not covered in the video: 5...a6
You didn’t really cover 4. … g6 substantively at all. Bummer.
Please subtitle indo
I’m watching this cause I’m playing an engine on my phone rn lol
I meant its symmetrical
Very good opening series, but you speak a little to fast.
Thanks a lot GM
He's not a gm
How do people dislike this?
Hello, Hanging Pawns, I would just like to emphasize that in the exchange French, white does NOT gain a huge advantage, he only lets black achieve equality since the position is completely equal.
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I just had this game vs an 1895 ELO player in rapid:
[ECO "B13"]
[Opening "Caro-Kann Defense: Panov Attack"]
[Termination "Normal"]
1. e4 c6 2. d4 d5 3. exd5 cxd5 4. c4 { B13 Caro-Kann Defense: Panov Attack } dxc4 5. Bxc4 Nf6 6. Nf3 Bg4 7. O-O h6 8. Ne5 Bxd1 9. Bxf7# { White wins by checkmate. } 1-0
A 1895 rated player missed that in rapid? They must've been too tempted to take the queen.