I really appreciate how your videos like this explain all sorts of sidelines, candidate moves, and ideas behind each decision. This truly is a chess theory video- not just a video teaching a handful of opening lines. I’m a d4/c4 and Sicilian player, so I’ll never seriously have the Caro on the board, but I still enjoy and learn from these videos because of how you present and contextualize everything you show.
After 3.h4, I have always played the interesting a6 inviting g4 by white and retreating to d7 with my bishop. It scores very well in databases. You will later strike at the center with c5 or strike at the g pawn with h5. Funky sideline. My only OTB game with it was a draw against a 1900 where I became better out of the opening. It is worth investigating.
I don't like ending up with a bishop on d7. For axample 1. e4 c6 2. d4 d5 3. e5 Bf5 4. h4 a6 5. g4 Bd7 6. Nc3 e6 is a French where the h4 g4 weakness seems to be less of an evil than our bishop.
I agree it is a bit dicy but it often throws White offguard and it avoids mainlines where White is often very booked up. Against Nc3, you should actually play dynamically with c5 instead of e6. It gives Black some interesting play where the bishop on d7 still eyes g4.@@HangingPawns
@d1ky8ce9s Andrew Martin on his book about Caro-Kann propose 4. Bd7 in this variation 1. e4 c6 2 d4 d5 3. e5 Bf5 4. g4 Bd7 but most of club players will plays 4. Be4 5. f3 Bg6 6. h4 h6 7. h5 Bh7
OMG thank you!!! I have been waiting ages for someone to make video on yt about the Tal. I lose as black often and it seemed there was no video on the variation anywhere
In many lines against Tal variation black should consider Nh6 idea, which comes with eventual plan to relocate knight to g4 square or to f5 square, if there is a good opportunity to exchange light square bishop for white knight.
I've been looking this up since I need to find something vs the Caro-Kann which is, as you know well, very annoying for 1.e4 players to face. Interestingly, the Ne2 sideline you mentioned instead of Ngf3 is in fact SF16s mainline. Very interesting positions. Also, as a bonus 11. cxd5 Qxd4 12.Qxd4 Nxd4 13. d6 is a variation that in practice is extremely likely to result in a very swift White victory even if the Fish considers it to be 0.0
Amazing preparation. I definately wasn't this familiar with all the variations so I'm gonna book up on this, thank you! Also i give chess titans a try, it looks cute and goofy.
Great video, really enjoyed the analysis and found it quite instructive. You actually didn't cover the line I play, with Qa5+ before e6, which generally gives preferable positions to the other move order in my opinion, with the major drawback being the fact that it gives white the option to go b4, which sacrifices a pawn but gives white the b-file and a lead in development. I haven't had any opponents go into it OTB yet, but the few online games I've had have gone quite well, especially for what I consider to be the worst-case scenario out of my prep (except for the Short variation).
Thanks for the video! I've always played the h6 line with bd7, but I might give the h5-qa4+ line a shot after watching this. I would like to play the piece sac line but i have to play a team tournament soon and i don't want to get punched in the face by my teammates😂
@@HangingPawns True but I think it’s just a preference thing when it’s as early as move 3. I like it because it gets down to the fight for c5 right away.
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How to play Tal carocan as white. I'm noob. When I go black my opening is carocan. But trying to learn as white when opponent plays carocan.. Learning to use the Tal.
After you play H6, they go G4 and you go Bd7 and they go H5 to stop black from plahing H5, dont play e6 running into a sort of french, play C5! After C3, Nc6, Na3, Cxd4, Cxd4, Qb6 and Nc2, you have Nb4, they decline with Ne3, then you play Bb5, exchanging your bad french bishop for white good bishop! This is my line against the Tal variation, and it leads to very pleasant endgames! It is safe, you exchange your bad french bishop for white good bishop, and dont go into complications!
Thanks for covering one of my favorite openings to play as white 😃, have you played any games where white plays 5. Bg5? How do you feel about that line?
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I really appreciate how your videos like this explain all sorts of sidelines, candidate moves, and ideas behind each decision. This truly is a chess theory video- not just a video teaching a handful of opening lines. I’m a d4/c4 and Sicilian player, so I’ll never seriously have the Caro on the board, but I still enjoy and learn from these videos because of how you present and contextualize everything you show.
Thanks Jakob:D Very happy to hear such great feedback from someone who doesn't play the variation!
After 3.h4, I have always played the interesting a6 inviting g4 by white and retreating to d7 with my bishop. It scores very well in databases. You will later strike at the center with c5 or strike at the g pawn with h5. Funky sideline. My only OTB game with it was a draw against a 1900 where I became better out of the opening. It is worth investigating.
I don't like ending up with a bishop on d7. For axample 1. e4 c6 2. d4 d5 3. e5 Bf5 4. h4 a6 5. g4 Bd7 6. Nc3 e6 is a French where the h4 g4 weakness seems to be less of an evil than our bishop.
I agree it is a bit dicy but it often throws White offguard and it avoids mainlines where White is often very booked up. Against Nc3, you should actually play dynamically with c5 instead of e6. It gives Black some interesting play where the bishop on d7 still eyes g4.@@HangingPawns
@@HangingPawnsIn fact g4 is in the spirit of these french lines, as White wants f4-f5 at some point anyway
How you going to react if white doesn't play g4 immediately ? Black still can't play e6 and probably have to go h5 or h6 eventually.
@d1ky8ce9s Andrew Martin on his book about Caro-Kann propose 4. Bd7 in this variation 1. e4 c6 2 d4 d5 3. e5 Bf5 4. g4 Bd7 but most of club players will plays 4. Be4 5. f3 Bg6 6. h4 h6 7. h5 Bh7
We're glad you enjoyed the game!!! 😀
OMG thank you!!! I have been waiting ages for someone to make video on yt about the Tal. I lose as black often and it seemed there was no video on the variation anywhere
No problem! hope you like the vid!
I love your channel - it has become an important part of my chess journey:) Looking forward to more Caro Kann content:)
If you wanna beat this variation, just play the Carls-Botvinik (3. …c5)
In many lines against Tal variation black should consider Nh6 idea, which comes with eventual plan to relocate knight to g4 square or to f5 square, if there is a good opportunity to exchange light square bishop for white knight.
I've been looking this up since I need to find something vs the Caro-Kann which is, as you know well, very annoying for 1.e4 players to face. Interestingly, the Ne2 sideline you mentioned instead of Ngf3 is in fact SF16s mainline. Very interesting positions.
Also, as a bonus 11. cxd5 Qxd4 12.Qxd4 Nxd4 13. d6 is a variation that in practice is extremely likely to result in a very swift White victory even if the Fish considers it to be 0.0
Great video! I will be studying this in depth.
Amazing preparation. I definately wasn't this familiar with all the variations so I'm gonna book up on this, thank you! Also i give chess titans a try, it looks cute and goofy.
Good luck against the Tal!
Great video, really enjoyed the analysis and found it quite instructive. You actually didn't cover the line I play, with Qa5+ before e6, which generally gives preferable positions to the other move order in my opinion, with the major drawback being the fact that it gives white the option to go b4, which sacrifices a pawn but gives white the b-file and a lead in development. I haven't had any opponents go into it OTB yet, but the few online games I've had have gone quite well, especially for what I consider to be the worst-case scenario out of my prep (except for the Short variation).
Thanks for the video! I've always played the h6 line with bd7, but I might give the h5-qa4+ line a shot after watching this. I would like to play the piece sac line but i have to play a team tournament soon and i don't want to get punched in the face by my teammates😂
Great video more videos like this
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Not covered in the video
4...h5 5.Bd3 Bxd3 6.Qxd3 Qa5+ !!!
It seems like this video was made for me 🤣
I faced it 3/5 time OTB and It always scary even if there is still some place to defend.
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Will you also make another caro kann video on the accelerated panov attack?
I will.
You should write a book!
Someday perhaps:D
do u think it’s better to stick to one response against e4? I’m about 200 elo less than you, and I currently play classical sicilian and caro.
checked my ststistics, only 2% of my Caro games the opponend plays the Tal
If you play the Botvinnik Defense with 3…c5, you’ll never face the Tal variation.
Other downsides to that.
If you don't play chess you won't ever face difficult openings :p
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True but I think it’s just a preference thing when it’s as early as move 3. I like it because it gets down to the fight for c5 right away.
Who comes here to play it as white ?
Caro is oppppp
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How to play Tal carocan as white. I'm noob. When I go black my opening is carocan. But trying to learn as white when opponent plays carocan.. Learning to use the Tal.
After you play H6, they go G4 and you go Bd7 and they go H5 to stop black from plahing H5, dont play e6 running into a sort of french, play C5!
After C3, Nc6, Na3, Cxd4, Cxd4, Qb6 and Nc2, you have Nb4, they decline with Ne3, then you play Bb5, exchanging your bad french bishop for white good bishop! This is my line against the Tal variation, and it leads to very pleasant endgames!
It is safe, you exchange your bad french bishop for white good bishop, and dont go into complications!
Thank you, the Tal variation always destroyed me under 20 moves🤝
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Thanks another interesting video
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h6 is completly wrong
Thanks for covering one of my favorite openings to play as white 😃, have you played any games where white plays 5. Bg5? How do you feel about that line?
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Super helpful! Thanks for the insights.