Caro-kann: 4 instructive rapid games vs. 1700 elo 

The minority attack is one of the main ideas in the Carlsbad structure. It’s not really that he’s stronger on that side of the board, just that he has a pawn majority. The whole idea of the minority attack is to make a weakness on c3 for your c8 rook to pressure

You have open file for the rook to work with in the minority attack! (also there are a few custom plans for each big variation that you can learn before hand so you don’t have to reinvent the wheel during the game)

@@AlexBanzea Does the rook ever go to B8 to support a B4-B5 push? I think I've seen you play that in a few games too. I always do rook C8, just wondering when B8 would make sense. Thanks for the great content as always!

@@fadedchemistry yeah so generally Rc8 is always good, but if you want to be more precise (Rc8 vs Nc3 and Rb8 vs pawn c3)

AGREED!

I'm a simple boy. I saw your comment and I liked the video immediately

i normally like even before i watch

I was so pleased that I saw that beforehand haha. All those decoy puzzles must finally be paying off.

He has a Tart game in pretty much every one of his 100 Caro videos bro

Hard work on the puzzles!

@@AlexBanzea Thanks haha, I will get to work on those puzzles

the fun part is that the 2000 crumble just like the 1500s

looks interesting, but I play simpler in general

Why do you take everything so personal 😆

That's a kind of slang. Means "do I consider him strong enough to be afraid if he gets ... (h5 in this case)?"

@@oleksandrmakarets3508 no it means: is the move good enough to be afraid of? Lol

😂 I was soooo wrong.

Well [opinion], he is studying, making videos and playing Caro-Kann for years and he has probably produced one of the best (if not the best) online course for Caro Kann. So I guess, those situations keep repeating themselves. I believe that this is also why he can find out instantly how to reroute the knights to the optimal squares the moment a enemy pawn moves. He does not actually solve the problem but he is recognizing the pattern.

@@nickvaleontis4657 very interesting…basically pattern recognition on a pro level…did you see the video eric rosen just posted…we need a solution for the light bishop after white plays Bd3 without the fianchito hopefully:)

in that situation it was not a pattern, I just had an obvious feeling that there must be something to punish white's undeveloped pieces. I knew the computer gives good compensation in that variation, so overall I just had a good tell to look for something, and I stumbled upon the win quickly by running through the most forcing moves. Not easy stuff there, but generally you can get away with much less than that (eg: the minority attack game)

ty for the kind words

@@AlexBanzea you’re most welcome Sir…all my wins with black is your work on the caro/slav and reversed london speedruns we can’t thank you enough

Do the bf5/be6 with sacrifice on h3 only when they don’t allow Bg4

its just passive, put pawns in the center to have atleast some space, thats why e5 and the sicilian are much more common

@@BrawlhallaBoy I understand it can be relatively passive at first but there are actually quite a lot of lines that create very complicated and active positions for Black if White tries to punish the opening. I'm just wondering how far could I get using it because even in the positions where my opponents plays a good solid line that leaves me relatively passive, I have the option for a kingside KID-style pawn storm which I quite enjoy and fits my playing style.

@@absolutesonic4266 true, the thing is some people like me dont immediately close the position and keep pawn tension, which keeps the center more open, helping me not get attacked, Just developing allur pieces with white and castlng kingside should leave black unable to move.I used to play those log castle stuff against the pirc but i t didnt work much so i just develop my pieces castle and fight for the win.

might be able to have it as an X-mas gift! Mr Lupulescu has been working on his side, and I decided to add more general middlegame/endgame ideas for the Caro, both supplementing my repertoire and useful ideas for the opening in general.

yes. In my view, it's not really instructive to play against sub 1700s as they play so horribly and blunder pieces all the time that the games themselves do not end up being too instructive..

They don't blunder until mostly move 20 or more. You can still get them to blunder sooner but you have to play very accurate.

@@walterbrownstone8017 it's not only their blunders, but when I play 1600s or lower, even their opening (much sooner than move 20) is terrible. Not necessarily losing blunders, but frequently +1.5...

@@lukastux3024 where even move 5? Maybe not move 20 but move 12 at least

I think it was actually nicer endgame then the queen for two rook and if he declines there was Qxc2

It was playable, but too tactical when the position is simply winning I feel like

too hot in romania haha

every day, a lot

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