Caro-Kann turns into Reti opening | Andriasian - Popov | European blitz

Andriasian plays against Caro-Kann with unconventional 2.d3.

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Andriasian, Zaven (2611)
Popov, Valerij (2535)
Event: European Blitz 2019
Site: Tallinn EST Date: 12/07/2019
Round: 17.1 Score: 1-0
ECO: B10 Caro-Kann, closed (Breyer) variation
1.e4 c6 2.d3 d5 3.Nd2 e5 4.Ngf3 Bd6 5.g3 Nf6 6.Bg2 O-O 7.O-O Re8 8.Re1 dxe4 9.dxe4 Qc7 10.a4 Bg4 11.Nc4 Bc5 12.Ne3 Bh5 13.Nf5 Nbd7 14.h3 Rad8 15.Qe2 a5 16.Bg5 h6 17.Bd2 Qb6 18.b3 Nf8 19.Rad1 Bxf3 20.Qxf3 N8h7 21.h4 h5 22.Bh3 g6 23.Ne3 Bb4 24.Nc4 Qc7 25.c3 Be7 26.Be3 Rxd1 27.Rxd1 b5 28.Nb2 Ba3 29.Nd3 Rd8 30.Rd2 Rd6 31.c4 1-0


What Is The Caro-Kann Defense?

The Caro-Kann is a chess opening for Black against 1.e4 characterized by the moves 1.e4 c6, when black will follow soon by playing ..d5.
named after two German chess players, Horatio Caro and Marcus Kann
a solid and resilient opening
played by many strong GMs of the past and present (featured in several of World Championship Matches)

“The Caro-Kann has often been maligned for being dry and boring, played by those wishing to bore their opponents to death.” – IM (WGM) Jovanka Houska

The Caro-Kann Defense is a popular chess opening for Black and enjoys the reputation of being one of the most solid responses to 1.e4.

It has also been a favorite opening of World Champions throughout history such as Capablanca, Botvinnik, Petrosian and Karpov, and has seen steady growth in popularity in recent years, played by modern Super-GMs such as Anand, Adams, and Leko.

The opening has been a guest at several World Chess Championship Matches throughout history, including, for instance, the match between Garry Kasparov and Anatoly Karpov in 1987, the match between Vladimir Kramnik and Peter Leko in 2004, and the match between Vishy Anand and Magnus Carlsen in 2013.


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