TOP 5 Most Popular Traps in Caro Kann Defense

Chess Notation:


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1. e4 c6 2. d4 d5 3. Nc3 dxe4 4. Nxe4 Nf6 5. Ng3 h5 6. Bg5 h4 7. Bxf6 hxg3 8. Be5 Rxh2 9. Rxh2 Qa5+ 10. c3 Qxe5+ 11. dxe5 gxh2 12. Nf3 h1=Q *

2 )
1. e4 c6 2. d4 d5 3. Nc3 dxe4 4. Nxe4 Nd7 5. Bc4 Ngf6 6. Ng5 e6 7. Qe2 Be7 8. Nxf7 Kxf7 9. Qxe6+ Kg6 10. Qf7+ Kf5 11. Bd3+ Kg4 12. Qe6+ Kh5 13. Qh3# *

3 )
1. e4 c6 2. d4 d5 3. Nc3 dxe4 4. Nxe4 Bf5 5. Ng3 Bg6 6. h4 h6 7. Nf3 Nf6 8. Ne5 Bh7 9. Bc4 e6 10. Qe2 Nbd7 11. Nxf7 Kxf7 12. Qxe6+ Kg6 13. Qf7# *

4 )
1. e4 c6 2. d4 d5 3. f3 dxe4 4. fxe4 e5 5. Nf3 exd4 6. Bc4 Bb4+ 7. c3 dxc3 8. Bxf7+ Kxf7 9. Qxd8 cxb2+ 10. Ke2 bxa1=Q 11. Ng5+ Kg6 12. Qe8+ Kf6 (12... Kh6 13. Ne6+ g5 14. Bxg5#) 13. Rf1+ Bf5 14. Rxf5# *

5 )
1. e4 c6 2. d4 d5 3. Nc3 dxe4 4. Nxe4 Nd7 5. Qe2 Ngf6 6. Nd6# *

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Frequently asked questions

1) Which books would you suggest for beginners in order to improve their skills?

Chess 101 by Dave Schloss
Bobby Fischer Teaches Chess by Bobby Fischer and Stuart Margulies
Winning Chess Strategies for Kids by Jeff Coakley
The Steps Method by Rob Brunia and Cor van Wijgerden
Beginning Chess by Bruce Pandolfini

2) Which books would you suggest for improving my combined planning/analysis?

School of Chess Excellence 2: Tactical Play
encyclopedia of chess combinations (fourth edition)
perfect your chess by volokitin
winning chess 1948 by Fred Reinfeld

3) Which books would you suggest for improving my positional playing and strategic planning?

My System (Chess Classics)
Mastering Chess Strategy (Hellsten)
Chess Strategy for Club Players by Grooten
Improve Your Chess Pattern Recognition by Oudeweetering
Mastering Chess Strategy by Hellsten

4) Which openings are good for a beginner chess player?

Classic opening, where pikes are fighting for center position
White: 1.е4 - Ruy Lopez
Black: on 1.е4 e5 - the Spanish game, on 1. d4 d5 - Queen's Gambit refused.

5) Which is the most trending opening today?

Berlin opening, Catalan Opening, Grunfeld Defense, Petroff Defense...


6) Where should I focus my attention mostly? Opening, middle game or end game?

If you are beginner you really need to pay attention to mixture of main techniques and strategies, you need to understand how games end, professionals usually tend to look for interesting plans and news about openings and middle games, for intermediate gamers I would say go for all steps of the game, pay attention to all three steps of the game and focus all of your attention on weak spots.

7) What are the most important characteristics for achieving success in the chess?

Chess requires from player good memory, ability to recognize various templates in no time, precise strategic thinking, passion for the game and ability to handle stressful situations.

8) What is the best practice for preparing for tournament?

Firs of all figure out your weak spots and work on fixing them. Sometime problem is associated with personal health. Sometimes lack of motivation is the issue. If you feel exhausted and tired from chess I would suggest your to get couple of days off, I bet it will really help you and you will find inspiration once again. If you haven't played for a while you could try couple of training games or you can go for blitz, it will definitely help your to get in the shape. Try different things to find the most suitable way for you.

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