Chess Opening Theory/1. e4/1...c6/2. d4/2...d5/3. exd5/3...cxd5/4. c4/4...Nf6/5. Nc3/5...Nc6/6. Nf3/6...Bg4/7. cxd5/7...Nxd5/8. Qb3/8...Bxf3/9. gxf3/9...e6/10. Qxb7/10...Nxd4

Caro-Kann Panov-Botvinnik Attack Caro-Kann 10... Nxd4 · Caro-Kann Panov-Botvinnik Attack White's damaged pawn structure means they should continue to press quickly. 11. Bb5+ is almost always played. 11. Nxd5 is the only other viable move, but if Black responds with 11... Qxd5, white has lost any initiative. Theory table 11. Bb5+ References Caro-Kann Nunns Chess Openings. 1999. John Nunn (Editor), Graham Burgess, John Emms, Joe Gallagher. 1-8574-4221-0. Modern Chess Openings: MCO-14. 1999. Nick de Firmian, Walter Korn. 0-8129-3084-3. Play the Caro-Kann. 2007. Jovanka Houska 9781857447965