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Chess Opening Theory/1. e4/1...c6/2. d4/2...d5/3. e5/3...Bf5/4. Nf3/4...e6/5. Be2
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Caro-Kann Defence - Advance Variation
Black has a large number of options here. In line with the typical Caro-Kann theme of playing for c5, black usually responds with either 5...Nd7, or 5...c5. Interestingly, highlighting the solidity of the Caro-Kann, the unorthodox moves, except for the tempo-wasting 5...Bg4, and 5...a6, unsuccessfully debuted by Karpov against Anand in 1991, have all shown reasonable success for black.
Theory table
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1.e4 c6 2.d4 d5 3.e5 Bf5 4.Nf3 e6 5.Be2
5
Nd7
c5
Ne7
h6
Bg6
Bb4+
Be7
Qb6
Bg4
a6
h5
Nh6
Na6
References
Caro-Kann
Nunn's 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.