Chess Opening Theory/1. e4/1...c6/2. d4/2...d5/3. Nc3/3...dxe4/4. Nxe4/4...Bf5/5. Ng3/5...Bg6/6. h4/6...h6/7. Nf3/7...Nd7

Caro-Kann Defence:Classical Variation rd qd kd bd nd rd pd pd nd pd pd pd pd bd pd pl pl nl nl pl pl pl pl pl rl bl ql kl bl rl 7... Nd7 · Caro-Kann Defence:Classical Variation 8. h5 is mostly played, aiming to tie up black's kingside pawns. The pawn on h5 is double-edged. It's powerfully positioned in black's territory, but it also requires protection from the knight on g3, making this potentially a bad piece. Theory table . 1.e4 c6 2.d4 d5 3.Nc3 dxe4 4. Nxe4 Bf5 5. Ng3 Bg6 6. h4 h6 7. Nf3 Nd7 8 h5 Bd3 Bc4 Bf4 Be3 References 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.