Caro-Kann Defence by Anatoly Karpov

Author:Anatoly Karpov [Karpov, Anatoly; Podgaets, Mikhail]
Language: eng
Format: epub
ISBN: 978-1-84994-171-6
Publisher: Pavilion Books
Published: 2006-01-01T05:00:00+00:00

Black needs to tackle the pawn wedge b4-c5-d4. An immediate 10…a5 is weak because of 11 b5. Therefore correct was 10…b6!, preparing the break a7-a5. Petrosian committed an inaccuracy by playing 10…f6?! There followed 11 b5! It becomes clear that it is practically impossible to shake the foundations of White’s pawns on the queen’s flank. Black has to look for chances in an attack on the enemy king, but even here his possibilities are not great: 11…d7 12 0-0 e8 13 b1 d7 (13…h5!?) 14 e2 g5 15 e1 g7 16 f3 ef6 17 c2 c8 18 d3 g6 19 a4 h5. By continuing 20 b4!, Matulovic had every chance of breaking through first.

However after the correct 10…b6! Black, in all variations, achieves his objective – shaking the opponent’s pawn wedge on the queen’s flank.

11 a3 bc 12 dc There is also a defect in 12 bc. It opens the b-file, and Black does not fail to exploit this: 12…c6 13 a4 b8 14 b1 d7, and if 15 b5, then 15…a5!

12…a5! 13 0-0 f6 14 c1 ab 15 ab c6! Black provokes the further advance of the b and c-pawns, endeavouring to prove that without due support of the pieces the passed pawn will be weak, not strong.

16 b5 b4 17 c6 (or 17 xe4 fe 18 e1 a2!? 19 c2 xc3 20 xc3 d4).

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