Game Analysis Caro-Kann (Expert vs. National Master) - Chess Network

[kingsquasher]

you suck in analysis!

[Gooneryz]

Great positional play ;] and even better commentary.

[theramoz1]

so cool ! thx

[mtgxerxes]

After watching this, now I SEE why my endgame sucks. I spend most of my focus in the midgame looking for attacks, and the endgame seems to be more about looking for THEIR attacks and preventing it from happening at all.

God just when I thought I was getting better.... I'm still soooooooo far away from being good.

[ChessNetwork]

@mtgxerxes Endgames tend to be more technical than tactical. :)

[mudmagic]

at 6:00 if you moved your knight to f2 you would have been able to fork him between his king and rook @ChessNetwork

[ivorjutt]

@mudmagic

What's stopping rook on C2 to take the knight on F2?

[mudmagic]

at 6:00 if you moved your knight to f2 you would have been able to fork him between his king and rook

[960random]

I loved the king's 7 move attack route!

[mamado226]

a nice game ,caro can is my favorite defense

[rar316]

Very sharp.  I never considered playing Nf6 after Nxe4; it does appear to give Black better central control. I automatically throw out Bf5 instead, but I like the central control the knight move generates.

Also interesting that you both missed Qa6 followed by Qc8+... it seems the Caro-Kann can fall victim to a quick queenside attack if not played properly.

[Sarubotai]

why does the opponent castle with the right side instead of the left? I mean it makes no sense to leave the king open like that and if he castled the other way he would have 2 rooks in development

[Killcam85]

3:00 i was so confuzed lol

[Ellechess]

Wow great Endgame, you were great!

[ChessNetwork]

@Ellechess Thanks. :)

[Ellechess]

@ChessNetwork I found very instructive your idea  to provoke him to push in c3.

[tobolskwildnet]

My chess vidéo by chessNetwork: Game Analysis Caro-Kann

[Monyistbitu95]

Great videos Jerry, though tell me, how is it that you have become so experienced in the game? Did you study often, or did you more rely on losing from stronger opponents in order to learn from mistakes?

[ChessNetwork]

@Monyistbitu95 Search for my video on YouTube "10 Ways to Improve Your Chess" :)

[ChessNetwork]

Thanks. :)

[Crazybuttlazy]

Very nice game well done m8

[Sherigami]

what's with all the Arabic in the description?

[gamegenius4]

@Sherigami They are words meaning 'chess' in many different languages.

[TheAkashiyer]

jerry i have just started to watch ur vedios.I used to study kingcrusher vedios till now.I am from india and play chess for fun.My rating on chess.com is 1900.Your vedios are really good and give me a lot of insight .Thanks for these vedios.And how do u rate my rating on that site.Kindly let me know

[ChessNetwork]

@TheAkashiyer Thanks. I don't know how to interpret a 1900 rating on a playing site to an actual over the board rating. Too many variables to be accurate.

[xaosIncorporeal]

excellent analysis thanks

[cndjx]

How did you know there was going to be a Queen side castle?

[ChessNetwork]

@cndjx Didn't know for certain...thought it was likely since there was a half open g file.

[tma579]

nice video!

[MilitaryMan006]

That Bishop check move was difficult to understand. How were you sure he would castle Queenside? How are you sure he would play Kb1 after castling queenside?

[AFiddler19]

great explanations which were very helpful especially during the endgame.

appreciated!

[ChessNetwork]

@AFiddler19 You're welcome. :)

[mlasker2]

Well played by both sides I think, and good video. Thanks.

[ChessNetwork]

@mlasker2 Thanks :)

[FearDeniesFate]

@ChessNetwork Thanks for the explanation Jerry, hope you didn't think it was a silly question, please have a continued good day :)

[FearDeniesFate]

@ChessNetwork Enjoyed your video, but there is one move that perplexes me, 7:42 Rc7-c4, it you ask me it seems that after Nb3-c5 your rook is not allowed to move on it's current rank cause of the pawns, it can't move downwards because of the knight and moving upwards is not an option either case the c-pawn is over defended.

While your rook can not be taken by a piece as long as the guarding pawn remains I don't understand why your putting the rook at place with so low mobility, care to explain?

[ChessNetwork]

@FearDeniesFate I played it there before it gets shut out of the game and can no longer have pressure on c3.

[BertisWorldYT]

why did your opponent (white) queen side castle with that pawn structure? because of your rook?

[OnlineChessLessons]

at 1:41, you mention that he can play Qa6 (maintaining the threat of Qc8+ to pick up blacks h8 Rook) - however after ...Rb6, can't black force white to move the queen and then pick off the b2 pawn with the rook as well?

[yanskie111]

just post panov botvinick attack variation jerry plz

[bistnenutte]

GG!

[nemeczek67]

8:44 White's g4 was way too impulsive. He should have kept the status quo on the kingside and Black would not be able to penetrate there

[philWynk]

In case you care, I usually play the Bishop to f5, then g6 after Ng3, then play the queen's knight to d7 before bringing the king's knight to f6. That way I avoid moving the g pawn. I have at times deliberately allowed a knight to take the bishop on g6 and replied with hxg6, opening the king's rook file for an attack: with the queen on c7 this converges on the h2 pawn.

[ChessNetwork]

@philWynk I've experienced good positions with that idea of the open h-file and Qc7. Good point made. :)

[philWynk]

Is the point of Nf6 to open the g file for the h rook after a queen-side castle? I play Caro-Kann, but have never invited the knight exchange like that.

[vardalos1980]

GREAT analysis m8.!!

[Achilles94627]

"My rook is going to be watching things from the sidelines" - brilliant!

[downding]

@juanda292 If you mean Nf2+, that just loses the knight to Rxf2.

[LiiChinHo]

I really like your play and talk.

[SuperDreamliner787]

Nice game!

[adhocdropoffs]

Boosh!

[GoldenJoe]

After Rc1 at 6:23, why not respond with Ra3? You could have avoided the repetition.

[CloneHat]

My computer just played the first seven moves against me EXACTLY.

[XLuckyT]

nice commentary.

you explain WHY in every move....this helps out newbies to build a better picture of chess in their heads of how it should be played...everything has to have a purpose

[TheXanthosis]

uh chessnetwork i send you a message but i want to know can you somehow give me lessons on line

[Harvey3101]

without b4 from white it would be very hard to win, I think. (7:20)

[kyozpsycho]

im still a beginner at chess just learned how to play an i have a question can you castle out of check? also just wanna say hate having my pawns make it all the way across an the second they become queens they get killed by rook'... my last game i had 3 diff queens during the game an ended with just our kings an my rook X3

[ChessNetwork]

@kyozpsycho No, you can't castle out of check.

[kyozpsycho]

@ChessNetwork ok thank you

[jabrightlefthook]

@ChessNetwork is the caro kahn defense meant to thwart the knight attack on b5 also is it meant to castle queenside i noticed u destroyed the king side pawn wall to take the knight

[MarkedInsanity]

nice game, i found myself in sort of the same position against my grandfather ( i lost) but i didnt consider using my king in the end game like you did to provoke his pawns to move up. it was a good learning lesson for me watching this vid

[mikeusat]

He overlooked his rook getting captured? Seems like he was a better player than that.

[ChessNetwork]

@mikeusat Time pressue for both of us.

[JohnEva621]

@mikeusat even if he know that his rook is going to be captured, there is no solution to that being captured

[muurtalo]

Caro-Kann rocks!

[HolyHolcomb]

Good End Game Video.

[lllshokoboylll]

OH MY GOD!!!  you the best ever! u got a new fan mister

[misteratoz]

At 3:17 when you capture white's king you say that the pawns should be together. Well wouldn't they be together even if you captured with the other pawn? Did you choose this pawn because you wanted to maintain the center?

[ChessNetwork]

@misteratoz I didn't want my f-pawns to be stranded...i wanted them to have helpers.

[scionescire]

wouldn't it be Caro-KaNn?

[B3l1Cool]

I watching this and crying, I started playing chess three weeks ago, I would need ages to learn to play or maybe similar as this.. btw I have question, versus queen gambit I also play counter queen gambit? And versus king gambit I play French or Sicilian Defense, what is more common for beginners?

[KARMANATOR1]

@B3l1Cool well chess like everything else is practice and about the openings you use the truth are no the best. Against e4 french sicilian and caro kann are the best but sicilian have to many variation and is pretty complicated so you should try the other 2. Against d4 the best are king indian and nimzo indian {nimzo can also be play with a queen indian style}. But instead of practicing that much opening you should try endgames chess is the game you learn from end to beginning. End midle opening

[redjimenez]

chess_network rated 2695.. i havent seen you logging in a certain chess site lately. (i have to secret w/c is the site sorry..) anyway nice videos.. im a caro kann player myself i could learn a lot from these.

[mobbinthrudabay]

awesome game breakdown. other videos talk too much and never show u the complete game.. this is cool

[ABCGHII]

Hey, i'm trying to learn chess myself and i must say your videos help so much to understand new tactics, but at 0:26 would it be a bad move if the white player moved his "h" pawn to attack the bishop, maybe forcing him to run instead of moving his own bishop to break the tension? Thoughts please?

[ChessNetwork]

@ABCGHII Not bad, but not beneficial really. h3 can potentially prove to be a weakness should white castle kingside. Be2 seems good as it develops a piece! :)

[doctorx777]

When black moved the rook to C7 to attack the G file, wouldn't white have been better off moving his rook to G1 to defend G7? It just seems like that rook wasn't as mobile as it could have been toward the end.

[fudasn]

he could have forked the king and rook so many moves ago

[aryncorley]

What program are you using to illustrate this video?

[MrCkv3]

What if that at 5:20 happent and black make the move pound b3?

[KARMANATOR1]

Im a caro-kann player {I hate sicilian} and I use the main variation 4. Bf5 or the one Karpov play Nd7. Can you explain why do you prefer the nimzovich-flour Nf6 variation? I know its better in a kind of way because it give more center control because of the bend pawn in f but I still think then any of this variations is better

[awais590]

@KARMANATOR1 Why do you hate the sicilian? it's more aggressive and increases your chances of controlling the middle/end game, right?

[dobsondale]

@awais590 I dont like the sicilian because i think its only for experts begginers slike me should stick to the french defence bcause it seems solid and lazy what i mean by lazy is the defence requires less thgought and subtelty than the sicilian ! what you think ! ps im arguing specificaly for beginers here not gms !

[awais590]

@dobsondale lolwut. my comment wasn't even directed to you? but thanks for the input anyhow. rofl

[KARMANATOR1]

@awais590 ITS PROVE THEN THE CHESS GAME IS 30% ANALYSIS AND 70% TO RECOGNIZE THE POSITION. E4 C5 IS PRETTY COMMON AND IF YOU PLAY SOMETHING DIFFERENT YOU HAVE STUDY AND YOUR OPPONENT HAVEN'T YOU ALREADY HAVE AN ADVANTAGE. HAS I SAID I'M A CARO KANN PLAYER SO HAS YOU CAN EXPECT I PREFER A SOLID POSITION AND THE SICILIAN GIVES BETTER CENTER CONTROL BECAUSE OF THE C5 BUT IT LEAVES THE BLACK DIAGONAL OPEN FOR B IN G5 ATTACKING THE Q.

[307022684]

hello, hey what programs do you use for your videos that I upload some similar interests, you use 2 does not? the chess and to tax the screen, but as they are called?

[stockshunter]

What's your Elo rating mate?

[nblfyb]

That seemed fun. Hahah

Benson and Tonic

[cubbiesrule81]

one thing I don't understand is why your opponent queen-side castled instead of king-side. It looks like the king would be safer king-side castling instead. Can you please explain why he castled queen-side when there are two diagonals open toward his king?

[frizkybiz1919]

I believe it was because black's rook had the half open G file, not a hundred percent sure though.

[keydetpiper]

Good video here. What program or software do you use for these analysis videos?

[ChessNetwork]

blitzin

[michaeljimpogi23]

i loled @ "my rook will be watching things from the sidelines"

[MrKupo85]

i like your your way of explaining the purpose of every move

[monkeytwineball]

2:45, John Maddan?

[ChessNetwork]

Haha! Simple and VERY GOOD comment!! Thumbs up....all I need is a function to produce X's. :)

[michaeljimpogi23]

you're very good!

[fogfrogblog]

So, that bishop check on the king is to provoke a pawn move because you knew he was going to castle queen side?

I can see why he would castle that side is because of the g file being open for the rook early in the game. Wow, is that STRATEGY or TACTICS?

[ChessNetwork]

@fogfrogblog Strategy

[guidewiki]

Very insightful commentary, thanks :)

[michaeljimpogi23]

are you playing on facebook?

[zombiesaam]

Omg, all his video are my favorites !

[Dytzaa]

The best educator is ChessNetwork!:D

[Jaglyser]

Knight f6 isn't the optimal move Bishop f5 is more common and usually better

[nomindchess]

sweet game, i love the endgame play, and learned a lot from that Rd6 move, and rook activity in general. thanks!

[ChessNetwork]

@nomindchess Great...glad you took something from it. =)

[Aleneden]

That was so cool! I want to learn how to play chess like you do.

[ChessNetwork]

@Aleneden Practice makes "almost" perfect. =)

[McColanis]

It's great to have a more practical view on high-level games, along with very clear and understandable explanation of EVERY (!) move. Thank you :-)

[ChessNetwork]

@McColanis Thanks for such a nice compliment. I appreciate the comments! =)

[BdizzleFaReal]

About how many moves do you think ahead? Like in a game

[ChessNetwork]

Depends on the complexity of the positions arising.

[VitalSigns1]

You must be VERY intelligent to be able to think through all these moves. I'd like to play chess but I'm terrible at it. It's a very frustrating game for me...there's way too much to think about.

[ChessNetwork]

Thanks for the compliment. I've been at the game for some time now. I wasn't always able to think through multiple moves.

[880330145789]

please seriously do more vids...

[ChessNetwork]

I've been trying to pump them out more frequently. =)

Please continue to comment and rate. =)

[JVIikel]

Thanks for the videos! I really appreciate how you go over a lot of the "what if"s and "why"s that i think a lot of other videos miss. Cause then it takes a lot more time for me to to through and figure out why that was a bad move. Thanks a ton!

[ChessNetwork]

Thanks for the compliment/feedback. =)

[880330145789]

i agree.. the what if analysis really explains alot. on why and what are the options available.

[ChessNetwork]

Thanks for the feedback. =)

[RamonesClash]

nice analizis

[ChessNetwork]

Thanks for the compliment. =)

[danieldamiean]

your comments are great. Do more videos!

[ChessNetwork]

Thanks for the compliment. =)

[vijaysuri]

sexxd out video...

by far the best chess vid ive seen on utube

[ChessNetwork]

Thanks for the compliment. =)

[blits4000]

Great video!

You haven't made another one in a while though..

Caro-Kann is my favorite opening as black, and you played it a lot differently then I ever have.

I guess whats why you're a master! :D

[ChessNetwork]

Thanks for the compliment.

[12013133]

Do you recommend any chess books? Really like your videos!

[ChessNetwork]

Thanks for the compliment. I haven't read the book, but know that it's well written..."How to Reassess Your Chess" by Jeremy Silman.

[Ragnarockable]

"Play the Caro-Kann " from Jovanka Houska gives a good basis for Caro-Kann beginners: - Main line 11.Bf4 - main Line 11.Bd2 - Main Line 6.Bc4 and Early Deviations - Panov-Botwinnik Attack 6. Nf3 - Panov-Botwinnik Attack: 6. Bg5 - Exchange Variation - Advance variation with 3. .. c5 - Advance variation with 3...c5 4. dxc5 - Fantasy variation ( 3.f3 ) - Panov's little Brother 2.c4 - Two Knights variation - King's Indian attack - Unusual lines to plain bizarre I like it.

[geniusjas87]

great video! 5 stars!

[ChessNetwork]

Thanks =)

[csean019]

How did you know that he would queen side castle? That is why you said you provoked the pawn move to open up the diagonal for the light squared bishop to check the king. If he castles king side, that threat wouldn't have existed. Would the check with the dark squared bishop in the beginning been a wasted move then? I am not criticizing your game. Just a beginner trying to pick up a few tips.

[ChessNetwork]

Someone awhile back asked a similar question. I did the Bb4+ move so as to potentially benefit myself in the event of white castling queenside. I didn't know for certain that that was the direction the king would head towards, but I saw it as more likely than kingside in lieu of the half open g-file.

[fezzjr]

another great game and good anaylsis.... your vids compete with the top channels like GCB jrobi kingscrusher and others.... you should keep makeing vids people DO watch them

[ChessNetwork]

Thanks for the compliment and feedback. =)

[dottielol]

When castling, how do decide whether to castle queen or king side?

What types of situations is it better to castle queen side?

[ChessNetwork]

There are many factors which go into determining which side to castle. Common is kingside castling as it takes fewer moves to execute. In this video i think white was discouraged by kingside castling in lieu of my not having a g-pawn because i could place a rook on the g-file and put pressure on whites king position. Another thing to consider when castling is"Are the pawns that will be near my king be on their home squares?". Generally speaking, pawns are better defenders when home.

[UndefinedActions]

if only i had asked my self every question you did to yourself, i might improve thx for the vid btw

[ChessNetwork]

Asking good questions is key! =)

You're welcome. =)

[JPinfinity]

very nice!

[ChessNetwork]

Thanks!

[albanianboxer]

man really i have to say it , , dude you GOT GREAT talent for chess !!!!!

[ChessNetwork]

Thanks for the compliment. =)

[maltetheg]

just subscribed, your explanations are very easy to follow and the voice is comfortable :D

though big blunder @ the opening

[ChessNetwork]

Thanks for the compliments. =)

[maltetheg]

hey,

what the heck is a master and expert?

i just know CM,Fide Master, International Master, Grandmaster and Weak Grandmaster (WGM :D)

[ChessNetwork]

Expert = USCF rating 2000-2199

Master = USCF rating 2200-2399

Thanks for the comment. =)

[maltetheg]

ah thx for the answer^^

will you do more chess-analyse games in the future?

[oOBlackWidowOo]

you are like tha BEST ive seen

[ChessNetwork]

Thanks for the compliment. =)

[jamesjddong]

when you play the caro kann, do you face both 3.Nc3 and Nd2 the same way by taking the pawn? Or is there something bad about Nd2? Thanks

Also when you provoked the weakness with Bb4, would ganging up on d4 first have been better, forcing him to play c3? then you wouldn't have to use a tempo on the check.

[ChessNetwork]

I don't think Nd2 would be bad. It's maybe played so as to allow the c-pawn to move in certain instances. I don't know if I think the idea of ganging up on the d4 pawn.

Thanks for the comment.

[vindictive24]

Whoa, hold up... at about the 3 minute mark you said that you made the bishop move provoking the pawn advance so later you could check the king and win a pawn. How in the hell could you expect your opponent to castle long and then also move his king into harm's way for your bishop to throw a check at it? Are you cheating or something =)

[ChessNetwork]

It wasn't a certainty that I knew he'd castle queenside. But I thought that he might choose such since the g-file is open. By provoking the pawn move, I felt it would only benefit black if at all. That is as far as my thinking went at that point.

[mavaddat]

That was fun to watch.

[ChessNetwork]

Glad you enjoyed it. =)

[callogician]

holy crap! Brilliant endgame play!

[ChessNetwork]

Thank you very much. =)

[mavaddat]

Was this a blitz game?

[Vonzi0000]

NIce game good demonstratinon of backward pwans

[ChessNetwork]

Thank you! =)

[zombiesaam]

POST MOre videos ! it,s amazing, youre a pro

[ChessNetwork]

Thanks. =)

[kraskagm]

What is your rating?

[ChessNetwork]

2200+ USCF

[HappyHungYO]

Wow, amazing skills and much thought! I'm inspired because I love playing the Caro-Kann and this was a match that will have a significant effect on my game from now on. Great Job!

[ChessNetwork]

Thanks for the compliment. Glad to have helped your game. =)

[SvenTwelve]

sweet! please post more vids.

[ChessNetwork]

Thanks! =)

[DrummerChess]

Thank you so much for posting this game. I believe that you have many tactical and strategical positions that could be studied and analyzed. As aforementioned, thank you for posting this.

You're welcome.

Thanks for the commen