[Site "B17"] [White "Caro-Kann"] [Black "Steinitz Variation "]

The top white player are G. Kasparove, Vishy,Topalov and Ponomariov.
The top black player are Anatoly Karpove. This ex-wold champion the most who play this variation. U can check database by yourselves.
I start the opening database at 2005, When I really interest with Vishy and Moro games. Lately Moro going down in the latest tournament. But I still his big fan. Vishy play with the opening solid and balance at that’s time. Im enjoy his games. The Moro games give me unpleasant feeling. Hate but love.With the pieces like not human move. Completely uncentralization. You can try D17 variation. Moro play quiet often at that’s time.

Against Caro-Kann opening, when black play 4…Nd7, Vishy always pick Ng5 variation. So I think this good variation, if not why the strongest GM play. I checked with computer, this variation have complex position. Some o f them get to Rook sacrifice.
Lately, this variation getting less been discuss in GM level. May be, there have variation which black can equalize the game or the popular of advance variation 3.e5 and 4..Bf5 variation or white better anyhow. I don’t Know.

Site "B17"] [White "Caro-Kann"] [Black "Steinitz Variation "] 1. e4 c6 2. d4 d5 3. Nc3 dxe4 4.Nxe4 Nd7 5.Ng5 Ngf6 6.Bd3 e6 7.N1f3 Bd6 8.Qe2…..

8...h6 9.Ne4 Nxe4......

10.Qxe4 c5 0.41

10.Qxe4 Nf6 0.25

10.Qxe4 Qc7 0.37

Plan(w)- With Queen on the center white plan further progress.

Attacking- White enjoy the space advantage and lunch attack both side

Ending- The battle of ending on King side seem better to white

Plan(B)- Black always abandon castle to reduce white attacking damage.

Attacking- Black can castle on Queen side and plan attack at the center.

Ending- Knight better than Bishop for this opening’s ending. (closed type ending)

10.Qxe4 Qc7 11.O-O b6 12.Qg4 Kf8 13.b3 Bb7 14.Bb2 Nf6 15.Qh4 Nd5

12.Qg4 g5 13.Qh3 Rg8 14.Nd2 Bb7 15.a4 0-0-0 16.a5 Nf6 17.axb6 axb6

12. Qg4 Kf8 13.b3 Bb7 14.Bb2 Nf6 15.Qh4 Nd5 16. Ne5 g5 17.Qg3 Nf4

10.Qxe4 c5 11.0-0 Nf6 12.Qh4 cxd4 13.Re1 Bd7 14.Nxd4 Qa5 15.Be3 g5

12.Qh4 cxd4 13.Re1 Bd7 14.Nxd4 Qa5 15.Be3 g5 16.Qh3 0-0-0 17.Qf3 Be5

12.Qh4 Qc7 13.Re1 Bd7 14.Bg5 Be7 15.dxc5 Qxc5 16.Ne5 Bc6 17.Qh3 Rd8

10Qxe4 Nf6 11.Qe2 b6 12.Bd2 Bb7 13.0-0-0 Qc7 14.Ne5 c5 15.Bb5+ Ke7 16.dxc5 Qxc5

13.0-0-0 Bb7 14.Ne5 0-0-0 15.f4 Rhe8 16.Rhf1 c5 17.dxc5 Bxc5 18.g4 Bd4 19.Kb1

13.0-0-0 Qc7 14.Ne5 c5 15.Bb5+ Ke7 16.dxc5 Qxc5 17.a3 Nd5 18.Bd3 Qd4

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