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Game analysis doesn't like Caro-kann and thinks French defense is the best :D

#1

Game analysis doesn't like Caro-kann and thinks French defense is the best :D

  1. e4 c6?! { (0.00 - 0.56) Inaccuracy. e6 was best. } (1... e6 2. d4 d5 3. Nc3 Nf6 4. e5 Nfd7 5. f4 c5 6. Nf3) 2. d4 d5

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I would expect different reputable openings to be treated as correct moves. If just playing Caro-Kann gives this as inaccurate move, then I would expect there to be many issues like this.

Game analysis doesn't like Caro-kann and thinks French defense is the best :D 1. e4 c6?! { (0.00 - 0.56) Inaccuracy. e6 was best. } (1... e6 2. d4 d5 3. Nc3 Nf6 4. e5 Nfd7 5. f4 c5 6. Nf3) 2. d4 d5 https://lichess.org/0l0j0SVs/black I would expect different reputable openings to be treated as correct moves. If just playing Caro-Kann gives this as inaccurate move, then I would expect there to be many issues like this.
#2

@NowIEatYou said in #1:

Game analysis doesn't like Caro-kann and thinks French defense is the best :D

  1. e4 c6?! { (0.00 - 0.56) Inaccuracy. e6 was best. } (1... e6 2. d4 d5 3. Nc3 Nf6 4. e5 Nfd7 5. f4 c5 6. Nf3) 2. d4 d5

I don't see anything wrong with that. French defense is better, this is a fact.

@NowIEatYou said in #1: > Game analysis doesn't like Caro-kann and thinks French defense is the best :D > 1. e4 c6?! { (0.00 - 0.56) Inaccuracy. e6 was best. } (1... e6 2. d4 d5 3. Nc3 Nf6 4. e5 Nfd7 5. f4 c5 6. Nf3) 2. d4 d5 I don't see anything wrong with that. French defense is better, this is a fact.
#3

The Caro is fine, theoretically. But practically speaking, a lot of people don't play d4 to choose a mainline, because there are a lot of weapons against the Caro (Two Knights, Fantasy, Nc3, Ne2, Advance, Exchange etc...). That's why most people prefer the French, because you don't know which variation suits the enemy better ("Alright, let's play e4 and crush this guy.... Oh no what do I have against the French? OOh, idk let's choosee the Advance..."). So be careful when playing the Caro, as you can run into many uncomfortable situations.

The Caro is fine, theoretically. But practically speaking, a lot of people don't play d4 to choose a mainline, because there are a lot of weapons against the Caro (Two Knights, Fantasy, Nc3, Ne2, Advance, Exchange etc...). That's why most people prefer the French, because you don't know which variation suits the enemy better ("Alright, let's play e4 and crush this guy.... Oh no what do I have against the French? OOh, idk let's choosee the Advance..."). So be careful when playing the Caro, as you can run into many uncomfortable situations.
#4

The point of my post is not Caro vs. French defense, both are fine and see top level play. I am against putting Caro as dubious, because engine says so. This seems to be a pure engine evaluation without any other input, I am sure no sensible player would put this as dubious. However there are plenty of openings that I could agree putting directly as dubious for example: Budapest Gambit, Englund Gambit, Latvian Gambit, King's gambit etc. Some players still get good results with these openings and it makes the game more rich that they exists. It requires work ethic from the opponent to find suitable counters for these gambits and you have to respect the work put into the game. However, for many players who are not so experienced with the game, they probably don't realize that these openings are dubious and should be avoided if you want to get better at chess.

The point of my post is not Caro vs. French defense, both are fine and see top level play. I am against putting Caro as dubious, because engine says so. This seems to be a pure engine evaluation without any other input, I am sure no sensible player would put this as dubious. However there are plenty of openings that I could agree putting directly as dubious for example: Budapest Gambit, Englund Gambit, Latvian Gambit, King's gambit etc. Some players still get good results with these openings and it makes the game more rich that they exists. It requires work ethic from the opponent to find suitable counters for these gambits and you have to respect the work put into the game. However, for many players who are not so experienced with the game, they probably don't realize that these openings are dubious and should be avoided if you want to get better at chess.

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