Hey everyone,
link to the game here: lichess.org/ccihfSdE/black
Would love to have an analysis / discussion on how black can improve in the Caro-Khan. I went into a big think on line #20, but I was really struggling to find a plan. At this point in the game I see I can pin white's c3 pawn, and potentially take advantage of it by playing something like Nxd4, however that square is currently defended by the white f3 knight. I ended up pushing h6 foolishly, with the idea of starting a pawn storm of dislodging the f3 knight, and potentially trying to crack open the king position. This plan failed very quickly, but I feel there was missed opportunities in the lines that followed.
Things that I'm hoping to get out of this conversation:
- identify my bad habits
- understand the system and it's goals better
- reference materials: This could be blog posts, videos to review, etc.
My time to study and play chess is limited, which is why I chose to Caro-Khan as there's really only four major varitions that you need to cover. This cuts down the scope, but I feel I'm walking into extremely well known territory. I'd love to hear suggestions on how to force white players away from theory (open to changing systems) so that at least I can level the theory field.
I can absolutely improve my time mangement in game. I grew up in the online blitz world, trying to learn how to slow down, play more accurately, there are habits that need to be broken. I"m also coming back from a big hiatus / break. Goal is to recover my old strength of playing rapid in the high 1700's.
Long term goal, get acclimated to classical time controls to enter my local Chess Federation of Canada events.
link to the game here: lichess.org/ccihfSdE/black
Would love to have an analysis / discussion on how black can improve in the Caro-Khan. I went into a big think on line #20, but I was really struggling to find a plan. At this point in the game I see I can pin white's c3 pawn, and potentially take advantage of it by playing something like Nxd4, however that square is currently defended by the white f3 knight. I ended up pushing h6 foolishly, with the idea of starting a pawn storm of dislodging the f3 knight, and potentially trying to crack open the king position. This plan failed very quickly, but I feel there was missed opportunities in the lines that followed.
Things that I'm hoping to get out of this conversation:
- identify my bad habits
- understand the system and it's goals better
- reference materials: This could be blog posts, videos to review, etc.
My time to study and play chess is limited, which is why I chose to Caro-Khan as there's really only four major varitions that you need to cover. This cuts down the scope, but I feel I'm walking into extremely well known territory. I'd love to hear suggestions on how to force white players away from theory (open to changing systems) so that at least I can level the theory field.
I can absolutely improve my time mangement in game. I grew up in the online blitz world, trying to learn how to slow down, play more accurately, there are habits that need to be broken. I"m also coming back from a big hiatus / break. Goal is to recover my old strength of playing rapid in the high 1700's.
Long term goal, get acclimated to classical time controls to enter my local Chess Federation of Canada events.