Advance Variation
Caro-Kann Defence · B12 · you play Black. 1.e4 c6 2.d4 d5 3.e5 Bf5 4.Nf3 e6 5.Be2 c5
About the Advance Variation
Against the Advance Variation Black plays 3...Bf5 immediately, getting the bishop out before ...e6 closes the diagonal. Then ...e6, ...c5 and ...Nd7 attack the base of White's chain, as in the French but with a good bishop. The Short System with Nf3 and Be2 is White's most common setup.
1.e4 c6 2.d4 d5 3.e5 Bf5 4.Nf3 e6: that is the start of the Advance Variation, a B12 line of the Caro-Kann Defence for Black. There are 5 lines of this opening to train. You study the moves first and then play them against the computer; every wrong move gets a short explanation. Below the board you find middlegame plans for the Advance Variation, common endgames and games by strong players, so you know what to do once the theory ends. Train it regularly as part of your repertoire of chess defences for Black: the speed mode and drill show quickly which moves you still forget.