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The Caro-Kann is a reliable and highly respected answer to White's most popular opening move, 1 e4. It has the seal of approval from numerous leading Grandmasters: Vishy Anand, Evgeny Bareev and Alexey Dreev, as well as former World Champion Anatoly Karpov, who has utilized it with great success throughout his illustrious career. One of the great attractions of the Caro-Kann is that it suits a variety of different styles; it can lead to wild tactical battles as well as quiet, positional play. In this book, International Master Jovanka Houska presents the reader with a concise and trustworthy repertoire within the Caro-Kann, providing a solution against all of White's main options, and efficient methods to deal with tricky sidelines. Houska examines the important tactical and strategic plans for both sides, arming the reader with enough information to begin playing the Caro-Kann with confidence in his or her own games. It is an all-inclusive repertoire versus 1 e4. It is written by a Caro-Kann expert. It is ideal for improvers, and club and tournament players.
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Jovanka Houska is a young International Master who has taken the big step of becoming Britain's only female chess professional. Highlights of her short career so far include winning the European Girls Junior Championship, representing the England team at numerous Chess Olympiads and qualifying for the 2006 Women's World Championship. She is also a regular writer for both CHESS and ChessMoves.
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7 of 7 people found the following review helpful
Format:Paperback
This is a good repetoire to a good opening. The author explains all lines clearly and it is a great introduction to this opening.
The Caro itself has a reputation for being boring or solid. However all lines in this book give lots of play for black and shows how effective this defence can be if played in the right spirit.
In addition it does not take long to learn. After reading this book I am doing well after switching from the French.
A good compliment to this book is the ABC to the Caro Kann by Martin that is also excellent and there is a large overlap.
A great book. If you want an easy to learn reliable opening to e4 I thoroughly recommend.
The Caro itself has a reputation for being boring or solid. However all lines in this book give lots of play for black and shows how effective this defence can be if played in the right spirit.
In addition it does not take long to learn. After reading this book I am doing well after switching from the French.
A good compliment to this book is the ABC to the Caro Kann by Martin that is also excellent and there is a large overlap.
A great book. If you want an easy to learn reliable opening to e4 I thoroughly recommend.
2 of 2 people found the following review helpful
Format:Paperback
A very well written account of all elements of the 1...c6 response, covering a lot of ground in great detail (a very detailed section on 2 c4 for example - which is often given little attention). It is one of the clearest books on openings I have ever read, covering the reasoning behind every move and deep discussions of ideal positioning and 'improving' moves.
If I was being picky, there are a few points worth noting:
- this is heavily written from black's perspective, players wishing to use 1. e4 as white and then using this book as a guide to playing against the caro-kann defence might find it less useful
- Ms Houska's own style comes through fairly heavily (advocating castling short as black for example) and you can tell when you are reading passages of play of which she approves. Those she doesn't approve of are given shorter shrift than perhaps they deserve.
- There are a number of situations where she suggests an alternative for white that is a better move than the one she extrapolates, but then only concludes that the better move leads to an even game (whereas the line she extrapolates leads to better chances for black).
However, these are minor complaints - it is an excellent guide to the play that develops after the Caro-Kann opening.
If I was being picky, there are a few points worth noting:
- this is heavily written from black's perspective, players wishing to use 1. e4 as white and then using this book as a guide to playing against the caro-kann defence might find it less useful
- Ms Houska's own style comes through fairly heavily (advocating castling short as black for example) and you can tell when you are reading passages of play of which she approves. Those she doesn't approve of are given shorter shrift than perhaps they deserve.
- There are a number of situations where she suggests an alternative for white that is a better move than the one she extrapolates, but then only concludes that the better move leads to an even game (whereas the line she extrapolates leads to better chances for black).
However, these are minor complaints - it is an excellent guide to the play that develops after the Caro-Kann opening.
7 of 9 people found the following review helpful
Format:Paperback
If you are a serious club player who needs a good defence to 1. e4 then this book can help. Jovanka Houska takes you through the main lines and the tactical ideas behind them. She recommends some novel approaches. Clear, easy to read and well laid out, this book is recommended.
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