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Having fun with the Caro-Kann
Compiled by yiotta
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Disproving the idea that the Caro is drawish and boring

Two wild and crazy guys
Ragozin vs Levenfish, 1930 
(B10) Caro-Kann, 35 moves, 1-0

Another Ragozin
Ragozin vs V Goglidze, 1936 
(B10) Caro-Kann, 38 moves, 1-0

Ragozin again.
Ragozin vs D Rovner, 1938 
(B10) Caro-Kann, 51 moves, 1-0

exchange var.
Ragozin vs A Konstantinopolsky, 1939 
(B13) Caro-Kann, Exchange, 61 moves, 1-0

What does Ragozin have against the Caro-kann?
Ragozin vs Boleslavsky, 1942 
(B15) Caro-Kann, 19 moves, 1-0

Tal/Botvinnick
Tal vs Botvinnik, 1960 
(B18) Caro-Kann, Classical, 52 moves, 1-0

These boots were made for walking
Fischer vs Petrosian, 1959 
(B11) Caro-Kann, Two Knights, 3...Bg4, 68 moves, 0-1

Tal vs Botvinnik, 1961 
(B12) Caro-Kann Defense, 29 moves, 1-0

A Simagin brilliancy!
Simagin vs Petrosian, 1956 
(B18) Caro-Kann, Classical, 52 moves, 1-0

Gufeld vs Smyslov, 1975 
(A07) King's Indian Attack, 53 moves, 1-0

N Pogonina vs V Gunina, 2012 
(B12) Caro-Kann Defense, 46 moves, 1-0

Tal vs Golombek, 1958 
(B12) Caro-Kann Defense, 35 moves, 1-0

unusual opening and finish
Naiditsch vs Khenkin, 2013 
(B12) Caro-Kann Defense, 37 moves, 1-0

Bronstein's N is better than Tartakower's B
Bronstein vs Tartakower, 1948 
(B10) Caro-Kann, 43 moves, 1-0

Wonderful king march by Tarrasch, can you say "weak dark squar
Tarrasch vs Reti, 1922 
(B10) Caro-Kann, 40 moves, 1-0

Carlsen vs S Ernst, 2004 
(B18) Caro-Kann, Classical, 29 moves, 1-0

Polgar vs A S Rasmussen, 2013 
(B14) Caro-Kann, Panov-Botvinnik Attack, 40 moves, 1-0

Polgar vs Epishin, 1996 
(B17) Caro-Kann, Steinitz Variation, 32 moves, 1-0

Bronstein has a vision
Bronstein vs A Zamikhovsky, 1970 
(B17) Caro-Kann, Steinitz Variation, 35 moves, 1-0

This win was above my pay grade
Tal vs F Rhine, 1988 
(B14) Caro-Kann, Panov-Botvinnik Attack, 57 moves, 1-0

Black wants the poison pawn...& MAHtaaaaay...
Zvjaginsev vs S Slugin, 2008 
(B12) Caro-Kann Defense, 32 moves, 1-0

S Sulskis vs R Dimitrov, 2008 
(B12) Caro-Kann Defense, 26 moves, 1-0

A fighting draw
Spassky vs Botvinnik, 1970 
(B18) Caro-Kann, Classical, 65 moves, 1/2-1/2

Short and sweet
L Day vs D Grimshaw, 1965 
(B12) Caro-Kann Defense, 15 moves, 1-0

Bronstein brilliancy!
N Bakulin vs Bronstein, 1965 
(B16) Caro-Kann, Bronstein-Larsen Variation, 32 moves, 0-1

Chandler wasn't joking this time! Really rare.
G Chandler vs R Kynoch, 1981 
(B12) Caro-Kann Defense, 27 moves, 1-0

Unusual middlegame, interesting B ending
P S Leonhardt vs Nimzowitsch, 1910 
(B16) Caro-Kann, Bronstein-Larsen Variation, 53 moves, 0-1

Kramnik in a must win brilliancy
Kramnik vs Leko, 2004  
(B12) Caro-Kann Defense, 41 moves, 1-0

Really like the finish
G Welling vs Pardoen, 1981 
(B15) Caro-Kann, 23 moves, 1-0

Another nice finish
G Welling vs F Wrobel, 1982 
(B15) Caro-Kann, 23 moves, 1-0

Motylev's masterpiece
Motylev vs Bareev, 2005 
(B12) Caro-Kann Defense, 68 moves, 1-0

Beautiful;some consolation
Carlsen vs V Fedoseev, 2021 
(B12) Caro-Kann Defense, 49 moves, 1-0

Karpov,s pieces wind up in the right place as usual
Shirov vs Karpov, 1994 
(B12) Caro-Kann Defense, 38 moves, 0-1

Short and sweet
G Hunnex vs T Weinberger, 1961 
(B10) Caro-Kann, 22 moves, 0-1

Karpov in a rare sacrificial mood
Karpov vs Huebner, 1982 
(B18) Caro-Kann, Classical, 37 moves, 1-0

Another Karpov lesson
Karpov vs Seirawan, 1983 
(B18) Caro-Kann, Classical, 43 moves, 1-0

Ashley schooled on tactics
M Ashley vs Korchnoi, 1995 
(B18) Caro-Kann, Classical, 24 moves, 0-1

Kind of brilliant!
J Tomczak vs Navara, 2016 
(B12) Caro-Kann Defense, 33 moves, 0-1

Where does Navara get these ideas?
Karjakin vs Navara, 2017 
(B10) Caro-Kann, 43 moves, 0-1

Where does Petrosian get these ideas?
G Gamrekeli vs Petrosian, 1944 
(B12) Caro-Kann Defense, 35 moves, 0-1

Very sharp
J Blackstone vs T Weinberger, 1960 
(B15) Caro-Kann, 29 moves, 0-1

Seirawan's a wizard
Timman vs Seirawan, 1990 
(B12) Caro-Kann Defense, 29 moves, 0-1

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