Emms/Palliser/Houska, Dangerous Weapons - Caro-Kann

Do you need to freshen up your chess openings

Stun your opponents with new and exciting ideas!

Dangerous Weapons is a series of opening books which supply the reader with an abundance of hard-hitting ideas to revitalize his or her opening repertoire.

In this book, three opening specialists team up and take a contemporary look at the Caro-Kann, one of the most popular chess openings. Instead of analysing the well-trodden main lines they concentrate on fresh or little-explored variations, selecting a wealth of dangerous options for both colours. Whether playing White or Black, a study of this book will leave you confident and fully-armed, and your opponents running for cover!

- State-of-the-art coverage of the Caro-Kann
- Packed with original ideas and analysis
- Ideal weapons to shock your opponents


Contents

Preface

Series Introduction

1) The Active Queen
(1 e4 c6 2 d4 d5 3 Nc3 dxe4 4 Nxe4 Nf6 5 Nxf6+ gxf6 6 c3 Qd5)

2) The Charging h-pawn
(1 e4 c6 2 d4 d5 3 Nc3 dxe4 4 Nxe4 Nf6 5 Nxf6+ gxf6 6 c3 h5)

3) Annoying the Caro-Kann Bishop
(1 e4 c6 2 d4 d5 3 Nc3 dxe4 4 Nxe4 Bf5 5 Ng3 Bg6 6 N1e2)

4) Opposites Attract
(1 e4 c6 2 d4 d5 3 Nc3 dxe4 4 Nxe4 Nd7 5 Ng5 Ngf6 6 Bd3 e6 7 N1f3 Bd6 8 Oe2 h6 9 Ne4 Nxe4 10 Qxe4)

5) The Subtle 4...a6
(1 e4 c6 2 d4 d5 3 e5 Bf5 4 Nc3 a6)

6) Don't Let Black Have all the Fun!
(1 e4 c6 2 d4 d5 3 e5 c5 4 c4 and 4 Nf3 Nc6 5 c4)

7) Tackling the Three Knights: Part I
(1 e4 c6 2 d4 d5 3 exd5 cxd5 4 c4 Nf6 5 Nc3 Nc6 6 Bg5 dxc4 7 Bxc4)

8) Tackling the Three Knights: Part II
(1 e4 c6 2 d4 d5 3 exd5 cxd5 4 c4 Nf6 5 Nc3 Nc6 6 Bg5 dxc4 7 d5)

9) Mixing ...Nc6 and ...g6
(1 e4 c6 2 d4 d5 3 exd5 cxd5 4 c4 Nf6 5 Nc3 Nc6 6 Nf3 g6)

10) Challenging the Two Knights
(1 e4 c6 2 Nf3 d5 3 Nc3 Nf6)

11) Advancing in Instalments
(1 e4 c6 2 d3 d5 3 Nd2 e5 4 Ngf3 Nd7 5 d4)

12) Stealing White's Fun after 2 Ne2
(1 e4 c6 2 Ne2 d5 3 e5 d4)

Index of Variations

304 Index of Games