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Play the Caro-Kann: A Complete Chess Opening Repertoire Against 1e4 [Paperback]

Jovanka Houska (Author)
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Publication Date: April 1 2007 | Series: Everyman Chess
The Caro-Kann is a reliable yet at the same time dynamic answer to White’s most popular opening move, 1 e4. It has the seal of approval of numerous leading Grandmasters including 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 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 Play the Caro-Kann, Jovanka Houska presents the reader with a concise and trustworthy repertoire within the opening, providing a solution against all of White’s main possibilities. 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.

*A complete repertoire against 1 e4
*Written by a Caro-Kann expert
*Ideal for improvers, and club and tournament players


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The Caro-Kann is a reliable yet at the same time dynamic answer to White’s most popular opening move, 1 e4. It has the seal of approval of numerous leading Grandmasters including 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 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.

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.


About the Author

Jovanka Houska is Britain’s only female chess professional. Career highlights 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 resident in the UK.

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5.0 out of 5 stars Simply Outstanding Dec 20 2009
By Gordon Ritchie TOP 1000 REVIEWER
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Much has been written about the Caro-Kann, long respected as a solid alternative to the Sicilian, favoured by great champions including Botvinnik and Karpov (who has published three books on the theory), and currently very popular. For the club player, however, none is better than this work by IM Jovanka Houska. It is billed as a completed chess opening repertoire against 1. e4 and, unusually, largely lives up to that billing. Her recommendations are imaginative but solid. If you are getting one book on this opening, I recommend this be your first choice.
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5.0 out of 5 stars Fantastic Writer! Oct 11 2007
By Rafael the avid reader - Published on Amazon.com
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Jovanka is a superb writer. I fell in love with the Caro while reading her book. She describes the system with such detail, from the complex to the simple. This is by far one of my favorite chess books in my library of chess books (50+). I look forward to anything else she writes. Maybe something on 1.e4 - d5 would be great.
As for the book... its money well spent. She provides such analysis for the Bf5 variation. 70+ pages alone. Neil McDonalds Caro Main line provided approximatly 50 and as the title goes it was only based around the main lines. Houska Provides her reader with what seems to be all possible continuations (Of course, not all continuations but really close!!!) And when continuations are interlinked she explains the reasons behind relevent positions.
And, frankly, it makes me feel good to see that not only did she recommend these lines in this book, but she also practices them over the board!
Spectacular!!!!
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4.0 out of 5 stars A workable repertoire against 1.e4 July 9 2007
By Jason Antonio - Published on Amazon.com
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Houskas aim with this work is to give solid and active lines against the major white alternatives. Not all of his reccomendations will be to everyones liking. For instance he reccomends the Botvinnik-Karls Gambit against the Advanced Variation (1.e4 c6 2.d4 d5 3.e5 c5!?) where Black loses a tempo, but insists that White will have to work hard to achieve a playable game. His other reccomendations (classical,pannov-attack,exchange) are more "mainstream" but will offer ways to deviate and steer the game into lesser-known channels within the variation.

Each chapter is setup very nicely with a discussion of general ideas (ie: aims at which both sides would like to accomplish and the moves that will support each of these aims and moves that might nullify them). He also will bring up any sacrifices that both sides should be aware of in certain variations. Then he will dive into theory and will take time to explain the rationale behind key moves.

Overall, the book is a fine resource on the Caro-Kann. If one is looking for a playable repertoire all in one volume, you can find it right here. But this book is equally useful for players that have certain preference on variations "within" the Caro-Kann, and are looking for original ways to reply to a line that might be causing trouble in over-the-board play.
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4.0 out of 5 stars A very complete book Oct 29 2008
By Vishwa Krishnamurthy - Published on Amazon.com
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I have been playing Caro Kann defence for a long time, and though my style of play has changed over the years, my openings haven't.

This book defies the myth that Caro Kann is only for those who play very defensively. The author shows that you can have sharp games even if you choose to play 1... c6. All major lines are discussed in detail. The fundamentals/ideas of each line are explained very well too.

Some ideas are very interesting. The ones that appealed most to me were castling short in the main line, playing an early ...Qc7 in the exchange variation and 3... c5 in the advanced variation.

The only negative that I can think of is that the author makes it feel like Black is better in almost all the lines, which is not true.
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