Caro-Kann Advance (Chess Press Opening Guides)

In this book International Master Byron Jacobs explains the basic elements strategies and tactics of the Advance variation of the Caro-Kann Defense. Although this variation has always been popular with competitive players it has lately received revived attention following its recent adoption by Vishy Anand Alexei Shirov and Veselin Topalov who have used it to win several brilliant games. Inspired by their example several other leading players have added the variation to their repertoires and it is now perhaps the most fashionable way of meeting the Caro-Kann at all levels of play.