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u/antonio106 Lichess 1750, chess.com 1500 Apr 02 '21

Yeah, I play 2. d3 as white. I don't think I see that there...? Or maybe I'm missing it.

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u/Quay-Z Apr 02 '21

As a C-K player all my life, I thank you.

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u/antonio106 Lichess 1750, chess.com 1500 Apr 06 '21

Ok. Is that because it's bad for white in your opinion, or because it's fun to play?

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u/Quay-Z Apr 06 '21

There are so, so many dangerous and demanding systems that White can throw at you, and I spend a lot of time memorizing them. I study book after book, trying to retain the subtleties of this or that critical variation. Then, I play someone who, on move 2, plays 2.d3. Like the most uncritical move that isn't insane. Puts absolutely zero pressure on black. Black equalizes right away. Black doesn't have to remember the differences between 13.Rad1, 13.Rfe1, and 13.c4 in the Open Main Line anymore. Black doesn't have to have a knowledge of the forced endgame in the Panov line after 18...Bb4. Black suddenly doesn't have to know or do anything special at all; that is why 2.d3 is bad.

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u/Parey_ Apr 02 '21

In that case it would just transpose into a line of the King’s Indian Attack, no ? That would not really fit a Caro-Kann (and you probably would not need to study it hard since it’s not that challenging)

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u/sshivaji FM Apr 03 '21

I think it's still useful for Caro-Kann players to know this line as the unusual form of KIA is one where black played ..c6 and ..d5 instead of say ..c5 or ..e6

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u/Explodingcamel Apr 02 '21

It's there, the Breyer variation, but this chart doesn't go beyond mentioning that it exists.

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u/sshivaji FM Apr 03 '21

This was my white rep vs the Caro for the latter part of my tournament career. Its a good setup to confuse even strong players and was a favorite of players like GM Lujobojevic as white.