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    Branko
    (5)
    Very good

    Very good

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    bigred
    (5)
    caro

    good starter course

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    victor
    (5)
    Muy bueno

    Excelente dando las ideas de los posibles variantes de esta apertura jugando con negras, sencillo y practico.

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    mario
    (5)
    ssh

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    Brian
    (5)
    Very Good Video!

    Made me learn alot in the caro!

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    Nicholas
    (5)
    Caro Kann

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    Lombe
    (5)
    Great crash course.

    Loved it!

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    JAGAJIT
    (5)
    BRILLIANT

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    steve
    (4)
    4.5 stars out of 5

    Well explain, easy understand but best part of the course was the commentors was explain whys and not lines of theory. They use KISS principle extremely well. I need to try their lines in practice for 45 stars

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    Shlomo
    (5)
    Caro kann

    Good course

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    Richard
    (3)
    Caro-Kann Quick Start

    A good preview

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    pete
    (1)
    caro kahn

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    Mark
    (5)
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    Ariel
    (5)
    Great Value

    I like the content and the explanations of the authors, it is evident that they put in a lot of work to prepare this free course. Thanks

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    Alokik
    (5)
    Very good explanation about every variation and line

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    Firoze
    (5)
    caro kann course

    Excellent instruction

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    Greg
    (5)
    Thank you!

    I found this just as I was starting to build and study my first repertoire. I really appreciate that you provided us, not only with at least 10 moves from the top 10 lines, but clear explanations of the focal points and plans for continuing. Thank you Matt and Jesse! Your enthusiasm is really infectious :)

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    Simeon
    (5)
    Nice and easy to learn!

    Thanks for the course! It was nice an easy to learn with good explanations about every move. I had to re-watch it several times to remember all the lines but now I feel confident that at least I can start playing the Caro-Kann opening with black.

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    Arthur
    (5)
    Good info.

    This helped me to hold my own in the Caro Kann!

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    David
    (5)
    good

    good

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    Alastair
    (5)
    Appetite Whet!

    Darn it man, now I must have the course. 🤔💸

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    Wayne
    (5)
    Caro-Kann Quick Start for Black

    Excelent for players starting to play Caro-Kann

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    William
    (5)
    I likes.

    Looking forward to the deep dive in the Caro-Kann w/ Matt & Jesse.

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    Brendan
    (5)
    Good interesting modern lines

    The lines the guys recommend are modern challenging lines for white to deal with.

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    David
    (5)
    best thing ever

    this is the best course. please try it. you will not forget it.

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    Avery
    (5)
    Good

    Looks like a good course for a club player.

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    Rodoljub
    (5)
    Excellent Quick Start

    Excellent short version of Caro - Kann opening. Very simple and understandable for the beginners and probably enough useful for the expirienced players. Many ideas are fresh and interesting striving to go out of the usual and many times already seen lines.

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    Lawrence
    (5)
    New Respect for the Caro-Kann

    Good job, men. I've played the opening many times through the years without a full (or even respectable) understanding of the basic theory. I had no idea of the attacking potential. Just to mention one: pushing the H pawn when white moves the Queen Knight to g3. I never thought of that. Thank you both for this course. I want to go through it again before going deeper.

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    Connor
    (5)
    A Comprehensive Guide to Improving Your Chess Game by Learning the Basics of the Caro-Kann Defense

    Gives detailed explanations of the Caro-Kann Defense's solidity. Line suggestions result in Black often withstanding White's attacks and maintaining a solid pawn structure. Despite being a defensive opening, the Caro-Kann Defense can offer Black some counterattacking chances, especially in the advanced variation.

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    Rolo
    (5)
    Thank you !

    Thank you

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    Timothy
    (5)
    Very good!

    Gives very strong lines I've not considered before.

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    Michael
    (5)
    Great course to introduce the Caro-Kann

    Was looking for a good course that would get me started in the Caro-Kann opening and this is perfect. Clear explanations of the lines covered and having the support of the downloadable PGN is great to use for practice.

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    Herbert
    (5)
    Ten lines show where to the journey goes

    I liked how the two presenters didn't beat around the bush in some critical lines (Advanced Variation and Tartakower Variation) and very often at the end of a subline they give the plans and piece placement.

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    Filipe
    (5)
    Almost ready to play the Caro-Kann!

    It was a very nice introduction course, certainly gave me the confidence to go try the opening and probably acquire the full course. It was nice that every line ended with attacking or strategy plans. I would certainly recommend this course to any friend

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    Donald
    (5)
    CK quick start for black

    A brilliant informative course that covers many angles. I like the presenter’s calm clear manner.

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    David
    (5)
    Great Starting Point!

    This course was a fantastic overview of 10 common lines. Looking forward to the full course!

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    Timothy
    (5)
    Excellent

    Clear in presentation of concepts and moves.

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    Rage
    (5)
    Just what you need to know!

    My friend, who would always lose to me with the black pieces (1...e5) against my trappy Italian opening lines, one day decided to play 1...c6 (Caro-Kann) against me. The ultra-aggressive gambit aficionado in me already started to lose confidence. Despite gambiting two or three pawns, I had to succumb to the solidity of Caro-Kann and eventually found my king humiliated against his three queens on the board. The more I played against him, the more I realized he wasn't playing a random and so-called passive 1...c6 just to make me uncomfortable in the opening. He had strategic reasons for doing so. On one hand, I hoped for him to hang his pawns or pieces; on the other hand, with every move, he was achieving some strategic goal, such as a compact pawn structure, a bishop-pair advantage, or at best, a pawn or even a piece—all with concrete planning. That was the first time I looked at chess from a totally different perspective, such as strategic thinking, long-term planning, or minor-piece imbalance. He was generous and selfless enough (yes, you read it right; otherwise, he could've kept this amazing resource to himself and watched me lose every time) to share the Chessgoals site with me. Not surprisingly, Caro-Kann is my first-ever course on this site, and I am also determined to learn other content, including the free Chessgoals content on YouTube. Thank you, Matt and Jesse, for creating a gem of a course. Also, my friend deserves applause for being a 'true' friend. :)

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    Aravindraj
    (5)
    Excited to learn Caro Kann

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    Zelda
    (5)
    A fantastic intro to a dynamic opening

    The intro course piqued my interest in learning more about the Caro-Kann, which is an opening I've been playing exclusively against e4 this year with great results. It's one of my favorite openings because of how dynamic the play is, and also because of how similar the lines are. This introductory repertoire has helped me a lot. I'll definitely be looking deeper into more of these lines soon while I study them, and I recommend the course to anybody who's interested. I'll more than likely be picking up the full Caro-Kann course at some point to supplement my knowledge. Cheers!

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    Edward
    (5)
    On topic

    Well organized, well paced, insightful, filled with rationales for each move and variation! Thank you.

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    David
    (5)
    Caro Kann Quick Starter

    Very informative!

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    Russ
    (5)
    Love the ChessGoals philosophy

    This is my second course from ChessGoals. While I am still working through the first one (1.e4), I am finding that I love their approach. Simple, clear explanations, with a focus on the most common moves at the club level, and finding less-common lines that play easily with a big advantage. And not so many lines that the memorization work stretches out forever. Solid ideas at the end of each line, good explanations along the way, and I know that what I work hard to learn is something I am likely to actually see and use. What's not to love? I am also impressed with Matt and Jesse, who seem to take feedback very seriously. I offered some feedback on the other course, and got a personal response from Matt! And he said he is looking to use the feedback in future courses to make them better. I'm sure the ChessGoals team is too busy to give personalized attention to every course buyer. But I am quite pleased that after I worked hard to research my questions and offer useful ideas, Matt worked hard to address those ideas and respond. Full Caro-Kann course, here I come!

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