Very good explanation about every variation and line
Firoze
(5)
caro kann course
Excellent instruction
Nick
(5)
Quick starter for the Caro Kann
This will give you enough of an idea to start playing it yourself. After that, it is up to you to analyze and research problem areas that come up in your games.
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
Alastair
(5)
Appetite Whet!
Darn it man, now I must have the course. 🤔💸
Richard
(3)
Caro-Kann Quick Start
A good preview
pete
(1)
caro kahn
a
Mark
(5)
1
1
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
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 :)
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!
Aris
(5)
Very well thought-out!
This is the perfect overview of the main ideas. Ecxellent teaching style as well. Thank you!
mario
(5)
ssh
Arthur
(5)
Good info.
This helped me to hold my own in the Caro Kann!
Shlomo
(5)
Caro kann
Good course
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
David
(5)
Great Starting Point!
This course was a fantastic overview of 10 common lines. Looking forward to the full course!
Avery
(5)
Good
Looks like a good course for a club player.
Aravindraj
(5)
Excited to learn Caro Kann
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!
Edward
(5)
On topic
Well organized, well paced, insightful, filled with rationales for each move and variation! Thank you.
David
(5)
Caro Kann Quick Starter
Very informative!
Javier
(5)
excellent course
excellent for club players.
David
(5)
good
good
Branko
(5)
Very good
Very good
Brian
(5)
Very Good Video!
Made me learn alot in the caro!
Nicholas
(5)
Caro Kann
Lombe
(5)
Great crash course.
Loved it!
bigred
(5)
caro
good starter course
victor
(5)
Muy bueno
Excelente dando las ideas de los posibles variantes de esta apertura jugando con negras, sencillo y practico.
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. :)
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.
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.
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.
Andrew
(5)
Solid Quick Start Lines
The course has 10 solid quick start lines giving a flavor for the Caro-Kann. Video was clear and engaging.
יאיר
(5)
pretty good course
Brendan
(5)
Good interesting modern lines
The lines the guys recommend are modern challenging lines for white to deal with.
David
(5)
best thing ever
this is the best course. please try it. you will not forget it.
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.
Wayne
(5)
Caro-Kann Quick Start for Black
Excelent for players starting to play Caro-Kann
William
(5)
I likes.
Looking forward to the deep dive in the Caro-Kann w/ Matt & Jesse.
Rolo
(5)
Thank you !
Thank you
Timothy
(5)
Very good!
Gives very strong lines I've not considered before.
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.
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.
Donald
(5)
CK quick start for black
A brilliant informative course that covers many angles. I like the presenter’s calm clear manner.
JAGAJIT
BRILLIANT
Alokik
Very good explanation about every variation and line
Firoze
caro kann course
Excellent instruction
Nick
Quick starter for the Caro Kann
This will give you enough of an idea to start playing it yourself. After that, it is up to you to analyze and research problem areas that come up in your games.
steve
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
Alastair
Appetite Whet!
Darn it man, now I must have the course. 🤔💸
Richard
Caro-Kann Quick Start
A good preview
pete
caro kahn
a
Mark
1
1
Ariel
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
Greg
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 :)
Russ
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!
Aris
Very well thought-out!
This is the perfect overview of the main ideas. Ecxellent teaching style as well. Thank you!
mario
ssh
Arthur
Good info.
This helped me to hold my own in the Caro Kann!
Shlomo
Caro kann
Good course
Filipe
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
David
Great Starting Point!
This course was a fantastic overview of 10 common lines. Looking forward to the full course!
Avery
Good
Looks like a good course for a club player.
Aravindraj
Excited to learn Caro Kann
Zelda
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!
Edward
On topic
Well organized, well paced, insightful, filled with rationales for each move and variation! Thank you.
David
Caro Kann Quick Starter
Very informative!
Javier
excellent course
excellent for club players.
David
good
good
Branko
Very good
Very good
Brian
Very Good Video!
Made me learn alot in the caro!
Nicholas
Caro Kann
Lombe
Great crash course.
Loved it!
bigred
caro
good starter course
victor
Muy bueno
Excelente dando las ideas de los posibles variantes de esta apertura jugando con negras, sencillo y practico.
Rage
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. :)
Rodoljub
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.
Lawrence
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.
Connor
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.
Andrew
Solid Quick Start Lines
The course has 10 solid quick start lines giving a flavor for the Caro-Kann. Video was clear and engaging.
יאיר
pretty good course
Brendan
Good interesting modern lines
The lines the guys recommend are modern challenging lines for white to deal with.
David
best thing ever
this is the best course. please try it. you will not forget it.
Simeon
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.
Wayne
Caro-Kann Quick Start for Black
Excelent for players starting to play Caro-Kann
William
I likes.
Looking forward to the deep dive in the Caro-Kann w/ Matt & Jesse.
Rolo
Thank you !
Thank you
Timothy
Very good!
Gives very strong lines I've not considered before.
Michael
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.
Herbert
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.
Donald
CK quick start for black
A brilliant informative course that covers many angles. I like the presenter’s calm clear manner.
Timothy
Excellent
Clear in presentation of concepts and moves.