Caro: The Complete Course – Alex Ostrovskiy

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Caro: The Complete Course – Alex Ostrovskiy

Website of IM Alex Ostrovskiy, 3-time New York State Chess Champion.
Welcome to my comprehensive Caro-Kann course. I have been playing and teaching the Caro for over a decade and I am very excited to reveal my knowledge to you. The course contains 5 hours of video instruction as well as 134 pages of accompanying PGNs. It was my goal to make the information as accessible as possible to players of all skill levels. Therefore I have offered multiple lines against White's variations that will help you choose/ease your workload. I have also created two special sections: the Quickstarter Repertoire for a quick & easy repertoire that can be learned in one sitting and The Main Ideas to condense some of the more theoretically demanding variations. However the course also contains deeper analysis for you to expand your armory; analysis that I have used successfully against Master and Grandmaster opposition.   *Note: This course is an update and rework of my 2017 Caro Course. All variations have been reviewed and updated thoroughly as of June 2020.   Upon the purchase of this course you will receive video and PGN files containing:   Part 1: Overview & Shortcuts   Ch1: Intro & Repertoire Overview (11:38) Ch2: Quickstarter Repertoire Overview (5:58) Ch3: Quickstarter Exchange (3:23) Ch4: Quickstarter Panov (5:32) Ch5: Quickstarter Classical (5:27) Ch6: Quickstarter Advance (6:10) Ch7: Quickstarter Others (6:07)   Part 2: Classical Caro-Kann   Classical Caro Capablanca w/Nd7 Main Ideas (PGN Only) Classical Caro Capablanca w/e6 Main Ideas (PGN Only) Classical Caro Capablanca Sidelines Main Ideas (PGN Only) Classical Caro Tartkower Main Ideas (PGN Only)   Ch8: Classical Capablanca 3..Bf5 w/nd7 (Option 1) (18:19) Ch9: Classical Capablanca 3..Bf5 w/e6 & h5 (Option 2) (8:32) Ch10: Classical Capablanca 3..Bf5 w/e6 & Ne5, Bb4+ (Option 2a) (8:49) Ch11: Classical Capablanca 3..Bf5 w/e6 & Ne5, Be7 (Option 2b) (7:05) Ch12: Classical Capablanca Sidelines (10:40) Ch13: Classical Tartakower 3..Nf6 Sidelines (Option 3) (9:41) Ch14: Classical Tartakower 3..Nf6 6. Bc4 (3:49) Ch15: Classical Tartakower 3..Nf6 6. C3 w/0-0-0 (8:04) Ch16: Classical Tartakower 3..Nf6 6. C3 w/0-0 (8:56) Ch17: Classical Tartakower 3..Nf6 Move 9 Alts (Option(s) 3a) (4:18)   Part 3: Advance Caro   Advance Caro Main Ideas (PGN Only)   Ch18: Advance dxc5 Nc6!? w/Nf3 & Bb5 (Option 1) (9:17) Ch19: Advance dxc5 Nc6!? w/f4! (5:40) Ch20: Advance dxc5 e6 (Option 2) (7:15) Ch21: Advance dxc5 w/a3 (13:32) Ch22: Advance Sidelines (6:26)   Part 4: Exchange Caro   Exchange Caro Main Ideas (PGN Only)   Ch23: Exchange Variation Qc7 (Option 1) (6:22) Ch24: Exchange Variation Nf6 (Option 2) (4:30) Ch25: Exchange Variation g6 (Option 3) (3:30) Ch26: Pseudo-Exchange (5:01)   Part 5: Panov Botvinnik Attack   Panov Main Ideas (PGN Only)   Ch27: Panov w/g6 Nf3 (Option 1)(3:47) Ch28: Panov w/g6 cd (6:21) Ch29: Panov w/g6 Qb3 Main Line (8:54) Ch30: Panov w/Nc6 Nf3 (Option 2) (9:17) Ch31: Panov w/Nc6 Bg5 (5:30) Ch32: Pseudo-Panov (2. c4) (6:12)   Part 6: Two Knights Caro   Two Knights Main Ideas (PGN Only)   Ch33: Two Knights 3..dxe4 (Option 1) (7:41) Ch34: Two Knights 3..Nf6 (Option 2) (6:16) Ch35: Two Knights 3..Bg4 (Option 3) (7:46) Ch36: Two Knights 3..Bg4 w/Bh5 (Option 3a) (5:27) Ch37: Two Knights 3..a6 (Option 4) (3:08)   Part 6: Fantasty Variation & Sidelines   Ch38: Fantasy Variation 3.. e6 (Option 1) (3:10) Ch39: Fantasy Variation 3.. e5 (Option 2) (4:22)   Ch40: Odds & Ends (9:20)