Alexei Shirov: My Best Games in the Caro Kann Defence The Caro-Kann Defence, which begins 1.e4 c6 2. d4 d5, is considered one of the most solid and reliablereplies to the double-step of White’s e-pawn. In the Caro-Kann, black fights for hisshare of the centre without accepting any unnecessary weakening of hisposition. Shirov’s preferred weaponagainst this sound black set-up has always been the Advance Variation3.e5. This avoids simplification after 3.Nc3 dxe4 and heads toward a position of greater tactical and strategic complexity. Thus, the main topic of the DVD are the whiteand black plans following 1.e4 c6 2.d4 d5 3.e5 Bf5 4.Nc3 as explained through Shirov's own games.. Shirov shares impressive wins from both the white and black sides of the variation.Video playing time:4 h 53 mAlexei Shirov was born in Riga just like world championMikhail Tal, and perhaps not so coincidentally, his playing style also reminds many chess fans of theyoung Tal. In the early 1990s, a comet-like rise br