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GM Joel on the Caro-Kann

GM Joel on the Caro-Kann

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By GM Joel Benjamin
June 28, 2008
Why isn't the Caro-Kann more popular? GM Joel offers several reasons why the Caro lags behind other major responses to 1.e4. Send your own inquiries for Joel to askgmjoel@uschess.org.

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