Body: <p>I am having trouble understanding when Black should move c5 in The Advanced Variation of the Caro-Kann. 
  I have posted two games of mine below:
  <a href="https://i.sstatic.net/M5jm6.png" rel="nofollow noreferrer"><img src="https://i.sstatic.net/M5jm6.png" alt="enter image description here"></a></p>
  
  <p>In this first game, after the seventh move of White, the computer has no quarrel with the pawn advance c5 (though I played Ne7).
  However, here:
  <a href="https://i.sstatic.net/c03AY.png" rel="nofollow noreferrer"><img src="https://i.sstatic.net/c03AY.png" alt="enter image description here"></a></p>
  
  <p>Which is a really similar position, if I play c5 (on the 8th move),Stockfish tells me it is not the right thing to do, but rather I should have played Ne7 which is a move also acceptable in the former position.</p>
  
  <p>My question is: does anyone know when is the advance c5 appropiate? I cannot see any reason why these positions should be differently evaluated at all.</p>
  
  <p>I mean in the second position I find no particular reason why playing c5 which in case of being captured allows the direct development of my kingside bishop can be a bad thing at all.</p>
  
Tags: <caro-kann>
Title: Advancing the c6 pawn in the Caro-Kann
ThreadText: # Advancing the c6 pawn in the Caro-Kann
  
  (Asked by: username_0 on 2018-12-15)
  
  I am having trouble understanding when Black should move c5 in The Advanced Variation of the Caro-Kann.
  I have posted two games of mine below:
  [![enter image description here](https://i.sstatic.net/M5jm6.png)](https://i.sstatic.net/M5jm6.png)
  
  In this first game, after the seventh move of White, the computer has no quarrel with the pawn advance c5 (though I played Ne7).
  However, here:
  [![enter image description here](https://i.sstatic.net/c03AY.png)](https://i.sstatic.net/c03AY.png)
  
  Which is a really similar position, if I play c5 (on the 8th move),Stockfish tells me it is not the right thing to do, but rather I should have played Ne7 which is a move also acceptable in the former position.
  
  My question is: does anyone know when is the advance c5 appropiate? I cannot see any reason why these positions should be differently evaluated at all.
  
  I mean in the second position I find no particular reason why playing c5 which in case of being captured allows the direct development of my kingside bishop can be a bad thing at all.
  
  **Tags:** caro-kann
  
  
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