Answers.Body: <p>The move <strong>4. g4</strong> is slightly dubious compared to the more solid option of <strong>4. Nc3</strong> (among Nc3), as it forces white to play <strong>5. f3</strong> if black opts for the mainline <strong>4... Be4</strong>. Therefore I recommend this choice in general. It does, to an extent, weaken the idea of <strong>e6</strong>. However, <strong>4... Bg6</strong> is an option and a more common one at that.</p>
  
  <p>The pawn sacrifice is actually quite common at the amateur level and can be an issue for the unprepared. Your most principled choice in your line is <strong>5... fxe6</strong> and it does work quite often well. After the mainline (if it can be so called) <strong>6. Bd3</strong>, black should continue <strong>6... Bxd3 7. Qxd3 Qd6</strong> followed by the eventual fianchettoing of the bishop.</p>
  
  <p>While this will not give you a simple win as black, it is clear that black's position is at least equal.</p>
  
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Answers.Text: Thanks for your very good answer... Let me ask one other thing... If white delay the pawn sacrifice with 5.h4? Then I used to play 5...h6 6.e6 fxe6 7.Bd3 Bxd3 8.Qd3... This looks a liitle scary because the light squares on black king side are weak... What is your choice against 5.h4?
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Body: <p>I used to play the Caro-Kann a lot as black. One line that I reached many times in advanced variation is: </p>
  
  <pre><code>   [FEN ""]
  1. e4 c6 2. d4 d5 3. e5 Bf5 4. g4
  </code></pre>
  
  <p>In this position I saw one game where Anand played Bc8 and in my experience this line is very solid. The move Bg6 suffers some pressure from the pawn sacrifice e6, when the development of the bishop on f8 becomes difficult, and white easily controls e5. I saw one game Topalov vs Morozevich where Morozevich played Bg6, but then Topalov did not commit himself with e6.</p>
  
  <p>My question is: should the pawn sacrifice e6 be feared?</p>
  
Tags: <opening><caro-kann>
Title: Caro-Kann advanced variation pawn sacrifice
ThreadText: # Caro-Kann advanced variation pawn sacrifice
  
  (Asked by: username_0 on 2014-12-02)
  
  I used to play the Caro-Kann a lot as black. One line that I reached many times in advanced variation is:
  
  ```
     [FEN ""]
  1. e4 c6 2. d4 d5 3. e5 Bf5 4. g4
  
  ```
  
  In this position I saw one game where Anand played Bc8 and in my experience this line is very solid. The move Bg6 suffers some pressure from the pawn sacrifice e6, when the development of the bishop on f8 becomes difficult, and white easily controls e5. I saw one game Topalov vs Morozevich where Morozevich played Bg6, but then Topalov did not commit himself with e6.
  
  My question is: should the pawn sacrifice e6 be feared?
  
  **Tags:** opening, caro-kann
  
  
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  ## 1 answers
  
  ### Answer by username_1 on 2014-12-03. Score: 6 | Accepted answer
  
  The move **4. g4** is slightly dubious compared to the more solid option of **4. Nc3** (among Nc3), as it forces white to play **5. f3** if black opts for the mainline **4... Be4**. Therefore I recommend this choice in general. It does, to an extent, weaken the idea of **e6**. However, **4... Bg6** is an option and a more common one at that.
  
  The pawn sacrifice is actually quite common at the amateur level and can be an issue for the unprepared. Your most principled choice in your line is **5... fxe6** and it does work quite often well. After the mainline (if it can be so called) **6. Bd3**, black should continue **6... Bxd3 7. Qxd3 Qd6** followed by the eventual fianchettoing of the bishop.
  
  While this will not give you a simple win as black, it is clear that black's position is at least equal.
  
  > **Comments:**
  > **username_0**: Thanks for your very good answer... Let me ask one other thing... If white delay the pawn sacrifice with 5.h4? Then I used to play 5...h6 6.e6 fxe6 7.Bd3 Bxd3 8.Qd3... This looks a liitle scary because the light squares on black king side are weak... What is your choice against 5.h4?  
  
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