Houska Jovanka. Opening Repertoire: The Caro-Kann

Everyman Chess, 2015. — 452 p. — ISBN: 978-1-78194-211-6.I have very much tried to write this book exactly how I like books to be written - with plenty of explanations of ideas and basic principles, along with some new theory. I have also added some ‘Houska’ formulas and taglines, which are designed to help the reader memorize/understand all the lines. I am famous amongst my students for carrying notebooks and jotting down piece formations, rules and ‘special’ moves when I prepare and I have continued this trend here.On the whole I have tended to avoid lines where I feel Black only has the chance of playing for ‘two results’ (aloss oradraw), and instead chosen lines with ‘three results’ on offer. Sometimes this has led to me, following in my dad’s footsteps, and like the last edition, adding little Houska twists.However, I would like to add a practical word of advice - an opening repertoire is most effective when one has a few weapons of choice; it is good to have within an opening the option of a few choices. I would recommend all readers to include as many twists and turns in their repertoire as possible - a good player is a slippery fish to catch!So to all Caro players out there, good luck!