The move 4...Nd7 may not be as popular as the original main line 4...Bf5 and the trendy 4...Nf6, but it's still considered to be a reliable system dealing with the Caro-Kann.
However, this particular variation is not without risk for Black as can be seen in this week's game Lagarde-Kamsky. True to his style Kamsky didn't fancy a theoretical battle in the main line (6...e6) and deviated with the rare 6...Qc7?!, which is known to be bad for Black since the game Van der Wiel-Karpov, Amsterdam 1987.
But during the game both Lagarde and Kamsky didn't seem fully aware of all the subtleties and this led to a very fascinating opening battle with mutual mistakes.
Here's a warm-up: How does White take advantage of Black's inaccurate opening play?
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