Advanced Strategies in Caro-Kann: Deep Dive into the Advance Variation

The advanced variation starts with e5 and black responds with Bf5. Black's idea is to build a central pawn pyramid and attack center with c5 and keep increasing pressure on d4 with moves like Qb6, Nf6. If black ever captures the c5 pawn the black happily develops the dark bishop by completing the exchange on c5 and gets ready to castle after Nge7.