user25701: I was looking at some positions arising from the Caro-Kann Advance variation with an early c5 by black, and was wondering if this was a common structure that I could easily find model games for, or comments on the plans whether online or in a pawn structure book.
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1. e4 c6 2. d4 d5 3. e5 c5 4. c3 Nc6 5. Nf3 cxd4 6. cxd4 Bg4 7. Be2 e6

From what I can tell from a few games in the database, the backwards d-pawn is often a target for black, but just wanted to read some more on this structure.

user17425: In "Chess Structures A Grandmaster Guide" by Mauricio Flores Rios he calls this structure "French Type III"  Most of the examples keep the c-pawns on for a while, but there is one example with exactly the structure you describe.
Black plan is to

target the backward d-pawn as you say
exchange light-square bishops
consider f6 to break up the center
consider f5 to slow White's kingside attack

In your example with c-file open Black needs to contest the c-file as a basis for queenside play.

25701: <p>I was looking at some positions arising from the Caro-Kann Advance variation with an early c5 by black, and was wondering if this was a common structure that I could easily find model games for, or comments on the plans whether online or in a pawn structure book.</p>
<pre><code>[FEN &quot;&quot;]
1. e4 c6 2. d4 d5 3. e5 c5 4. c3 Nc6 5. Nf3 cxd4 6. cxd4 Bg4 7. Be2 e6
</code></pre>
<p>From what I can tell from a few games in the database, the backwards d-pawn is often a target for black, but just wanted to read some more on this structure.</p>
 17425: <p>In &quot;Chess Structures A Grandmaster Guide&quot; by Mauricio Flores Rios he calls this structure &quot;French Type III&quot;  Most of the examples keep the c-pawns on for a while, but there is one example with exactly the structure you describe.</p>
<p>Black plan is to</p>
<ul>
<li>target the backward d-pawn as you say</li>
<li>exchange light-square bishops</li>
<li>consider f6 to break up the center</li>
<li>consider f5 to slow White's kingside attack</li>
</ul>
<p>In your example with c-file open Black needs to contest the c-file as a basis for queenside play.</p>
