I have been playing the Caro-Kann recently and learnt that the exchange variation often involves a minority attack for black. I had never played a minority attack before, so I gave it a go. This was the game I played but I made a lot of inaccuracies according to the engine, and I don't like the position if not for the tactical shot at the end, as white has a passer and I'm not sure what I have, other than a nicely placed rook perhaps.
[Event "Rated Rapid game"]
[FEN ""]
[StartFlipped "1"]
[Date "2021.12.23"]
[WhiteElo "2069"]
[BlackElo "2019"]
[TimeControl "600+0"]
[Termination "Normal"]
[UTCDate "2021.12.23"]
[UTCTime "09:21:50"]
[Variant "Standard"]
[ECO "B13"]
[Opening "Caro-Kann Defense: Exchange Variation"]
1. e4 { [%clk 0:10:00] } 1... c6 { [%clk 0:10:00] } 2. d4 { [%clk 0:09:59] } 2... d5 { [%clk 0:09:58] } 3. exd5 { [%clk 0:09:59] } 3... cxd5 { [%clk 0:09:57] } 4. c3 { [%clk 0:09:59] } 4... Nc6 { [%clk 0:09:54] } 5. Bd3 { [%clk 0:09:57] } 5... Qc7 { [%clk 0:09:52] } 6. Nf3 { [%clk 0:09:56] } 6... Bg4 { [%clk 0:09:50] } 7. O-O { [%clk 0:09:55] } 7... e6 { [%clk 0:09:43] } 8. h3 { [%clk 0:09:49] } 8... Bh5 { [%clk 0:09:41] } 9. Re1 { [%clk 0:09:45] } 9... Bd6 { [%clk 0:09:28] } 10. Bg5 { [%clk 0:09:39] } 10... h6 { [%clk 0:09:24] } 11. Be3 { [%clk 0:09:35] } 11... Nf6 { [%clk 0:09:19] } 12. Nbd2 { [%clk 0:09:30] } 12... O-O { [%clk 0:09:09] } 13. Qb3 { [%clk 0:09:29] } 13... Na5 { [%clk 0:08:50] } 14. Qa4 { [%clk 0:09:25] } 14... a6 { [%clk 0:08:20] } 15. Rac1 { [%clk 0:09:13] } 15... b5 { [%clk 0:08:13] } 16. Qd1 { [%clk 0:09:09] } 16... Nc4 { [%clk 0:07:19] } 17. Nxc4 { [%clk 0:09:02] } 17... bxc4 { [%clk 0:07:17] } 18. Be2 { [%clk 0:09:01] } 18... Rab8 { [%clk 0:07:08] } 19. b3 { [%clk 0:08:50] } 19... cxb3 { [%clk 0:07:02] } 20. axb3 { [%clk 0:08:50] } 20... Ne4 { [%clk 0:06:48] } 21. c4 { [%clk 0:08:34] } 21... Qb7 { [%clk 0:05:59] } 22. c5 { [%clk 0:08:02] } 22... Bc7 { [%clk 0:05:40] } 23. g4 { [%clk 0:07:18] } 23... Bg6 { [%clk 0:05:11] } 24. Nd2 { [%clk 0:07:15] } 24... Nxd2 { [%clk 0:05:07] } 25. Qxd2 { [%clk 0:07:10] } 25... Qxb3 { [%clk 0:04:13] } 26. Bxa6 { [%clk 0:07:08] } 26... Ra8 { [%clk 0:04:05] } 27. Be2 { [%clk 0:07:01] } 27... Ra2 { [%clk 0:04:03] } 28. Qc3 { [%clk 0:06:47] } 28... Qxc3 { [%clk 0:03:45] } 29. Rxc3 { [%clk 0:06:45] } 29... Ba5 { [%clk 0:03:43] } 30. Rec1 { [%clk 0:04:51] } 30... Bxc3 { [%clk 0:03:24] } 31. Rxc3 { [%clk 0:04:51] } 31... Rxe2 { [%clk 0:03:23] }
13...Na4 I thought was good because it prepared jumping onto the outpost with tempo, strongly provoking recapture, leaving me with a half open file with my rook staring at a pawn that I was sure to eventually capture. But the engine marks this as the first of many mistakes.
From the little success I had I felt like I misunderstood what I am really trying to achieve here in this attack. Could anyone give me some advice?