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“When d4 is played, Black's strategy requires the immediate capture. Any delay will only encourage White to play d5.”
― Jon Edwards, Hedgehog Strategy

“With one move, the tension in the position immediately shifts from the pressure on e4 to Black's need to undermine the e5-pawn. In that regard, the position is similar to the Advanced Variation of the French Defense save that the light-squared bishop has immediate access to f5 and Black must lose a tempo to challenge the d4-pawn with ...c5.”
― Jon Edwards, Caro Kann: Advanced Variation