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It's hard to say.
It does look like your planning was pretty good. Was this a live lesson with a real board or on-line with pre-saved positions?
If I could suggest some ideas, perhaps that was a...

Congratulations!
It's a pity chess does not receive public funding in Canada, simply because it's not an olympic sport...
For an important event like a zonal, as a player I wish this could be a 1...

I must confess I voted that Pluto was a planet on "Melancholic grounds" :)
But after reading a few articles here and there, I now agree with the official astronomers position that Pluto is one of...

Vlad: glad to know you're a member of the Caro-Kann lovers club! The caro will always be a realiable and faithful defence, but true, some effort on our side to keep up with modern theory is...

Thanks for the explanations Kevin, it's all good. I guess I can a be a little too stubborn at times :(, so I take my share of the blame...

One of the reasons why I never took up the ...Nc6 line...

Yes, some of those books are old, but it's not like they publish new books on the Caro or the Panov every year. I think the last one was Schandorff's, and whilst it probably is a great piece of work,...

Yes, Karpov calls it the main line. I think his opinion is extremely qualified... not only was he World Champion when he played those games, no other living GM has ever defended the black side of a...

Unclear?? any book on the Caro-Kann or the Panov will tell you that. Also, if you check your database, 5...e6 is played at least twice as often as 5...Nc6.
5...e6 has been played by Karpov (dozens...

Actually, now that you mention this, chesscanada.info's site (and this forum!) needs a ssl certificate. At present, Chrome displays is as "not safe".
The web admin can get a free ssl certificate...

Hmm. I'd like to say that most 1.e4 players do not particularly enjoy playing QG type positions, which is what a Panov attack is.
5...e6! (rather than 5...Nc6, which is a little dubious) is...