Catalan Opening
Catalan Opening is regularly played in classical games between masters. Below you will find its variations, move orders, result statistics and the players who play it most, compiled from games of 2500+ rated players.
Played by: Van Foreest, Wei Yi, Nakamura, Praggnanandhaa, So, Giri, Mamedyarov, Niemann
Main line
1.d4 Nf6 2.c4 e6 3.Nf3 d5 4.g3 Be7 5.Bg2 O-O 6.O-O dxc4 7.Qc2 a6 8.a4 Bd7 9.Qxc4 Bc6 10.Bg5 Nbd7 11.Nc3 h6 12.Bxf6 Nxf6 13.a5 Bd5 14.Qd3 Bxf3 15.Bxf3 c6
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Open Defense, Classical Line · ECO E05 · for White
Main line · ECO E00 · for White
Closed · ECO E06 · for White
Open Defense · ECO E04 · for White
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Statistics from classical games of 2500+ rated players. Notation: K king, Q queen, R rook, B bishop, N knight.