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Catalan Opening: Closed, Botvinnik Variation

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1.d4Nf62.c4e63.g3d54.Bg2Be75.Nf3O-O6.O-ONbd77.Nc3c68.Qd3
Live databaseLichess 1600–2000 · blitz + rapid
Catalan Opening: Closed, Botvinnik Variation23k games · Black to move
MoveWhite / draw / BlackPlayedGamesScore
30%6.9k43%
22%5.1k36%
16%3.7k37%
9.5%2.2k36%
7.2%1.6k36%
4.2%94935%
3.6%80835%
1.5%33833%
1.4%32234%
1.3%29040%
Famous games in this line411 master games
Grischuk, Alexander (2736) – Leko, Peter (2752)2009½–½Wojtaszek, R. (2733) – Adams, Mi (2740)2015½–½Navara, D. (2707) – Wang Hao (2756)2019½–½Andreikin, D. (2729) – Maghsoodloo, Parham (2699)2022½–½Shankland, S. (2698) – Duda, J. (2726)20230–1Kramnik, Vladimir (2777) – Baramidze, D. (2616)2014½–½Cheparinov, I. (2667) – Ponomariov, R. (2675)20191–0Harikrishna, P. (2720) – Mastrovasilis, D. (2599)20221–0
Heroes of this opening Duda, J. · Cheparinov, I. · Harikrishna, P.
Family
Catalan Opening
Category
Indian
First move
1.d4
ECO
E07
Line
1. d4 Nf6 2. c4 e6 3. g3 d5 4. Bg2 Be7 5. Nf3 O-O 6. O-O Nbd7 7. Nc3 c6 8. Qd3
FianchettoSharpPositionalHypermodern
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From the archives

The 1929 Barcelona organizers literally commissioned an opening: Tartakower blended 1.d4 with a kingside fianchetto and named it for Catalonia. Seventy years later Kramnik and Carlsen made it a world-championship weapon — one long-range bishop, endless quiet pressure.

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