E08 · Semi-Closed · a plan for White

Catalan Opening: Closed, Zagoryansky Variation

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1.d4e62.c4Nf63.Nf3d54.g3Be75.Bg2O-O6.O-ONbd77.Qc2c68.Rd1b69.a4
Live databaseLichess 1600–2000 · blitz + rapid
Catalan Opening: Closed, Zagoryansky Variation244 games · Black to move
MoveWhite / draw / BlackPlayedGamesScore
65%15854%
17%4143%
14%3534%
1.6%450%
0.8%250%
0.8%20%
0.4%1100%
0.4%10%
Famous games in this line8 master games
Ilincic, Zlatko (2502) – Papp, Gabor (2477)20050–1Hackel, Mario (2353) – Vaganian, Rafael A (2617)19990–1Ilincic, Zlatko (2546) – Benkovic, Petar (2414)20011–0Bogdanovski, Vlatko (2515) – Maksimovic, Branimir (2370)19931–0Ilincic, Z. (2431) – Feher, Ad (2356)20141–0Novik, Ma (2434) – Royal, Shreyas (2296)2021½–½Ksieski, Zbigniew (2360) – Jirovsky, Pavel (2340)20010–1Ilincic, Z. (2375) – Royal, Shreyas (2296)20210–1
Heroes of this opening Ilincic, Zlatko · Papp, Gabor · Vaganian, Rafael A · Bogdanovski, Vlatko
Family
Catalan Opening
Category
Semi-Closed
First move
1.d4
ECO
E08
Line
1. d4 e6 2. c4 Nf6 3. Nf3 d5 4. g3 Be7 5. Bg2 O-O 6. O-O Nbd7 7. Qc2 c6 8. Rd1 b6 9. a4
FianchettoPositionalHypermodern
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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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