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Catalan Opening: Hungarian Gambit

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1.d4Nf62.c4e63.g3e5
Live databaseLichess 1600–2000 · blitz + rapid
Catalan Opening: Hungarian Gambit209 games · White to move
MoveWhite / draw / BlackPlayedGamesScore
76%15846%
17%3553%
5.3%1136%
1.9%425%
0.5%10%
Famous games in this line13 master games
Laznicka, Viktor (2638) – Timman, Jan H (2586)20101–0Tukmakov, Vladimir B (2520) – Van Riemsdijk, Herman C (2440)19901–0Grigoryan, Avetik (2584) – Sharbaf, Mohsen (2370)20101–0Quinteros, Miguel Angel (2505) – Tempone, Marcelo (2415)19951–0Horvath, Jozsef (2515) – Horvath, Gyula (2405)19911–0Quinteros, Miguel Angel (2480) – Van Riemsdijk, Herman C (2375)1978½–½Neelotpal, Das (2445) – Sharbaf, Mohsen (2381)2010½–½Flear, Glenn C (2475) – Ivell, Nicholas W (2350)19851–0
Heroes of this opening Laznicka, Viktor · Tukmakov, Vladimir B · Grigoryan, Avetik · Quinteros, Miguel Angel
Family
Catalan Opening
Category
Indian
First move
1.d4
ECO
E00
Line
1. d4 Nf6 2. c4 e6 3. g3 e5
GambitFianchettoPositionalHypermodern
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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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