E01 · Indian · a plan for White
Catalan Opening: Open Defense
7/7
1.d4Nf62.c4e63.g3d54.Bg2
Live databaseLichess 1600–2000 · blitz + rapid
Catalan Opening: Open Defense766k games · Black to move
MoveWhite / draw / BlackPlayedGamesScore
27%207k44%
23%178k47%
12%94k44%
12%90k46%
4.3%33k45%
2.8%21k42%
1.8%14k45%
1.8%14k43%
1%7.8k44%
Famous games in this line11k master games
Ding Liren (2805) – Carlsen, M. (2882)Kramnik, Vladimir (2810) – Carlsen, Magnus (2872)Carlsen, M. (2864) – Firouzja, Alireza (2793)Ding, Liren (2791) – Carlsen, Magnus (2863)Ding, Liren (2791) – Carlsen, Magnus (2863)Ding Liren (2799) – Carlsen, M.. (2847)Ding Liren (2799) – Carlsen, M.. (2847)Ding Liren (2799) – Carlsen, M.. (2847)Heroes of this opening Carlsen, Magnus · Ding Liren
- Family
- Catalan Opening
- Category
- Indian
- First move
- 1.d4
- ECO
- E01
- Line
- 1. d4 Nf6 2. c4 e6 3. g3 d5 4. Bg2
FianchettoPositionalHypermodern
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Go deeper — named lines from here
Catalan Opening: ClosedE06 4…Be7 5.Nf3 · 2 deeper linesCatalan Opening: Tarrasch DefenseE01 4…c5 5.Nf3 Nc6Catalan Opening: Open Defense, Classical LineE05 4…dxc4 5.Nf3 Be7Catalan Opening: Open Defense, Modern Sharp VariationE04 4…dxc4 5.Nf3 Nc6 6.Qa4 Bb4
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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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