E05 · Indian · a plan for White
Catalan Opening: Open Defense, Classical Line
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1.d4Nf62.c4e63.g3d54.Bg2dxc45.Nf3Be7
Live databaseLichess 1600–2000 · blitz + rapid
Catalan Opening: Open Defense, Classical Line91k games · White to move
MoveWhite / draw / BlackPlayedGamesScore
64%58k59%
12%11k57%
11%10k58%
4.8%4.4k54%
4.2%3.8k56%
1.8%1.7k58%
1.2%1.1k55%
0.4%32557%
0.2%18449%
0.2%17452%
Famous games in this line540 master games
Miroshnichenko, Evgenij (2634) – Anand, Viswanathan (2788)Gelfand, B. (2686) – Adly, A. (2636)Lautier, Joel (2645) – Adams, Michael (2660)Kortschnoj, Viktor (2645) – Petrosian, Tigran V (2645)Dubov, Daniil (2699) – Hess, Ro (2581)Sasikiran, Krishnan (2664) – L'Ami, Erwin (2606)Hamarat, Tunc (2624) – Martín Clemente, Joel (2645)Matlakov, M. (2674) – Hess, Ro (2591)Heroes of this opening Gelfand, B. · Lautier, Joel · Sasikiran, Krishnan · Matlakov, M.
- Family
- Catalan Opening
- Category
- Indian
- First move
- 1.d4
- ECO
- E05
- Line
- 1. d4 Nf6 2. c4 e6 3. g3 d5 4. Bg2 dxc4 5. Nf3 Be7
FianchettoPositionalHypermodern
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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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