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Catalan Opening: Tarrasch Defense

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1.d4Nf62.c4e63.g3d54.Bg2c55.Nf3Nc6
Live databaseLichess 1600–2000 · blitz + rapid
Catalan Opening: Tarrasch Defense197k games · White to move
MoveWhite / draw / BlackPlayedGamesScore
50%97k57%
29%56k56%
6.6%13k54%
5.5%11k53%
5.3%10k53%
1.8%3.6k49%
0.7%1.5k48%
0.5%95744%
0.3%62245%
0.3%51849%
Famous games in this line341 master games
Postny, Evgeny (2631) – Edouard, Romain (2657)20131–0Salov, Valery (2660) – Lobron, Eric (2620)19931–0Yuffa, D. (2572) – Mamedov, Rau (2703)2018½–½Georgiev, Kiril (2662) – Berg, Emanuel (2583)2008½–½Shulman, Yuri (2632) – Akobian, Varuzhan (2612)20091–0Yuffa, D. (2566) – Mamedov, Rau (2659)20190–1Fridman, Daniel (2665) – Feygin, Michael (2546)2009½–½Ragger, M. (2668) – Horvath, Jo1 (2538)20151–0
Heroes of this opening Postny, Evgeny · Salov, Valery · Shulman, Yuri · Mamedov, Rau
Family
Catalan Opening
Category
Indian
First move
1.d4
ECO
E01
Line
1. d4 Nf6 2. c4 e6 3. g3 d5 4. Bg2 c5 5. Nf3 Nc6
FianchettoPositionalHypermodern
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Catalan Opening: Open Defense, Classical LineE05 4…dxc4 5.Nf3 Be7Catalan Opening: ClosedE06 4…Be7 5.Nf3Catalan Opening: Open Defense, Modern Sharp VariationE04 4…dxc4 5.Nf3 Nc6 6.Qa4 Bb4
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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