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Catalan Opening
Learn the starting moves, ideas, game results, and 9 named Catalan Opening variations.
1. d4 Nf6 2. c4 e6 3. g3 About This Opening
The Catalan (1.d4 Nf6 2.c4 e6 3.g3) blends Queen's Gambit space with a kingside fianchetto, generating long-term pressure down the light-square diagonal. A staple of modern elite chess where small edges are ground into wins.
Variations
9 found E00 E00 E00 E06 E06 E05 E03 E07 E08
Catalan Opening
d4 Nf6 c4 e6 g3 Devin Gambit, Catalan
d4 Nf6 c4 e6 g4 Hungarian Gambit, Catalan
d4 Nf6 c4 e6 g3 e5 Closed Variation, Catalan
d4 Nf6 c4 e6 g3 d5 Bg2 Tarrasch Defense, Catalan
d4 Nf6 c4 e6 g3 d5 Bg2 c5 Nf3 Nc6 Modern Sharp Variation, Catalan
d4 Nf6 c4 e6 g3 d5 Bg2 dxc4 Nf3 Nc6 Qa4 Bb4+ Alekhine Variation, Catalan
d4 Nf6 c4 e6 g3 d5 Bg2 dxc4 Qa4+ Nbd7 Qxc4 a6 Qc2 Botvinnik Variation, Catalan
d4 Nf6 c4 e6 g3 d5 Bg2 Be7 Nf3 O-O O-O Nbd7 Nc3 c6 Qd3 Zagoriansky Variation, Catalan
d4 Nf6 c4 e6 g3 d5 Bg2 Be7 Nf3 O-O O-O Nbd7 Qc2 c6 Rd1 b6 a4