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Catalan Opening

ECO E00 · 2,623 games · Black to move

1. d4 Nf6 2. c4 e6 3. g3

52% White9% Draw39% Black

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What gets played next

Move	Games	Share	White / draw / Black	Leads to
d5	1,380	52.6%		Catalan Opening E00
Bb4+	586	22.3%
c5	359	13.7%
b6	81	3.1%
Be7	56	2.1%
c6	41	1.6%
Nc6	13	0.5%

A further 107 games played a rarer move, or ended right here.

How this line is reached

Queen's Pawn Game 1. d4 Indian Defense 1... Nf6 Indian Defense: Normal Variation 2. c4Catalan Opening 3. g3

Other lines in this family

ClosedE06… 3... d5 4. Bg2 Be7 5. Nf32,839 Catalan OpeningE00… 3... d52,282 Open DefenseE01… 3... d5 4. Bg21,851 Open DefenseE04… 3... d5 4. Bg2 dxc4 5. Nf3691 Open DefenseE02… 3... d5 4. Bg2 dxc4220 Tarrasch DefenseE01… 3... d5 4. Bg2 c5 5. Nf3 Nc6152 ClosedE07… 3... d5 4. Bg2 Be7 5. Nf3 O-O 6. O-O Nbd792 Open Defense, Classical LineE05… 3. Nf3 d5 4. g3 Be7 5. Bg2 O-O 6. O-O dxc4670 Open DefenseE04… 3. Nf3 d5 4. g3 c6 5. Bg2 dxc4126 ClosedE061. c4 e6 2. Nf3 d5 3. g3 Nf6 4. Bg2 Be7 5. d4 O-O 6. O-O c6542

Data: 4 million rated games from the Lichess open database (CC0), both players 1600+, blitz and slower. Popular is not the same as good.