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Catalan Opening: Closed

ECO E07 · 92 games · White to move

1. d4 Nf6 2. c4 e6 3. g3 d5 4. Bg2 Be7 5. Nf3 O-O 6. O-O Nbd7

57% White9% Draw34% Black

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What gets played next

Move	Games	Share	White / draw / Black	Leads to
Qc2	34	37.0%
Nc3	19	20.7%
Nbd2	12	13.0%

A further 27 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. c4 Catalan Opening 3. g3 Catalan Opening 3... d5 Catalan Opening: Open Defense 4. Bg2 Catalan Opening: Closed 5. Nf3Catalan Opening: Closed 6... Nbd7

Other lines in this family

ClosedE06…2,839 Open DefenseE01…1,851 Open DefenseE04… 4... dxc4 5. Nf3691 Open DefenseE02… 4... dxc4220 Tarrasch DefenseE01… 4... c5 5. Nf3 Nc6152 Catalan OpeningE00…2,282 Catalan OpeningE00…2,623 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.