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Catalan Opening: Open Defense

ECO E02 · 220 games · White to move

1. d4 Nf6 2. c4 e6 3. g3 d5 4. Bg2 dxc4

53% White10% Draw37% Black

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What gets played next

Move	Games	Share	White / draw / Black	Leads to
Nf3	172	78.2%		Catalan Opening: Open Defense E04
Qa4+	21	9.5%

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. Bg2Catalan Opening: Open Defense 4... dxc4

Other lines in this family

Open DefenseE04… 5. Nf3691 ClosedE06… 4... Be7 5. Nf32,839 Open DefenseE01…1,851 Tarrasch DefenseE01… 4... c5 5. Nf3 Nc6152 ClosedE07… 4... Be7 5. Nf3 O-O 6. O-O Nbd792 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.