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Catalan Opening: Open Defense

ECO E04 · 691 games · Black to move

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1. d4 Nf6 2. c4 e6 3. g3 d5 4. Bg2 dxc4 5. Nf3
50% White10% Draw40% Black
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What gets played next

MoveGamesShareWhite / draw / BlackLeads to
c518326.5%
Nc69613.9%
a6689.8%
Bb4+669.6%
c6527.5%Catalan Opening: Open Defense E04
Bd7334.8%
Be7172.5%

A further 176 games played a rarer move, or ended right here.

How this line is reached

Queen's Pawn Game 1. d4Indian Defense 1... Nf6Indian Defense: Normal Variation 2. c4Catalan Opening 3. g3Catalan Opening 3... d5Catalan Opening: Open Defense 4. Bg2Catalan Opening: Open Defense 4... dxc4Catalan Opening: Open Defense 5. Nf3

Other lines in this family

Open DefenseE02…220ClosedE06… 4... Be7 5. Nf32,839Open DefenseE01…1,851Tarrasch DefenseE01… 4... c5 5. Nf3 Nc6152ClosedE07… 4... Be7 5. Nf3 O-O 6. O-O Nbd792Catalan OpeningE00…2,282Catalan OpeningE00…2,623Open Defense, Classical LineE05… 3. Nf3 d5 4. g3 Be7 5. Bg2 O-O 6. O-O dxc4670Open DefenseE04… 3. Nf3 d5 4. g3 c6 5. Bg2 dxc4126ClosedE061. 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.