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Catalan Opening: Open Defense

ECO E04 · 126 games · White to move

1. d4 Nf6 2. c4 e6 3. Nf3 d5 4. g3 c6 5. Bg2 dxc4

50% White8% Draw42% Black

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What gets played next

Move	Games	Share	White / draw / Black	Leads to
O-O	71	56.3%

A further 55 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 Indian Defense: Anti-Nimzo-Indian 3. Nf3Catalan Opening: Open Defense 5... dxc4

Other lines in this family

Open Defense, Classical LineE05… 4... Be7 5. Bg2 O-O 6. O-O dxc4670 ClosedE06… 3. g3 d5 4. Bg2 Be7 5. Nf32,839 Catalan OpeningE00… 3. g32,623 Catalan OpeningE00… 3. g3 d52,282 Open DefenseE01… 3. g3 d5 4. Bg21,851 Open DefenseE04… 3. g3 d5 4. Bg2 dxc4 5. Nf3691 Open DefenseE02… 3. g3 d5 4. Bg2 dxc4220 Tarrasch DefenseE01… 3. g3 d5 4. Bg2 c5 5. Nf3 Nc6152 ClosedE07… 3. g3 d5 4. Bg2 Be7 5. Nf3 O-O 6. O-O Nbd792 ClosedE061. c4 e6 2. Nf3 d5 3. g3 Nf6 4. Bg2 Be7 5. d4 O-O 6. O-O c6542

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