Chess openings / Catalan Opening
Catalan Opening: Closed, Main Line
Catalan Opening: Closed, Main Line (E09) starts 1.d4 Nf6 2.c4 e6 3.Nf3 d5 4.g3 Be7 5.Bg2 O-O 6.O-O Nbd7 7.Qc2 c6 8.Nbd2. In 817 games between strong players, White wins 51%, 15% are drawn and Black wins 34%; the most played move is 8…b6 (75%).
1.d4 Nf6 2.c4 e6 3.Nf3 d5 4.g3 Be7 5.Bg2 O-O 6.O-O Nbd7 7.Qc2 c6 8.Nbd2
- ECO
- E09
- Games between strong players
- 817
- To move
- Black
White wins, draws and Black wins, from this position.
What strong players play next
The moves played most from this position in over-the-board broadcasts and the Lichess Elite Database, how often, and how the games ended.
| Move | Played | Results | Leads to |
|---|---|---|---|
| 8…b6 | 75% (614) | Catalan Opening: Closed Variation, Traditional Variation | |
| 8…Re8 | 8% (67) | – | |
| 8…b5 | 4% (31) | – | |
| 8…c5 | 4% (29) | – | |
| 8…a5 | 3% (25) | – | |
| 8…a6 | 2% (17) | – |
Where it comes from and where it goes
Branches from Catalan Opening: Closed 1.d4 Nf6 2.c4 e6 3.g3 d5 4.Bg2 Be7 5.Nf3
More Catalan Opening lines
- Catalan Opening 12,159 games
- Catalan Opening: Open Defense, Classical Line 7,473 games
- Catalan Opening: Open Defense 6,157 games
- Catalan Opening: Open Defense, Modern Sharp Variation 771 games
- Catalan Opening: Tarrasch Defense 331 games
- Catalan Opening: Closed, Botvinnik Variation 290 games
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