Chess openings / Catalan Opening
Catalan Opening: Open Defense
Catalan Opening: Open Defense (E04) starts 1.d4 Nf6 2.c4 e6 3.g3 d5 4.Bg2 dxc4 5.Nf3. In 6,157 games between strong players, White wins 44%, 20% are drawn and Black wins 36%; the most played move is 5…Nc6 (23%).
1.d4 Nf6 2.c4 e6 3.g3 d5 4.Bg2 dxc4 5.Nf3
- ECO
- E04
- Games between strong players
- 6,157
- 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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| 5…Nc6 | 23% (1,393) | – | |
| 5…c5 | 20% (1,241) | – | |
| 5…a6 | 19% (1,183) | – | |
| 5…Bb4+ | 17% (1,034) | – | |
| 5…Bd7 | 7% (433) | – | |
| 5…Nbd7 | 6% (337) | – |
Where it comes from and where it goes
Branches from Catalan Opening 1.d4 Nf6 2.c4 e6 3.g3
More Catalan Opening lines
- Catalan Opening: Closed 9,973 games
- Catalan Opening: Open Defense, Classical Line 7,473 games
- Catalan Opening: Closed, Main Line 817 games
- Catalan Opening: Closed Variation, Traditional Variation 654 games
- Catalan Opening: Tarrasch Defense 331 games
- Catalan Opening: Closed, Botvinnik Variation 290 games
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