Chess openings / Catalan Opening
Catalan Opening: Open Defense, Classical Line
Catalan Opening: Open Defense, Classical Line (E05) starts 1.d4 Nf6 2.c4 e6 3.Nf3 d5 4.g3 Be7 5.Bg2 O-O 6.O-O dxc4. In 7,473 games between strong players, White wins 45%, 18% are drawn and Black wins 37%; the most played move is 7.Qc2 (64%).
1.d4 Nf6 2.c4 e6 3.Nf3 d5 4.g3 Be7 5.Bg2 O-O 6.O-O dxc4
- ECO
- E05
- Games between strong players
- 7,473
- To move
- White
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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| 7.Qc2 | 64% (4,793) | – | |
| 7.Ne5 | 18% (1,328) | – | |
| 7.Qa4 | 7% (514) | – | |
| 7.Na3 | 6% (418) | – | |
| 7.Nc3 | 2% (169) | – | |
| 7.Nbd2 | 2% (157) | – |
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
Top players' games in the Catalan Opening: Open Defense, Classical Line, reviewed
More Catalan Opening lines
- Catalan Opening 12,159 games
- Catalan Opening: Open Defense 6,157 games
- Catalan Opening: Closed, Main Line 817 games
- Catalan Opening: Open Defense, Modern Sharp Variation 771 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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