Openings/Catalan Opening
Catalan Opening: Open Defense, Classical Line E05
1. d4 Nf6 2. c4 e6 3. g3 d5 4. Bg2 dxc4 5. Nf3 Be7
328 tournament games from this position · White wins 52%, draws 29%, Black wins 18%
Moves
328 games| Move | Games | White · Draw · Black | Elo | Last |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| O-O | 214 | 53% 27% 20% | 2166 | 2026 |
| Qa4+ | 73 | 53% 33% | 2237 | 2026 |
| Qc2 | 18 | 39% 39% 22% | 2131 | 2025 |
| Ne5 | 10 | 20% 60% 20% | 2088 | 2026 |
| Nc3 | 8 | 88% | 2224 | 2025 |
| Na3 | 5 | 80% 20% | 2225 | 2025 |
Top games
| Rodshtein, M2604–Mamedyarov, S2740 | 0-1 | Euro Pairs Blitz Q Open | 2023 |
| Gelfand, B2686–Adly, A2636 | 1-0 | FIDE Chess.com Grand Swiss | 2019 |
| Dubov, Daniil2699–Hess, Ro2581 | ½-½ | FIDE Chess.com Grand Swiss | 2019 |
| Ragger, M2646–Bachmann, Ax2577 | 1-0 | Graz Casino Open 2014 | 2014 |
| Landa, K2624–Almagro Llamas, P2433 | ½-½ | TCh-ESP Div Honor 2015 | 2015 |
| Grandelius, N2655–Bwalya, Gillan2396 | 1-0 | 44th Olympiad 2022 | 2022 |
| Ovetchkin, R2529–Nozdrachev, V2478 | 0-1 | Polugaevsky Memorial 2017 | 2017 |
| Hillarp Persson, T2514–Rozentalis, E2493 | 0-1 | OBRO International 2022 | 2022 |
| Bernadskiy, V2617–Bogdanov, Egor2381 | 1-0 | XLI Ludwika Zamenhofa Mem | 2022 |
| Romanov, E2623–Carstensen, J2352 | 1-0 | Politiken Cup 2012 | 2012 |
Catalan Opening variations
Catalan OpeningE00Catalan OpeningE00Hungarian GambitE00Open DefenseE01Open DefenseE02ClosedE06Open DefenseE04Tarrasch DefenseE01Open DefenseE04ClosedE06Open DefenseE03Open Defense, Classical LineE05ClosedE07Open Defense, Modern Sharp VariationE04ClosedE08Open Defense, Alekhine VariationE03ClosedE08Closed, Botvinnik VariationE07Closed, Main LineE09ClosedE08ClosedE06Closed Variation, Rabinovich VariationE09Closed Variation, Traditional VariationE09Closed, Zagoryansky VariationE08