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Catalan Opening [E01-09]

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NC3 catalan [Any suggestions on sources] covering Catalan lines fwith an early nc3, usally before castling. I have the attacking d5 book, and Marin’s Fritz trainer on Catalan versus and triangle systems is compli... Started 07/02/24 at 20:31:10 by browniesbane	2	538	07/03/24 at 15:11:39 By: browniesbane
Bb4+ in the Catalan What is the idea of Bb4+ after 1. d4 Nf6 2. c4 e6 3. g3 d5 4. Bg2? The most popular line going by number of games is 1. d4 Nf6 2. c4 e6 3. g3 d5 4. Bg2 Bb4+ 5. Bd2 Be7 6. Nf3 O-O 7. O-O c6 8... Started 01/08/07 at 06:29:14 by d_d	7	5413	01/15/07 at 06:21:55 By: d_d
Chesspub's Catalan e-book vs. Agnus Dunnington Hello ! Been a while since I last posted here, but I have a question. My chess journey has taken me towards the Catalan lately. I am getting the hang of it, getting more enjoyable games with a ve... Started 11/12/10 at 18:30:44 by Damien Calloway	7	7931	11/13/10 at 20:56:14 By: Markovich
Barmen Catalan I've been compiling a repertoire idea with The QGD-classical and the Barmen line. I have high faith in classical QGD positions, especially with some of the recent developments with Nh5 in the exchange... Started 01/09/23 at 18:03:35 by RosemarysBaby	8	1576	01/11/23 at 07:06:36 By: RosemarysBaby
Catalan 4...dxc4 5.Bg2 a6 6.O-O Nc6 7.Nc3 While I consider Ruslan's notes to be some of the best and most comprehensive on the site, so far there is an unfortunate absence of treatment of the subject line (there is a mere mention in the PDF f... Started 08/18/10 at 20:14:14 by Markovich	1	3680	12/07/12 at 14:56:32 By: fling
(Anti-)Catalan with c5 Hello, I am currently switching from Benoni to Ragozin (both with Nimzo move order). I will still be answering 3. g3 with c5, but I still have to choose a reply to 3. Nf3 d5 4. g3. Currently I am looking at 4. ... c5, wh... Started 07/21/19 at 12:26:09 by smatija	13	6600	07/26/19 at 09:10:19 By: stockhausen
Willempie counters the catalan The ICCF tournament now is really on its way and I am defending the honour of the chesspub team: http://www.chesspub.com/cgi-bin/yabb2/YaBB.pl?num=1188401025 I though some might be interested in ... Started 11/01/07 at 09:48:38 by Willempie « Pages 1 2 all »	19	12442	03/18/08 at 12:30:13 By: Willempie
Catalan hi all, I´ve some problems to get an advantage after: 1. d4 d5 2. c4 e6 3. Nf3 Nf6 4. g3 Be7 5. Bg2 O-O 6. O-O c6 7. Qc2 Nbd7 8. Rd1 b6 It looks so passive, but I´ve no clear way to pro... Started 10/06/08 at 18:47:13 by gewgaw	1	1948	10/07/08 at 10:57:35 By: thibdb13
Catalan Pseudo-sac Hello all! I have a question, but first I'll share a little background so you can target your responses accordingly. I'm an amateur improving player with a rating of about 1400 USCF. My rating,... Started 04/28/08 at 23:26:10 by Nfinity (Ex Member)	6	4532	04/30/08 at 14:34:42 By: Markovich
Play the Catalan Just in case nobody else has noticed this upcoming title; http://www.everymanchess.com/chess/books/Play_the_Catalan ; Started 05/22/09 at 19:57:31 by slates « Pages 1 2 all »	22	17475	07/23/09 at 01:23:40 By: BPaulsen
The sharpest Catalan? Hi friends! Facing the Catalan with Black I wonder what you recommend to play to get the sharpest and most unbalancing positions. Maybe we can get an interesting fighting collection here?<br... Started 11/01/12 at 08:07:47 by Matemax	5	7313	11/02/12 at 03:50:33 By: BPaulsen
Sharp lines vs the Catalan Hey guys, I am currently looking for a new weapon against the Catalan. I would describe myself as an attacking player, I like to have the initiative. I wouldn't mind much to sac the ... Started 11/17/16 at 21:24:13 by Tauromachie	1	2994	11/17/16 at 22:27:52 By: CarriedbyGg
Catalan question 1.d4 d5 2.c4 e6 3.Nf3 Nf6 4.g3 dxc4 5.Bg2 c5 6.0-0 Nc6 7.Ne5 Bd7 8.Na3 cxd4 9.Naxc4 Bc5 10.Qb3 0-0 11.Qxb7 You might recall that this line was played in Kasparov's first match with Deep Blue in 1... Started 11/08/06 at 22:33:10 by HgMan	10	6719	10/28/07 at 19:49:11 By: TalJechin
ICCF Champions League Bogo-Catalan While my other games are moving slowly, I thought I might share a couple of games that had been moving along in the Catalan (with an early ...Bb4 from Black). I have been experimenting with 5.Nbd2 in... Started 02/10/08 at 15:43:02 by HgMan	7	4977	04/27/08 at 13:50:16 By: HgMan
Is the Catalan a good fit with my repertoire? My white repertoire is built around 1.d4, 2.Nf3 and 3. c4. Against the Kingside fianchetto defenses I follow Grivas' book "Beating the Fianchetto Defenses" - Bg5 Grunfeld, classical Benoni and KID wi... Started 11/29/08 at 05:53:24 by Eclectico	13	7438	11/30/08 at 12:56:03 By: MNb
NEW CATALAN BOOK - comments? WOJO`S WEAPONS - Winning with White vol.1 - THE CATALAN Dean Ippolito, Jonathan Hilton, Mongoose Press, 2010, p. 408 The late Aleksander Wojtkiewicz was one of the most fea... Started 02/26/10 at 16:46:36 by Templare2	2	3271	02/26/10 at 17:58:55 By: Templare2
Catalan hi all, today I played the catalan against a rare setup, which seems to have good chances to equalize. I wonder, why Black´s setup is used so seldom. Here are the moves: 1. d4 d5 2. Nf3... Started 04/10/11 at 19:26:05 by gewgaw	3	4949	04/11/11 at 11:43:56 By: fling
Fighting the Catalan Reading Avrukh's book, the Catalan seems more of a problem for Black than I realized. Thus, I wonder, what do you consider the best variation to soundly strive for the win as Black or at least get com... Started 04/01/09 at 10:18:17 by exigentsky	2	2426	04/02/09 at 02:35:53 By: MNb
Live 5-minute Chess Videos http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=9Zanv6csegw this post is on the Catalan, where I have the white pieces... my opponent played an unorthodox variation (Bb4+) Started 07/19/10 at 07:53:36 by charlesgalofre	2	2375	07/20/10 at 07:01:14 By: BPaulsen
Catalan It seems to me that the Catalan does not get very much attention these days - is this just fashion or is it that Black has found reliable ways to equalise? I find the opening attractive for White, an... Started 02/20/03 at 08:34:58 by alumbrado « Pages 1 2 all »	29	19852	01/06/09 at 15:52:52 By: Willempie

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