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Catalan Opening [E01-09] (Moderators: TN, proustiskeen)
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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 |
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 07/03/24 at 15:11:39By: browniesbane |
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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 |
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01/15/07 at 06:21:55 By: d_d |
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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 |
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04/27/08 at 13:50:16 By: HgMan |
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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 |
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04/02/09 at 02:35:53 By: MNb |
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What do I do against the Catalan?
I think the Catalan should go here, as it is not a Nimzo nd too boring to be a daring defence. I am a QGD player, and after 1. c4 I play 1... e6. However, after 2. g3 d5 3. Bg2 Nf6 4. d4 I find myself...
Started 07/24/03 at 09:01:23 by not a gm yet (Guest) |
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07/28/03 at 10:37:57 By: alumbrado |
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Catalan against Slav-SemiSlav
I'd like to undestrand why i never see strong White Catalan players to play their fovourite opening against the Slav-Semislav move order.
In particular the move order is 1. d4 d5 2. c4 c6 3. Nf3 ... Started 11/06/07 at 12:32:08 by Alesab |
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02/02/08 at 22:14:04 By: Bonsai |
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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) |
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04/30/08 at 14:34:42 By: Markovich |
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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 |
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07/20/10 at 07:01:14 By: BPaulsen |
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Catalan Vs. Slav
After 1. d4 d5 2. c4 c6 3. Nf3 Nf6 White can play 4. g3
This could easily traspose into the Catalan but this line is considered not so good for Black due to 4...dc4 and there is a difference,... Started 10/22/09 at 16:28:25 by Templare2 |
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02/07/11 at 13:56:17 By: Markovich |
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Anyone writing "Play the Catalan" ?
So is anyone writing this. It would seem that with Kramnik's recent exploits at the top, that there would be a market for a good well written repertoire book for White based on the Catalan.
Dunn... Started 12/22/07 at 23:59:38 by Antillian |
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11/05/08 at 16:29:01 By: TonyRo |
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03/10/21 at 19:18:27 By: TD |
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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 |
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11/02/12 at 03:50:33 By: BPaulsen |
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Main line Catalan
Interesting that Gelfand (who knows a thing or two about the Catalan) should play the currently less fashionable 8.a4 against Topalov in Linares. He doesn't seem to have gotten much from this (draw i...
Started 02/17/10 at 12:55:01 by HgMan |
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02/17/10 at 21:29:38 By: TN |
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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 |
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02/26/10 at 17:58:55 By: Templare2 |
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Symmetrical Variation, Pseudo-Catalan
1.d4 d5 2.Nf3 Nf6 3.g3
Are there many resources on this line? If so, would you share? I like delaying c4, as I'm a softy. My database gives it decent results. Started 07/23/15 at 03:11:02 by Ama17 |
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07/26/15 at 07:02:19 By: Ama17 |
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The Catalan against all 1…d5 responses?
I just had a quick look at Avrukh’s books, as most of you know, a two volume repertoire for white with 1d4. As Avrukh himself explains at the introduction, his repertoire is based, whenever possible, ...
Started 03/21/12 at 11:31:06 by fairchess |
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03/28/12 at 09:45:00 By: emary |
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Bizarre queen sac in the Catalan?
Recently, I played the following game as Black against the Catalan.
[pgn][Event "?"] [Site "?"] [Date "????.??.??"] [Round "?"] [White "Enter New Game"] [Black "?"] [R...|/pgn] 6.a4 is a legitimate sideline, but 8.Nc3 is a novelty. It looks as though Black just plays 8...b5 with a nice position, as ...b4 is coming. My opponent after the game stated Started 08/31/16 at 19:42:53 by cramie10 |
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09/02/16 at 00:17:12 By: Confused_by_Theory |
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No Coverage of Catalan?
Is the Catalan covered at this site? All I can find is the Bogo-Catalan, but where's the closed, open, etc.?
Started 04/10/04 at 15:42:15 by epound |
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04/13/04 at 07:11:00 By: alumbrado |
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Catalan 7. Ne5
As I was browsing the content of the 1. d4 d5 eBook, there was a variation of the Catalan that seemed conspicuous to me by its absence. I was under the impression that, once upon a time, the variation...
Started 06/13/09 at 08:33:46 by Lurdock |
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06/18/09 at 18:30:19 By: MatrixX |
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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 |
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12/07/12 at 14:56:32 By: fling |
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