Openings/Catalan Opening
Catalan Opening: Closed, Main Line E09
1. d4 Nf6 2. c4 e6 3. Nf3 d5 4. g3 Be7 5. Bg2 O-O 6. O-O c6 7. Qc2 b6 8. Nbd2 Bb7 9. e4 Nbd7
430 tournament games from this position · White wins 50%, draws 31%, Black wins 20%
Moves
| Move | Games | White · Draw · Black | Elo | Last |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| e5 | 330 | 50% 29% 21% | 2274 | 2026 |
| b3 | 42 | 40% 45% 14% | 2208 | 2026 |
| Rd1 | 40 | 55% 23% 23% | 2237 | 2026 |
| cxd5 | 10 | 60% 30% | 2190 | 2025 |
| Re1 | 6 | 33% 67% | 2419 | 2024 |
| Rb1 | 1 | 100% | 2372 | 2021 |
| Ng5 | 1 | 100% | 2350 | 2015 |
Top games
| Grigoryan, K22658–Korobov, A2688 | 0-1 | World City of Silla 2020 | 2020 |
| Ponkratov, P2604–Andreikin, D2720 | 1-0 | World Blitz 2015 | 2015 |
| Donchenko, Alexa2554–Giri, A2771 | 0-1 | Reykjavik Open 2017 | 2017 |
| Esipenko, Andrey2713–Salgado Lopez, I2609 | ½-½ | 23rd European Teams | 2021 |
| Howell, D2694–Akobian, V2625 | 1-0 | FIDE Chess.com Grand Swiss | 2019 |
| Gelfand, B2737–Stupak, K2579 | 1-0 | FIDE World Cup 2017 | 2017 |
| Cheparinov, I2683–Piorun, K2631 | ½-½ | 20th ch-EUR Indiv 2019 | 2019 |
| Van Wely, L2626–Korobov, A2658 | 0-1 | Bundesliga 2023-24 | 2023 |
| Vallejo Pons, F2694–Papp, Ga2589 | 1-0 | 35th ECC Open 2019 | 2019 |
| Swiercz, D2629–Kovalenko, I2650 | ½-½ | TCh-POL Ekstraliga 2015 | 2015 |
Catalan Opening variations
Catalan OpeningE00Catalan OpeningE00Hungarian GambitE00Open DefenseE01Open DefenseE02ClosedE06Open DefenseE04Tarrasch DefenseE01Open DefenseE04Open Defense, Classical LineE05ClosedE06Open DefenseE03Open Defense, Classical LineE05ClosedE07Open Defense, Modern Sharp VariationE04ClosedE08Open Defense, Alekhine VariationE03ClosedE08Closed, Botvinnik VariationE07Closed, Main LineE09ClosedE08ClosedE06Closed Variation, Rabinovich VariationE09Closed Variation, Traditional VariationE09