Openings/Catalan Opening
Catalan Opening: Open Defense, Alekhine Variation E03
1. d4 Nf6 2. c4 e6 3. g3 d5 4. Bg2 dxc4 5. Qa4+ Nbd7 6. Qxc4 a6 7. Qc2
25 tournament games from this position · White wins 48%, draws 28%, Black wins 24%
Moves
25 games| Move | Games | White · Draw · Black | Elo | Last |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| c5 | 20 | 45% 25% 30% | 2366 | 2025 |
| Rb8 | 4 | 50% 50% | 2394 | 2024 |
| Be7 | 1 | 100% | 2259 | 2023 |
Top games
| Filipets, Egor2328–Kryvoruchko, Y2714 | ½-½ | 18th ch-EUR Indiv 2017 | 2017 |
| Romanov, E2585–Talibov, Shiroghlan2426 | 1-0 | Pamukkale Int. Open 2025 | 2025 |
| Grabarczyk, M2367–Dziuba, M2578 | ½-½ | TCh-POL Ekstraliga 2021 | 2021 |
| Stalmach, Richard2422–Petr, Ma2472 | 0-1 | TCh-CZE Extraliga 2023-24 | 2024 |
| Lei, Tingjie2565–Yan, Tianqi2321 | 1-0 | CHN League Division A Pt2 | 2025 |
| Laurusas, T2578–Todorovic, Gn2256 | 0-1 | European Blitz 2024 | 2024 |
| Colas, Joshua2274–Steingrimsson, H2548 | 0-1 | SPICE Cup Open 2019 | 2019 |
| Schreiner, Pe2494–Haug, J2311 | 1-0 | Graz Open A 2017 | 2017 |
| Goryachkina, A2423–Gaponenko, I2380 | ½-½ | World Blitz Women 2014 | 2014 |
| Abdumalik, Z2478–Dauletova, G2319 | ½-½ | Kazakhstan Cup Women | 2020 |
Catalan Opening variations
Catalan OpeningE00Catalan OpeningE00Hungarian GambitE00Open DefenseE01Open DefenseE02ClosedE06Open DefenseE04Tarrasch DefenseE01Open DefenseE04Open Defense, Classical LineE05ClosedE06Open DefenseE03Open Defense, Classical LineE05ClosedE07Open Defense, Modern Sharp VariationE04ClosedE08ClosedE08Closed, Botvinnik VariationE07Closed, Main LineE09ClosedE08ClosedE06Closed Variation, Rabinovich VariationE09Closed Variation, Traditional VariationE09Closed, Zagoryansky VariationE08