page 1 of 58; games 1-25 of 1,441  Game   Result Moves Year Event/Locale Opening 1. Reti vs Leonhardt   ½-½ 41 1928 It BSG E04 Catalan, Open, 5.Nf3 2. Alatortsev vs Lisitsin   1-0 72 1932 Leningrad-ch E04 Catalan, Open, 5.Nf3 3. Pelikan vs P Michel ½-½ 80 1937 Bad Elster E04 Catalan, Open, 5.Nf3 4. Trompowsky vs W Cruz   1-0 37 1939 BRA-ch9 m E04 Catalan, Open, 5.Nf3 5. G Barcza vs Bogoljubov 1-0 45 1942 Munich GER E04 Catalan, Open, 5.Nf3 6. Keres vs E Klein 1-0 41 1946 radio Moskva-London m (21.06.46) E04 Catalan, Open, 5.Nf3 7. D Jones vs S Crockett   ½-½ 60 1946 Nottingham-B3 E04 Catalan, Open, 5.Nf3 8. Ragozin vs Pinkus   1-0 64 1946 USA-USSR Radio-match E04 Catalan, Open, 5.Nf3 9. Bondarevsky vs Keres ½-½ 65 1947 Moscow E04 Catalan, Open, 5.Nf3 10. Lilienthal vs Kan   ½-½ 66 1947 RUS E04 Catalan, Open, 5.Nf3 11. Kasparian vs Tolush   1-0 64 1947 Parnu it E04 Catalan, Open, 5.Nf3 12. W Lange vs H Heinicke   1-0 24 1947 Essen GER E04 Catalan, Open, 5.Nf3 13. L Tavares Da Silva vs Eliskases   ½-½ 37 1947 Recife E04 Catalan, Open, 5.Nf3 14. Alatortsev vs Keres   ½-½ 31 1948 Moskva ch-SU (28.11.48) E04 Catalan, Open, 5.Nf3 15. Opocensky vs V Castaldi   0-1 44 1948 1, Venice it ITA E04 Catalan, Open, 5.Nf3 16. Opocensky vs G Fletzer   ½-½ 22 1948 5, Venice it ITA E04 Catalan, Open, 5.Nf3 17. Tolush vs G Ilivitsky 1-0 23 1948 USSR Championship E04 Catalan, Open, 5.Nf3 18. C Kottnauer vs H Kramer   ½-½ 39 1948 Beverwijk NED E04 Catalan, Open, 5.Nf3 19. Podolny vs Bannik   ½-½ 43 1949 URS-ch sf E04 Catalan, Open, 5.Nf3 20. S Erdelyi vs J Sefc   0-1 34 1949 Trencianske Teplice E04 Catalan, Open, 5.Nf3 21. Ojanen vs Szily   0-1 34 1949 Trencianske Teplice E04 Catalan, Open, 5.Nf3 22. Alatortsev vs Flohr   ½-½ 27 1950 Ch URS E04 Catalan, Open, 5.Nf3 23. Najdorf vs H Kramer   1-0 38 1950 Amsterdam E04 Catalan, Open, 5.Nf3 24. R Germanova vs V Borisenko-Belova   0-1 26 1950 Moscow, WCH Woman RUS E04 Catalan, Open, 5.Nf3 25. B Sandor vs G Kluger   ½-½ 54 1950 HUN-ch 06th E04 Catalan, Open, 5.Nf3  page 1 of 58; games 1-25 of 1,441    REFINE SEARCH:   White wins (1-0) | Black wins (0-1) | Draws (1/2-1/2)

May-03-04    Minor Piece Activity: Do any super gms today play this from the white side? May-03-04    Phoenix: Here are some recent games I found: Radjabov vs Topalov, 2004 Gelfand vs Aronian, 2003 Gelfand vs Adams, 2003 Gelfand vs L Bruzon, 2002 I Sokolov vs Skripchenko-Lautier, 2002 Gelfand vs Van Wely, 2002 Karpov vs Van Wely, 2002 Bareev vs Adams, 2002 Kasparov vs Adams, 2001 May-03-04    Dillinger: Yes, but apart from Khalifman (who uses it regularly) only as a distraction. Kasparov vs Adams, 2001 Ivanchuk vs I Novikov, 1986 Topalov vs Morozevich, 1996 Judit Polgar vs Bronstein, 1988 Bareev vs Aleksandrov, 2000 May-03-04    Dillinger: ah Phoenix beat me to it :) May-03-04    Phoenix: Wow, by a mere minute!! Jul-20-05    rochade18: In this line Black often plays 5...a6 in order to protect the c4-pawn with b5. In that case white plays 6.0-0 and 7.Se5 with a strong attack. But this attack is not the same after 5...c6 which indirectly covers the rook on a8. Why does black not play 5...c6 instead of a6? Sep-26-06    nummerzwei: I think black doesn´t play c6 in order to put either the c8-bishop or the b8-knight on the c6 square. Apr-22-07    WTHarvey: Here are some zaps n traps in E04 miniatures: http://www.wtharvey.com/e04.html Jun-27-07    hicetnunc: <rochade18> 5...c6 is fully playable Dec-27-07    Chess Addict: Hi, I need yo know the evaluation after the following moves of Catalan: 1. d4, Nf6 2. c4, e6 3. g3, d5 4. Bg2, dxc4 5. Nf3 b5 6. a4, c6 7. axb5, cxb5 8. Ne5, Nd5 9. Nc3, Bb4 10. 0-0, Bxc3 11. e4, Bxb2 12. exd5, Bxa1 13. Ba3, ... It seems complicated to me, and my opening book says that White holds the edge, but I am not sure. What are some ways White can play for a better advantage positionally? Jan-30-09    Cactus: A bit of a late responce, but you can always play for the advantage with Qa4+ after ...dxc4. You won't have to gambit a pawn, and it will be more positional, but it is more drawish. Andersson played it often.

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