page 1 of 14; games 1-25 of 350  Game   Result Moves Year Event/Locale Opening 1. Alatortsev vs N Sorokin   1-0 23 1931 USSR Championship E09 Catalan, Closed 2. M Luckis vs A Voisin   1-0 55 1933 Olympiad E09 Catalan, Closed 3. Flohr vs Ragozin   ½-½ 31 1937 Semmering/Baden E09 Catalan, Closed 4. Botvinnik vs I Rabinovich 0-1 34 1938 1/2 final E09 Catalan, Closed 5. N Kopaev vs B Levitas   1-0 105 1938 Trade Unions E09 Catalan, Closed 6. Flohr vs V Makogonov   ½-½ 21 1939 Leningrad/Moscow training E09 Catalan, Closed 7. Bondarevsky vs Lisitsin 1-0 25 1940 USSR Championship E09 Catalan, Closed 8. E Eliskases vs V Winz   1-0 41 1941 Margate E09 Catalan, Closed 9. Opocensky vs B Nielsen   ½-½ 42 1941 Munich E09 Catalan, Closed 10. Sajtar vs M Dietze 1-0 42 1943 Prague E09 Catalan, Closed 11. Lokvenc vs J Fichtl   ½-½ 55 1943 Prague E09 Catalan, Closed 12. Sajtar vs Bondarevsky   ½-½ 48 1946 Moscow-Prague E09 Catalan, Closed 13. Pachman vs Kotov   ½-½ 41 1947 Moscow E09 Catalan, Closed 14. V Mikenas vs V G Kirillov   1-0 34 1947 1/2 final E09 Catalan, Closed 15. Ragozin vs Chistiakov   0-1 44 1947 Ch Moscow E09 Catalan, Closed 16. K Klaman vs Bondarevsky   1-0 56 1947 USSR Championship E09 Catalan, Closed 17. Novotelnov vs Sokolsky   ½-½ 21 1947 Moscow E09 Catalan, Closed 18. Shainswit vs L Garcia Balado   ½-½ 25 1947 La Plata-New York radio m E09 Catalan, Closed 19. Stoltz vs Gligoric   ½-½ 46 1948 Saltsjobaden izt E09 Catalan, Closed 20. G Barcza vs Gligoric   ½-½ 28 1948 Budapest E09 Catalan, Closed 21. Pirc vs E Richter   ½-½ 55 1948 Karlovy Vary E09 Catalan, Closed 22. Taimanov vs Sokolsky   1-0 40 1949 USSR Championship E09 Catalan, Closed 23. G Barcza vs E Paoli   1-0 47 1949 Venice E09 Catalan, Closed 24. G Kluger vs A Vajda   ½-½ 23 1950 HUN-ch 06th E09 Catalan, Closed 25. G Barcza vs E Gereben   ½-½ 58 1950 HUN-ch 06 E09 Catalan, Closed  page 1 of 14; games 1-25 of 350    REFINE SEARCH:   White wins (1-0) | Black wins (0-1) | Draws (1/2-1/2)

Mar-25-07    WTHarvey: Here are some combinations from E09 miniatures: http://www.wtharvey.com/e09.html Feb-22-13    Garech: Is it still a Catalan if white plays Nc3 before g3? -Garech

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