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Catalan, Open (E03)
1 d4 Nf6 2 c4 e6 3 g3 d5 4 Bg2 dxc4 5 Qa4+ Nbd7 6 Qxc4

Number of games in database: 155
Years covered: 1937 to 2025
Overall record:
   White wins 28.4%
   Black wins 24.5%
   Draws 47.1%

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PRACTITIONERS
With the White Pieces With the Black Pieces
Vasily Smyslov  10 games
Ferenc Berkes  3 games
Giorgio Porreca  3 games
Harry Golombek  3 games
 
 
NOTABLE GAMES [what is this?]
White Wins Black Wins
Korchnoi vs N Levin, 1949
Smyslov vs Evans, 1952
Smyslov vs Botvinnik, 1951
A Dunkelblum vs Euwe, 1950
R Jumabayev vs M Petrosyan, 2021
Xiong vs Sevian, 2021
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 page 1 of 7; games 1-25 of 155  PGN Download
Game  ResultMoves YearEvent/LocaleOpening
1. Flohr vs Reshevsky  ½-½431937Hastings 1937/38E03 Catalan, Open
2. J C Gentil Netto vs Eliskases 0-1521941Aguas de Sao Pedro / Sao PauloE03 Catalan, Open
3. K Opocensky vs Pachman  0-1281943PragueE03 Catalan, Open
4. R Pruun vs Keres  0-1251945Ch Estonia (open)E03 Catalan, Open
5. Smyslov vs O'Kelly 1-0411946GroningenE03 Catalan, Open
6. Smyslov vs I Kan 1-0411947USSR ChampionshipE03 Catalan, Open
7. Korchnoi vs N Levin 1-0311949URS-ch qfE03 Catalan, Open
8. G Ravinsky vs M Bonch-Osmolovsky  0-1461949Moscow ChampionshipE03 Catalan, Open
9. A Bozic vs Gligoric  0-1561949Yugoslav Championship 1948/49E03 Catalan, Open
10. N Novotelnov vs Z Solmanis  ½-½251949URS-ch sf TbilisiE03 Catalan, Open
11. Taimanov vs Bondarevsky  ½-½421949URS-ch sf LeningradE03 Catalan, Open
12. D Rovner vs V Byvshev  ½-½451949URS-ch sf VilniusE03 Catalan, Open
13. Barcza vs G Kluger  1-0521950HUN-ch 05thE03 Catalan, Open
14. A Dunkelblum vs Euwe 0-1521950BEL-NEDE03 Catalan, Open
15. A Dunkelblum vs R Flores Alvarez  ½-½141950Dubrovnik OlympiadE03 Catalan, Open
16. G Fuster vs Barcza  0-1341950Hungarian ChampionshipE03 Catalan, Open
17. Smyslov vs V Byvshev 1-0471951Chigorin MemorialE03 Catalan, Open
18. G Pfeiffer vs E Keller-Herrmann  1-0331951DortmundE03 Catalan, Open
19. Smyslov vs Suetin 1-0461951URS-ch sf LeningradE03 Catalan, Open
20. Smyslov vs Botvinnik 1-0411951Training gameE03 Catalan, Open
21. N Novotelnov vs I Lipnitsky  ½-½301951USSR ChampionshipE03 Catalan, Open
22. A Fuderer vs Ivkov  ½-½421951Yugoslav ChampionshipE03 Catalan, Open
23. Keres vs H Platz 1-0251952BudapestE03 Catalan, Open
24. Barcza vs Golombek ½-½591952BudapestE03 Catalan, Open
25. E Szabados vs G Porreca 0-1441952Italian ChampionshipE03 Catalan, Open
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Kibitzer's Corner
Jul-19-02
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  Sneaky: What's the best way to attack the Catalan, as Black?
Dec-02-04  EnglishOpeningc4: Sneaky, the best way to attack the catalan is the open variation catalan players hate it
Aug-10-10  rapidcitychess: <C4> Tsk, Tsk, Open is what Catalan players want. Their bishop is far too strong if allowed to be. The open is completly reasonable,but must be played with care. FM kicked me in to dirt with it on ICC. Closed semi-slav is better for Sneaky because of his love for it. (4...c6)

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