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Catalan, Open, Classical line (E05)
1 d4 Nf6 2 c4 e6 3 g3 d5 4 Bg2 dxc4 5 Nf3 Be7

Number of games in database: 331
Years covered: 1938 to 2024
Overall record:
   White wins 48.0%
   Black wins 16.6%
   Draws 35.3%

Popularity graph, by decade

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PRACTITIONERS
With the White Pieces With the Black Pieces
Aleksander Wojtkiewicz  4 games
Igor Stohl  3 games
Oleg Romanishin  3 games
Pavel Blatny  9 games
Fabio Bellini  3 games
Zoltan Ribli  3 games
NOTABLE GAMES [what is this?]
White Wins Black Wins
D Pergericht vs M Schinis, 1989
Flohr vs Szabo, 1939
A Wojtkiewicz vs D Ippolito, 2004
J Sajtar vs Kotov, 1946
Gambit Tiger vs Nimzo-8, 2001
Shankland vs So, 2022
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 page 1 of 14; games 1-25 of 331  PGN Download
Game  ResultMoves YearEvent/LocaleOpening
1. N Kopaev vs M Makogonov  1-0491938URS-ch sf KievE05 Catalan, Open, Classical line
2. Flohr vs Szabo 1-0391939KemeriE05 Catalan, Open, Classical line
3. T Bergs vs I Zdanovs  1-0301940National Team CandidatesE05 Catalan, Open, Classical line
4. R Keller vs B Thelen  1-0251942ChocenE05 Catalan, Open, Classical line
5. J Sajtar vs Hromadka  0-1301943ZlinE05 Catalan, Open, Classical line
6. Shainswit vs J Levin  1-0501943Ventnor CityE05 Catalan, Open, Classical line
7. Simagin vs I Aramanovich 1-0701945Moscow Championship 1944/45E05 Catalan, Open, Classical line
8. Smyslov vs B Verlinsky 1-0421945Moscow Championship 1944/45E05 Catalan, Open, Classical line
9. A Polyak vs B Verlinsky  1-0531945Moscow Championship 1944/45E05 Catalan, Open, Classical line
10. J Sajtar vs Kotov 0-1621946Moscow - PragueE05 Catalan, Open, Classical line
11. E Walther vs R G Wade  ½-½251949OldenburgE05 Catalan, Open, Classical line
12. C H Maderna vs P Martin  1-0411950Mar del PlataE05 Catalan, Open, Classical line
13. H Bouwmeester vs R Willaert  1-0581950BEL-NEDE05 Catalan, Open, Classical line
14. O Troianescu vs Keres 0-1411950Przepiorka MemorialE05 Catalan, Open, Classical line
15. Barcza vs J A Fred  1-0731951Marianske Lazne / Prague ZonalE05 Catalan, Open, Classical line
16. Bolbochan vs V L Szentkiralyi Toth  ½-½241952Rio de JaneiroE05 Catalan, Open, Classical line
17. G Ravinsky vs A Khasin  0-1461953Moscow ChampionshipE05 Catalan, Open, Classical line
18. Antoshin vs B Sehlstedt  1-0481954World Student Team ChampionshipE05 Catalan, Open, Classical line
19. Alatortsev vs Poliak  1-04819542nd Soviet Team CupE05 Catalan, Open, Classical line
20. Filip vs M Weiner  1-0571954Czechoslovak ChampionshipE05 Catalan, Open, Classical line
21. P Martin vs J Kostro  1-0481958Munich Olympiad Final-BE05 Catalan, Open, Classical line
22. J Rotstein vs M Levin  1-0381959Ukrainian ChampionshipE05 Catalan, Open, Classical line
23. G Abrahams vs B Cafferty  1-0421960British ChampionshipE05 Catalan, Open, Classical line
24. W Pietzsch vs V Bergraser  ½-½181960Leipzig Olympiad qual-1E05 Catalan, Open, Classical line
25. M Bertok vs Polugaevsky  ½-½141966Chigorin MemorialE05 Catalan, Open, Classical line
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Kibitzer's Corner
Aug-22-05  Gantastic: Amusing how the Opening Explorer contains over a hundred "examples" of the line:

1. c4 e6
2. Nf3 d5
3. g3 Nf6
4. Bg2 Be7
5. O-O O-O
6. d4 dxc4
7. Qc2 a6
8. Qxc4 b5
9. Qc2 Bb7
10. Bd2 Be4

11. Qc1 Bb7
12. Qc2 Be4
13. Qc1 Bb7
14. Qc2 Be4
15. Qc1 Bb7
16. Qc2 Be4
17. Qc1 Bb7
18. Qc2 Be4
19. Qc1 Bb7
20. Qc2

Caused by OE's inclusion of transpositions, but amusing nonetheless, particularly because Qc2/Be4/Qc1/Bb7 are in each case the most common move for their respective positiions.

Apr-17-06
Premium Chessgames Member
  WTHarvey: Here are 20 traps and zaps in E05 Catalan Miniatures: http://www.wtharvey.com/e05.html What's the best move?
Jul-09-08  Cactus: <WTHarvey> You've managed to advertise your site on almost every ECO site.
Jan-10-09  Cactus: Looking back, I apologise. By the way, do you make the puzzles yourself?
Nov-18-10  rapidcitychess: Can anyone give a good summary of the open Catalan? I've been playing it for a month or two, but only by ear.

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