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1. d4 Nf6 2. c4 e6 3. g3 d5 4. Bg2

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Black to move
5,514 games · 1881-2025

move

games

white wins - draws - black wins %

4...Be7

2,107

37.9%

44.5%

17.6

4...dxc4

1,767

32.2%

43.4%

24.4%

4...Bb4+

1,110

32.7%

43.3%

24%

4...c6

339

54.6%

26.8%

18.6%

4...c5

130

49.2%

31.5%

19.2%

4...Nbd7

86

44.2%

33.7%

22.1%

4...b6

49

61.2%

14.3

24.5%

4...Nc6

38

36.8%

28.9%

34.2%

4...g6

18

22.2%

38.9%

38.9%

4...h6

12

50%

16.7

33.3%

4...a6

11

27.3%

45.5%

27.3%

4...Bd6

5

60%

20%

20%

4...h5

M Narciso Dublan vs S Navarrete Delgado, 2005 1-0

4...Bb4+ +0.08 (34 ply)

NOTABLE GAMES: (?)
Kramnik vs Anand, 2007 (1-0)
Ribli vs Karpov, 1980 (1-0)
Kramnik vs Leko, 2007 (1-0)
Tal vs A Sokolov, 1988 (1-0)
Kramnik vs Naiditsch, 2007 (1-0)

DEBUT: Carls vs O Antze, 1922 (1/2-1/2)
RECENT: L Moroni Jr vs P Cramling, 2018 (0-1)

GAME COLLECTIONS:
Catalan - Best Lines by josemario

OPENING DESIGNATIONS:
E01: Catalan, Closed (1628)
E06: Catalan, Closed, 5.Nf3 (1622)
E04: Catalan, Open, 5.Nf3 (1257)
E02: Catalan, Open, 5.Qa4 (341)
E03: Catalan, Open (152)
E09: Catalan, Closed (115)
E07: Catalan, Closed (107)
E08: Catalan, Closed (94)
E05: Catalan, Open, Classical line (89)

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