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1. d4 Nf6 2. c4 e6 3. g3 d5 4. Bg2 dxc4 5. Nf3

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Black to move
6,051 games · 1938-2025

move

games

white wins - draws - black wins %

5...a6

1,628

32.9%

39.4%

27.8%

5...Nc6

1,403

34.3%

39.4%

26.3%

5...c5

1,242

34%

50.7%

15.3

5...Bb4+

791

34.9%

43.1%

22%

5...c6

465

37.4%

35.3%

27.3%

5...Bd7

396

32.8%

42.9%

24.2%

5...Nbd7

344

36.9%

37.2%

25.9%

5...Be7

294

52%

33%

15

5...b5

92

46.7%

20.7%

32.6%

5...Bd6

3

33.3%

33.3%

33.3%

5...b6

I Veinger vs L Lederman, 1978 1-0

5...Bb4+ +0.15 (37 ply)

NOTABLE GAMES: (?)
Kramnik vs Morozevich, 2007 (1-0)
Anand vs Topalov, 2010 (1-0)
Carlsen vs Kramnik, 2010 (0-1)
Kramnik vs Topalov, 2006 (1-0)
Anand vs Topalov, 2010 (1-0)

DEBUT: A Simonson vs Kupchik, 1938 (0-1)
RECENT: S P Sethuraman vs F Perez Ponsa, 2018 (1-0)

GAME COLLECTIONS:
A A Anti-Catalan [Black] by chess.master
Timtiger's favorite Catalans by timtiger
Catalan by sleddog

OPENING DESIGNATIONS:
E04: Catalan, Open, 5.Nf3 (5906)
E05: Catalan, Open, Classical line (145)

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