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E03 Catalan Opening: Open Defense8a7b6c5d4e3f2g1h
1.d4 ♘f6 2.c4 e6 3.g3 d5 4.♗g2 dxc4 5.♕a4+ ♘bd7 6.♕xc4

E03 is the opening Catalan Opening: Open Defense of the volume E · Indian defences: 11 half-moves to the position in the diagram, 2 variations in the ECO table.

What the games say

530 games in the collections, from 1936 to 2022. Mean rating of the games with ratings: 2451.

White wins 18 %, draws 52 %, Black wins 30 %

Most games: Smyslov, Vassily (14), Schneider, Lars Ake (11), Plachetka, Jan (10), Andersson, Ulf (9), Huebner, Robert (9)

All 2 variations

  1. Catalan Opening: Open Defense 1.d4 ♘f6 2.c4 e6 3.g3 d5 4.♗g2 dxc4 5.♕a4+ ♘bd7 6.♕xc4
  2. Catalan Opening: Open Defense, Alekhine Variation 1.d4 ♘f6 2.c4 e6 3.g3 d5 4.♗g2 dxc4 5.♕a4+ ♘bd7 6.♕xc4 a6 7.♕c2