A14 - English: Neo-Catalan Declined

Variation: English: Neo-Catalan Declined

Initial Move: A sophisticated setup where White fianchettoes the king's bishop early. It provides long-term pressure on the queenside and is a staple in elite grandmaster play. Learn this opening step by step

SixDays September 2025 Swiss norm edition
2025.09.14
IM Levin, Guy (2449)
IM Averin, Nikolay (2430)
Result 1/2-1/2
Opening A14
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Singapore International Open 2024 Group A
GM Harikrishnan.A.Ra (2523)
GM Pichot, Alan (2565)
Result 1/2-1/2
Opening A14
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Singapore International Open 2024 Group A
2024.12.01
GM Seemann, Jakub (2515)
GM Pichot, Alan (2565)
Result 0-1
Opening A14
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Round 4: Jumabayev, Rinat - Divya Deshmukh
2025.05.20
GM Jumabayev, Rinat (2564)
GM Divya Deshmukh (2490)
Result 1/2-1/2
Opening A14
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Round 3: Yu, Yangyi - Maurizzi, Marc`Andria
2024.05.16
GM Yu, Yangyi (2710)
GM Maurizzi, Marc`Andria (2612)
Result 1/2-1/2
Opening A14
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Round 1: Puranik, Abhimanyu - Adhiban, B.
2024.05.14
GM Puranik, Abhimanyu (2629)
GM Adhiban, B. (2574)
Result 1/2-1/2
Opening A14
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Round 2: Anand, Batsukh - Tudor, Henry Edward
2024.07.15
IM Anand, Batsukh (2393)
IM Tudor, Henry Edward (2465)
Result 1/2-1/2
Opening A14
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Sardinia Worldchess
2024.05.04
IM Ben Ari, Yannay (2490)
IM Lewtak, Damian (2322)
Result 1-0
Opening A14
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Sardinia Worldchess
2024.05.03
GM Moroni, Luca Jr (2556)
GM Zhalmakhanov, Ramazan (2455)
Result 1/2-1/2
Opening A14
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Sardinia Worldchess
2024.05.01
GM Lodici, Lorenzo (2573)
IM Degraeve, Remy (2447)
Result 1-0
Opening A14
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