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

FIDE World Rapid Chess Championship 2024
2024.12.27
GM Muradli, Mahammad (2617)
GM Deac, Bogdan-Daniel (2656)
Result 1/2-1/2
Opening A14
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FIDE World Rapid Chess Championship 2024
2024.12.27
GM Caruana, Fabiano (2792)
GM Nogerbek, Kazybek (2513)
Result 1-0
Opening A14
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FIDE World Rapid Chess Championship 2024
2024.12.26
GM Moroni, Luca Jr (2551)
GM Sindarov, Javokhir (2777)
Result 0-1
Opening A14
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FIDE Women’s World Blitz Championships 2024
2024.12.30
GM Kosteniuk, Alexandra (2496)
IM Fataliyeva, Ulviyya (2449)
Result 1-0
Opening A14
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FIDE World Blitz Chess Championship 2024
2024.12.30
GM Giri, Anish (2764)
GM Vokhidov, Shamsiddin (2637)
Result 1-0
Opening A14
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FIDE World Blitz Chess Championship 2024
2024.12.30
GM Muradli, Mahammad (2617)
GM Yu, Yangyi (2714)
Result 1/2-1/2
Opening A14
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FIDE World Blitz Chess Championship 2024
2024.12.30
GM Nepomniachtchi, Ian (2733)
GM Svane, Rasmus (2620)
Result 1-0
Opening A14
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FIDE World Junior Chess Championship 2024 Open
2024.06.04
IM Panda Sambit (2333)
GM Dudin, Gleb (2577)
Result 0-1
Opening A14
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FIDE World Cup 2025
2025.11.07
GM Karthik Venkataraman (2566)
GM Deac, Bogdan-Daniel (2656)
Result 1/2-1/2
Opening A14
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FIDE World Cup 2025
2025.11.06
GM Martinez Alcantara, Jose Eduardo (2650)
GM Ivic, Velimir (2600)
Result 1-0
Opening A14
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