E05 - Catalan: Open, Classical Line

Variation: Catalan: Open, Classical Line

Initial Move: The main line of the Open Catalan. Both sides reach a high-level coordination where White's pressure on the d5-square is balanced by Black's solid structure. Learn this opening step by step

2026 Mind Sports Olympiad London Rapid - Open - Round 10: Girel, Joseph - Siva Mahadevan
2026.08.17
GM Girel, Joseph (2503)
IM Siva Mahadevan (2447)
Result 1/2-1/2
Opening E05
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5º Festival Bella Italia Lignano Sabbiadoro - Round 2: Martinovici, Ilia - Moksh Amit Doshi
2026.08.18
IM Martinovici, Ilia (2480)
IM Moksh Amit Doshi (2372)
Result 1-0
Opening E05
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GCT: Sinquefield Cup 2026 - Sinquefield Cup
2026.08.10
GM So, Wesley (2765)
GM Giri, Anish (2764)
Result 1/2-1/2
Opening E05
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Esports World Cup 2026 | Group Stage | B - 2026 Esports World Cup Group Stage B
2026.08.13
GM Lazavik, Denis (2621)
GM Nepomniachtchi, Ian (2719)
Result 1/2-1/2
Opening E05
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Split Chess Open 2026
2026.08.13
IM Baasansuren, Erdene (2406)
IM Elmi, Saad Abobaker (2398)
Result 1/2-1/2
Opening E05
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2026 Türkiye Satranç Ligi (Turkish League) | Süper Lig - Round 13: Ivanchuk, Vasyl - Vokhidov, Shamsiddin
2026.08.13
GM Ivanchuk, Vasyl (2634)
GM Vokhidov, Shamsiddin (2655)
Result 1/2-1/2
Opening E05
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Esports World Cup 2026 | Group Stage | B - 2026 Esports World Cup Group Stage B
2026.08.12
GM Lazavik, Denis (2621)
GM Movahed, Sina (2595)
Result 1-0
Opening E05
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Esports World Cup 2026 | Group Stage | B - 2026 Esports World Cup Group Stage B
2026.08.12
GM Carlsen, Magnus (2823)
GM Esipenko, Andrey (2680)
Result 1-0
Opening E05
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Esports World Cup 2026 | Last Chance Qualifier C - 2026 Esports World Cup Last Chance Qualifier Group C
2026.08.05
GM Jumabayev, Rinat (2572)
GM Tang, Andrew (2551)
Result 0-1
Opening E05
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Split Chess Open 2026
2026.08.09
IM Tokhirjonova, Gulrukhbegim (2355)
GM Stefansson, Vignir Vatnar (2529)
Result 0-1
Opening E05
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