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

2025 Chinese Chess League Division A(Regular)
2025.08.28
GM Liu, Yan (2516)
GM Wang, Hao (2684)
Result 1/2-1/2
Opening E05
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Round 8: Guo, Qi - Song, Yuxin
2025.10.02
IM Guo, Qi (2375)
IM Song, Yuxin (2454)
Result 1/2-1/2
Opening E05
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Round 7: Liu, Yan - Zhang, Pengxiang
2025.10.01
GM Liu, Yan (2516)
GM Zhang, Pengxiang (2557)
Result 0-1
Opening E05
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Tata Steel Chess Masters
2026.01.17
GM Aravindh, Chithambaram VR. (2692)
GM Bluebaum, Matthias (2694)
Result 1/2-1/2
Opening E05
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Round 3: Mendonca, Leon Luke - Tarhan, Adar
2026.01.03
GM Mendonca, Leon Luke (2605)
IM Tarhan, Adar (2482)
Result 1/2-1/2
Opening E05
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Tata Steel Chess India Blitz Women
2026.01.06
IM Vantika Agrawal (2388)
GM Lagno, Kateryna (2506)
Result 1/2-1/2
Opening E05
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Round 1: Roberson, Peter T - Siva Mahadevan
2025.11.01
IM Roberson, Peter T (2439)
IM Siva Mahadevan (2448)
Result 0-1
Opening E05
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Round 2: Gumularz, Szymon - Teclaf, Pawel
2025.11.28
GM Gumularz, Szymon (2613)
GM Teclaf, Pawel (2571)
Result 1/2-1/2
Opening E05
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Round 5: Postny, Evgeny - Mons, Leon
2025.12.02
GM Postny, Evgeny (2527)
GM Mons, Leon (2482)
Result 1/2-1/2
Opening E05
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Round 9: Beerdsen, Thomas - Jin, Yueheng
2026.01.02
GM Beerdsen, Thomas (2519)
IM Jin, Yueheng (2379)
Result 1/2-1/2
Opening E05
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