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

Landsturneringen 2024 Elite og Senior 65+
2024.06.28
GM Kvaloy, Aksel Bu (2483)
FM Haug, Havard (2432)
Result 1-0
Opening E05
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Norway Chess Open 2025
2025.05.30
GM Kvaloy, Aksel Bu (2483)
IM Wang, Hao(ZJ) (2441)
Result 1/2-1/2
Opening E05
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Norway Chess 2025
2025.05.26
GM Carlsen, Magnus (2841)
GM Caruana, Fabiano (2792)
Result 1-0
Opening E05
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Norway Chess 2025
2025.05.26
GM Carlsen, Magnus (2841)
GM Wei, Yi (2753)
Result 1/2-1/2
Opening E05
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Round 2: Putnam, Liam - Raja Harshit
2024.07.18
IM Putnam, Liam (2503)
GM Raja Harshit (2499)
Result 1/2-1/2
Opening E05
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Round 8: Markus, Robert - Perunovic, Milos
2024.05.03
GM Markus, Robert (2527)
GM Perunovic, Milos (2500)
Result 1/2-1/2
Opening E05
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Mongolian National Chess Champinship-2025 (Final) Men
2025.09.08
IM Baasansuren, Erdene (2389)
GM Bilguun, Sumiya (2441)
Result 1/2-1/2
Opening E05
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Round 6: Itgelt, Khuyagtsogt - Agibileg, Uurtsaikh
2025.12.11
IM Itgelt, Khuyagtsogt (2428)
IM Agibileg, Uurtsaikh (2446)
Result 1/2-1/2
Opening E05
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Menorca Open 2024
2024.04.04
GM Lagarde, Maxime (2615)
GM Zhu, Jiner (2547)
Result 1/2-1/2
Opening E05
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Round 4: Lenderman, Aleksandr - Paragua, Mark
2025.05.24
GM Lenderman, Aleksandr (2462)
GM Paragua, Mark (2410)
Result 1/2-1/2
Opening E05
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