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

Round 6: Rozen, Eytan - Safarli, Eltaj
IM Rozen, Eytan (2493)
GM Safarli, Eltaj (2648)
Result 1/2-1/2
Opening E05
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Round 6: Samunenkov, Ihor - Hakobyan, Aram
GM Samunenkov, Ihor (2595)
GM Hakobyan, Aram (2635)
Result 1/2-1/2
Opening E05
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Round 3: Fridman, Daniel - Petrovskyi, Vadym
GM Fridman, Daniel (2560)
IM Petrovskyi, Vadym (2469)
Result 1/2-1/2
Opening E05
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Round 3: Sargissian, Gabriel - Ohanyan, Emin
GM Sargissian, Gabriel (2610)
GM Ohanyan, Emin (2516)
Result 1/2-1/2
Opening E05
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Round 7: Rodshtein, Maxim - Wei, Yi
2025.10.25
GM Rodshtein, Maxim (2595)
GM Wei, Yi (2753)
Result 0-1
Opening E05
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Round 7: Dardha, Daniel - Samunenkov, Ihor
2025.10.25
GM Dardha, Daniel (2587)
GM Samunenkov, Ihor (2595)
Result 1/2-1/2
Opening E05
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Round 6: Gelfand, Boris - Dotzer, Lukas
2025.10.24
GM Gelfand, Boris (2635)
IM Dotzer, Lukas (2495)
Result 1/2-1/2
Opening E05
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Round 4: Rodshtein, Maxim - Vidit, Santosh Gujrathi
2025.10.22
GM Rodshtein, Maxim (2595)
GM Vidit, Santosh Gujrathi (2708)
Result 1/2-1/2
Opening E05
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Round 4: Van Foreest, Lucas - Ivanchuk, Vasyl
GM Van Foreest, Lucas (2531)
GM Ivanchuk, Vasyl (2634)
Result 1/2-1/2
Opening E05
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Round 11: Van Foreest, Jorden - Gavrilescu, David
2025.03.26
GM Van Foreest, Jorden (2728)
GM Gavrilescu, David (2545)
Result 1-0
Opening E05
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