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 Esports World Cup Lcq Playoffs
2025.07.26
GM Grischuk, Alexander (2628)
GM Sindarov, Javokhir (2777)
Result 1/2-1/2
Opening E05
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ECF English Open Championship 2025
2025.07.18
IM Merry, Alan B (2400)
GM Royal, Shreyas (2502)
Result 0-1
Opening E05
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Round 9: Hausrath, Daniel - Buckels, Valentin
GM Hausrath, Daniel (2456)
IM Buckels, Valentin (2435)
Result 1/2-1/2
Opening E05
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Tiebreak: Beerdsen, Thomas - De Boer, Eelke
2025.07.06
GM Beerdsen, Thomas (2519)
IM De Boer, Eelke (2406)
Result 1-0
Opening E05
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Dubai Police Global Chess Challenge
2024.05.11
GM Can, Emre (2526)
IM Suyarov, Mukhammadzokhid (2551)
Result 1-0
Opening E05
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Dubai Police Global Chess Challenge
2024.05.07
GM Niemann, Hans Moke (2742)
IM Saydaliev, Saidakbar (2478)
Result 1-0
Opening E05
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Dubai Police Global Chess Challenge
2024.05.06
GM Liu, Yan (2516)
IM Tarhan, Adar (2482)
Result 1-0
Opening E05
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Round 1: Gupta, Abhijeet - Mayank Chakraborty
2025.05.27
GM Gupta, Abhijeet (2540)
IM Mayank Chakraborty (2505)
Result 0-1
Opening E05
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Round 6: Grivas, Efstratios - Hossain, Enamul
2024.05.30
GM Grivas, Efstratios (2322)
GM Hossain, Enamul (2347)
Result 1/2-1/2
Opening E05
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Round 6: Dardha, Daniel - Maurizzi, Marc`Andria
2025.02.20
GM Dardha, Daniel (2587)
GM Maurizzi, Marc`Andria (2615)
Result 1/2-1/2
Opening E05
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