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

XLIII Open Villa de Benasque 2024
2024.07.12
GM Sethuraman, S.P. (2551)
FM Suder, Jakub (2398)
Result 1-0
Opening E05
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41e Open International de Cappelle
IM Barp, Alberto (2450)
FM Belkaid, Sohan (2393)
Result 0-1
Opening E05
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40 Open Internacional d'Escacs d'Andorra 2024
2024.07.28
GM Kogan, Arthur (2477)
IM Ilinca, Felix-Antonio (2495)
Result 1/2-1/2
Opening E05
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3rd GM Gambit Cafe Tournament
2025.09.19
GM Velicka, Petr (2336)
IM Mayank Chakraborty (2505)
Result 1/2-1/2
Opening E05
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Round 8: Barp, Alberto - Brunello, Sabino
IM Barp, Alberto (2450)
GM Brunello, Sabino (2522)
Result 1/2-1/2
Opening E05
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Round 6: Bosiocic, Marin - Yildiz, Serdar Murat
2025.08.01
GM Bosiocic, Marin (2563)
FM Yildiz, Serdar Murat (2375)
Result 0-1
Opening E05
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Round 9: Suleymenov, Alisher - Mayank Chakraborty
2025.08.24
GM Suleymenov, Alisher (2480)
IM Mayank Chakraborty (2505)
Result 1/2-1/2
Opening E05
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Round 6: Xue, Haowen - Zeng, Chongsheng
2025.08.14
GM Xue, Haowen (2553)
GM Zeng, Chongsheng (2565)
Result 1/2-1/2
Opening E05
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Round 5: Zeng, Chongsheng - Xue, Haowen
2025.08.22
GM Zeng, Chongsheng (2565)
GM Xue, Haowen (2553)
Result *
Opening E05
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Round 8: Daaevik Wadhawan - Mayank Chakraborty
2024.08.23
IM Daaevik Wadhawan (2356)
IM Mayank Chakraborty (2505)
Result 1/2-1/2
Opening E05
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