E08 - Catalan: Closed, 7.Qc2

Variation: Catalan: Closed, 7.Qc2

Initial Move: The Closed Catalan with Qc2. White overprotects e4 and prepares for central expansion while maintaining a very safe king position. Learn this opening step by step

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GM Laurusas, Tomas (2523)
GM Warakomski, Tomasz (2558)
Result 1/2-1/2
Opening E08
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GM Edouard, Romain (2538)
GM Bellahcene, Bilel (2493)
Result 1/2-1/2
Opening E08
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GM Li, Di (2557)
IM Lee, Junhyeok (2398)
Result 1-0
Opening E08
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GM Van Wely, Loek (2636)
IM Gloeckler, Christian (2497)
Result 1/2-1/2
Opening E08
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GM Korobov, Anton (2608)
IM Raczek, Krzysztof (2487)
Result 1-0
Opening E08
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GM Livaic, Leon (2567)
GM Brkic, Ante (2610)
Result 1/2-1/2
Opening E08
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GM Lazavik, Denis (2621)
GM Yu, Yangyi (2714)
Result 1/2-1/2
Opening E08
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2023.04.09
IM Sorensen, Hampus (2460)
IM Injac, Teodora (2430)
Result 1-0
Opening E08
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GM Sasikiran, Krishnan (2552)
IM Gloeckler, Christian (2497)
Result 1/2-1/2
Opening E08
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GM Navara, David (2639)
GM Yakubboev, Nodirbek (2689)
Result 1-0
Opening E08
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