ECO E02

Catalan Opening: Open Defense

Catalan Opening: Open Defense is a chess opening classified under ECO E02. Its defining line here is 1. d4 Nf6 2. c4 e6 3. g3 d5 4. Bg2 dxc4.

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1. d4 Nf6 2. c4 e6 3. g3 d5 4. Bg2 dxc4

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The diagram shows the position after 1. d4 Nf6 2. c4 e6 3. g3 d5 4. Bg2 dxc4. Play through it move by move in the interactive explorer.

Opening name, ECO code, and main line come from the Lichess open chess openings dataset.

Other catalogued lines with this name

  • E04: 1. d4 Nf6 2. c4 e6 3. g3 d5 4. Bg2 dxc4 5. Nf3
  • E04: 1. d4 Nf6 2. c4 e6 3. Nf3 d5 4. g3 c6 5. Bg2 dxc4
  • E03: 1. d4 Nf6 2. c4 e6 3. g3 d5 4. Bg2 dxc4 5. Qa4+ Nbd7 6. Qxc4

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