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Catalan Opening: Open DefenseE04

Catalan Opening: Open Defense is the source catalogue’s name for the exact position reached by the move order below. It is filed under ECO E04, in volume E (Indian defenses and other 1.d4 Nf6 systems).

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1. d4 Nf6 2. c4 e6 3. g3 d5 4. Bg2 dxc4 5. Nf3
♜♞♝♛♚♝♜♟♟♟♟♟♟♟♞♟♟♞♟♟♟♟♟♝♟♜♞♝♛♚♜
Position after 1. d4 Nf6 2. c4 e6 3. g3 d5 4. Bg2 dxc4 5. Nf3 — Catalan Opening: Open Defense
ECO code
E04
Opening family
Catalan Opening
Recorded half-moves
9
Last numbered move
5
Side to move
Black
Castling rights
White kingside, White queenside, Black kingside, Black queenside
Material
Black is ahead by 1 point
FEN
rnbqkb1r/ppp2ppp/4pn2/8/2pP4/5NP1/PP2PPBP/RNBQK2R b KQkq - 1 5

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