Chess opening
Catalan Opening: Open DefenseE04
The Catalan Opening: Open Defense is a chess opening classified under ECO code E04. It is reached after the moves:
1. d4 Nf6 2. c4 e6 3. g3 d5 4. Bg2 dxc4 5. Nf3
Play it vs Stockfish Open in analysis board
Comes from
Main continuations
- Catalan Opening: Open Defense, Classical Line (E05)
- Catalan Opening: Open Defense, Modern Sharp Variation (E04)
Related lines in the Catalan Opening
- Catalan Opening (E00)
- Catalan Opening (E00)
- Catalan Opening: Hungarian Gambit (E00)
- Catalan Opening: Closed (E01)
- Catalan Opening: Open Defense (E02)
- Catalan Opening: Open Defense (E03)
- Catalan Opening: Open Defense, Alekhine Variation (E03)
- Catalan Opening: Open Defense (E04)
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