How to Play the Catalan Opening: Closed Variation (E06)

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Target Position

Board State fallback:

FEN: rnbq1rk1/ppp1bppp/4pn2/3p4/2PP4/5NP1/PP2PPBP/RNBQ1RK1 b - - 5 6

Moves list (PGN): 1. d4 Nf6 2. c4 e6 3. g3 d5 4. Bg2 Be7 5. Nf3 O-O 6. O-O

Engine Eval: +0.05

Master Game Statistics

Based on master-level chess games in the database.

White Wins: 39.2% Draws: 34.0% Black Wins: 26.8%

Strategic Overview

The Catalan Opening: Closed Variation (ECO code E06) is a key chess opening. From the starting board position, it is defined by the following move sequence:

Move Sequence (SAN)


                        1. d4 Nf6 2. c4 e6 3. g3 d5 4. Bg2 Be7 5. Nf3 O-O 6. O-O

UCI Move Path

d2d4 g8f6 c2c4 e7e6 g2g3 d7d5 f1g2 f8e7 g1f3 e8g8 e1g1

Repertoire Training

Import this opening directly into your client-side repertoires to drill or review using spaced repetition.

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