Catalan Opening

GPTKB entity

Statements (56)
Predicate Object
gptkbp:instanceOf chess opening
gptkbp:commonPawnStructure d4-c4 pawns
fianchettoed kingside
gptkbp:ECOCode E01
E02
E03
E04
E05
gptkbp:family gptkb:Queen's_Pawn_Openings
Flank openings
gptkbp:favoredBy positional players
players seeking long-term pressure
gptkbp:firstMoveWhite d4
gptkbp:firstPlayedAt gptkb:San_Sebastian_tournament
gptkbp:firstReleased 1909
gptkbp:frequentlyPlayedBy gptkb:Garry_Kasparov
gptkb:Magnus_Carlsen
gptkb:Vladimir_Kramnik
gptkb:Viswanathan_Anand
https://www.w3.org/2000/01/rdf-schema#label Catalan Opening
gptkbp:mainLine 1.d4 Nf6 2.c4 e6 3.g3 d5 4.Bg2 Be7 5.Nf3 O-O 6.O-O
gptkbp:namedAfter gptkb:Catalonia
gptkbp:notableGame gptkb:Carlsen_vs_Aronian,_Bilbao_2012
gptkb:Kasparov_vs_Karpov,_World_Championship_1987
gptkb:Kramnik_vs_Anand,_Wijk_aan_Zee_2007
gptkbp:oppositeOpening gptkb:King's_Indian_Defense
gptkb:Queen's_Gambit_Declined
gptkb:Slav_Defense
gptkbp:parentOrganization gptkb:Queen's_Pawn_Game
gptkbp:popularFor 20th century
gptkbp:popularizedBy gptkb:Vladimir_Kramnik
gptkb:Savielly_Tartakower
gptkbp:secondMoveWhite c4
gptkbp:theme Nc3
Rd1
control of center
b3
Ne5
Qa4
Qxc4
a4
fianchettoed bishop on g2
long-term pressure on queenside
gptkbp:thirdMoveWhite g3
gptkbp:typicalFianchetto white kingside bishop
gptkbp:usedInWorldChampionships true
gptkbp:variant gptkb:Symmetrical_Variation
gptkb:Anti-Catalan
gptkb:Catalan_Gambit
gptkb:Closed_Catalan
gptkb:Open_Catalan
gptkbp:bfsParent gptkb:Queen's_Gambit_Declined
gptkb:English_Opening
gptkb:Darren_Beadman
gptkb:Nimzo-Indian_Defense
gptkbp:bfsLayer 7