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Catalan, Closed (E09)
1 d4 Nf6 2 c4 e6 3 g3 d5 4 Bg2 Be7 5 Nf3 O-O 6 O-O Nbd7
7 Qc2 c6 8 Nbd2

Number of games in database: 971
Years covered: 1928 to 2025
Overall record:
   White wins 45.0%
   Black wins 18.0%
   Draws 37.0%

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PRACTITIONERS
With the White Pieces With the Black Pieces
Gedeon Barcza  5 games
Zdenko Kozul  5 games
Mijo Udovcic  5 games
Jiri Fichtl  5 games
Gudmundur Kjartansson  5 games
Jakov Geller  4 games
NOTABLE GAMES [what is this?]
White Wins Black Wins
Bondarevsky vs Lisitsin, 1940
Smyslov vs Forintos, 1968
Kasparov vs A Huss, 1987
Quinteros vs I Radulov, 1970
A Donchenko vs Giri, 2017
S Sargsyan vs A Rosell, 2021
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 page 1 of 39; games 1-25 of 971  PGN Download
Game  ResultMoves YearEvent/LocaleOpening
1. Kostic vs A Pokorny  1-0411928Trencianske TepliceE09 Catalan, Closed
2. Flohr vs Ragozin  ½-½311937Semmering/BadenE09 Catalan, Closed
3. N Kopaev vs B Levitas  1-01051938Trade Unions ChampionshipE09 Catalan, Closed
4. Eliskases vs Saemisch  1-0341938BerlinE09 Catalan, Closed
5. Botvinnik vs I Rabinovich 0-1341938URS-ch sf LeningradE09 Catalan, Closed
6. Flohr vs V Makogonov  ½-½211939Leningrad / Moscow trainingE09 Catalan, Closed
7. Bondarevsky vs Lisitsin 1-0331940USSR ChampionshipE09 Catalan, Closed
8. Eliskases vs V Winz 1-0411941Mar del PlataE09 Catalan, Closed
9. K Opocensky vs B Nielsen  ½-½421941MunichE09 Catalan, Closed
10. B H Villegas vs J Bolbochan  1-0681942Mar del PlataE09 Catalan, Closed
11. J Lokvenc vs J Fichtl  ½-½551943PragueE09 Catalan, Closed
12. K Opocensky vs M Bartosek  ½-½551943PragueE09 Catalan, Closed
13. J Sajtar vs C Kottnauer  0-1501944Hradec KraloveE09 Catalan, Closed
14. K Opocensky vs B Thelen  1-0391945PragueE09 Catalan, Closed
15. J Sajtar vs Bondarevsky  ½-½481946Moscow - PragueE09 Catalan, Closed
16. K Klaman vs Bondarevsky  1-0561947USSR ChampionshipE09 Catalan, Closed
17. Ragozin vs A Chistiakov  0-1441947Moscow ChampionshipE09 Catalan, Closed
18. V Mikenas vs V Kirillov  1-0341947URS-ch sf LeningradE09 Catalan, Closed
19. Shainswit vs L Garcia Balado  ½-½251947La Plata - New York Radio MatchE09 Catalan, Closed
20. Pachman vs Kotov  ½-½411947MoscowE09 Catalan, Closed
21. Benko vs Pirc  ½-½261948HUN-YUGE09 Catalan, Closed
22. Barcza vs Gligoric  ½-½281948BudapestE09 Catalan, Closed
23. Benko vs Pachman  ½-½411948BudapestE09 Catalan, Closed
24. Szabo vs V Tomovic  1-0411948BudapestE09 Catalan, Closed
25. Pirc vs E Richter  ½-½551948Karlovy Vary / Marianske LazneE09 Catalan, Closed
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Kibitzer's Corner
Mar-25-07
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  WTHarvey: Here are some combinations from E09 miniatures: http://www.wtharvey.com/e09.html
Feb-22-13  Garech: Is it still a Catalan if white plays Nc3 before g3?

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