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Catalan Opening
Queen's Gambit central play combined with a kingside fianchetto.
E00–E09intermediateadvancedAbout 17 minutes
Key concepts
- • long diagonal
- • positional pressure
- • pawn sacrifice
White's plans
- • Pressure the queenside
- • Use the g2 bishop
Black's plans
- • Neutralize the long diagonal
- • Hold or return c4
Start
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