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Catalan Opening

A sophisticated opening combining Queen's Gambit ideas with a kingside fianchetto. White's Bg2 exerts long-term pressure on the long diagonal. A favorite of top GMs.

Move Sequence

1. d4 Nf6 2. c4 e6 3. g3 d5 4. Bg2 Be7 5. Nf3 O-O 6. O-O dxc4 7. Qc2 a6 8. a4 Bd7

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