E09: Catalan, closed, main line

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

Catalan, closed, main line

E09 Sub-variants:

Overview

Games on Database: 1862
Last Played: May 2023
Overall score:
46.9%36.8%16.3%
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Played frequently by:

White  
Zdenko Kozul 10 games
Alexander Raetsky 9 games
Daniel Summermatter 7 games
Black  
Jakov Geller 7 games
Chanda Sandipan 5 games
Jiri Fichtl 5 games

Possible continuations:

8... b6  1355
42.3 % 39.6 % 18.2 %
8... Re8  214
65.4 % 23.8 %
8... b5  100
45 % 37 % 18 %
8... Qc7  69
63.8 % 30.4 %
8... c5  39
53.8 % 35.9 %
8... a5  15
40 % 46.7 %
8... dxc4  12
75 % 25 %
8... Bd6  12
75 % 25 %
8... Nb6  11
18.2 % 27.3 % 54.5 %
8... h6  11
72.7 % 27.3 %
8... a6  10
70 % 30 %
8... Ne8  4
75 % 25 %
8... Qb6  3
66.7 % 33.3 %
8... Qa5  2
100 %
8... Nh5  2
100 %