{"id":6819,"date":"2022-09-22T14:31:58","date_gmt":"2022-09-22T14:31:58","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.365chess.com\/view\/?post_type=product&#038;p=6819"},"modified":"2026-05-26T12:26:48","modified_gmt":"2026-05-26T12:26:48","slug":"catalan-the-system-for-black-with-im-andrey-ostrovskiy","status":"publish","type":"product","link":"https:\/\/www.365chess.com\/view\/shop\/catalan-the-system-for-black-with-im-andrey-ostrovskiy\/","title":{"rendered":"Catalan &#8211; The System for black with IM Andrey Ostrovskiy"},"content":{"rendered":"<div style=\"padding: 56.66% 0 0 0; position: relative;\"><iframe style=\"position: absolute; top: 0; left: 0; width: 100%; height: 100%;\" title=\"Closed Catalan\" src=\"https:\/\/player.vimeo.com\/video\/749718191?h=f05f45b50e&amp;badge=0&amp;autopause=0&amp;player_id=0&amp;app_id=58479\" frameborder=\"0\" allowfullscreen=\"allowfullscreen\"><\/iframe><\/div>\n<p><script src=\"https:\/\/player.vimeo.com\/api\/player.js\"><\/script><\/p>\n<h2>Closed Catalan &#8211; The System for black<\/h2>\n<p>Do you know of a single opening that allows winning with black pieces, with a minimum risk and no need to reinvent the wheel? The truth is\u2026 there aren\u2019t many openings like that.<\/p>\n<p>Closed Catalan is an exceptional opening that fits the description.<\/p>\n<p>It is one of the best opening systems for Black because it\u2019s very solid, with limitless ways of achieving the key positions, and high chances for a win. Yet, it\u2019s easy to learn and start playing right away.\u00a0Catalan\u00a0is especially effective against club level players because they don\u2019t have a well-developed sense of danger and treat all closed positions as quiet, boring and positional.<\/p>\n<p>Well, if so, they should be ready for a big surprise!<\/p>\n<p>Closed Catalan System is a tricky opening in a way that it implements a passive approach at a first glance and then switches gears and becomes very dynamic.<\/p>\n<p><img loading=\"lazy\" class=\"aligncenter \" src=\"https:\/\/videoapi-muybridge.vimeocdn.com\/animated-thumbnails\/image\/93c28dbe-1eee-430d-961c-b85debfceca4.gif?ClientID=vimeo-core-prod&amp;Date=1663263916&amp;Signature=026236e7e926ca2c0f9cf2db823f1642cd94e7aa\" width=\"512\" height=\"276\" \/><\/p>\n<p>Black\u2019s passive pieces quickly gain momentum and start exerting enormous pressure on White\u2019s position. Majority of players aren\u2019t ready for that, either mentally or positionally, and that\u2019s how black gets a huge edge!<\/p>\n<p>IM Andrey Ostrovskiy has mastered Closed Catalan System, played and perfected it for many years. He applied the system with great success against all sorts of players from club level to International Masters and even Grandmasters. That\u2019s why Andrei recommends you to play the Closed Catalan as black and he is certain that after studying this course you will repeat his success!<\/p>\n<p>In this 7-hour course, you will learn everything a player needs to know to jump-start your understanding of Closed Catalan for Black including piece placement, pawn structures, key plans, maneuvers, setups, and ideas.<\/p>\n<h3>What to expect?<\/h3>\n<p>After going through the course and playing some practice games, Closed Catalan setups will become a second nature to you, leading to dramatic improvement of your results with black pieces. You will face your opponent confidently, taking stress off your games and knowing that you\u2019re backed up with a Pro-level repertoire. Perhaps, black will even become your favorite color to play with.<\/p>\n<p>Leave all the uncertainty and worrying to your opponent. With this system, you are there to collect your win!<\/p>\n<h3>IM Andrey Ostrovskiy (FIDE 2456)<\/h3>\n<p>Is a professional chess player and coach currently residing in Germany. Andrey got second in Ukrainian Youth Championship and represented his country in the European Championship. He has won many National and International events, and achieved his first Grandmaster norm in 2015.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>In this 7-hour course, you will learn everything a player needs to know to jump-start your understanding of Closed Catalan for Black including piece placement, pawn structures, key plans, maneuvers, setups, and ideas.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"featured_media":31184,"comment_status":"closed","ping_status":"closed","template":"","meta":[],"yoast_head":"<!-- This site is optimized with the Yoast SEO plugin v16.2 - https:\/\/yoast.com\/wordpress\/plugins\/seo\/ -->\n<title>Catalan - The System for black with IM Andrey Ostrovskiy - 365Chess<\/title>\n<meta name=\"robots\" content=\"index, follow, max-snippet:-1, max-image-preview:large, max-video-preview:-1\" \/>\n<link rel=\"canonical\" href=\"https:\/\/www.365chess.com\/view\/shop\/catalan-the-system-for-black-with-im-andrey-ostrovskiy\/\" \/>\n<meta property=\"og:locale\" content=\"en_US\" \/>\n<meta property=\"og:type\" content=\"article\" \/>\n<meta property=\"og:title\" content=\"Catalan - 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