ECO E04: Catalan Opening
ECO E04 is part of volume E — Indian Defenses.
The Lichess chess-openings dataset files 3 named lines under it.
The shortest is Catalan Opening: Open Defense:
1. d4 Nf6 2. c4 e6 3. g3 d5 4. Bg2 dxc4 5. Nf3.
That position has come up in 548,389 Lichess games between players rated 1600 to 2500: White won 51.7%, 7.1% were drawn and Black won 41.3%.
| Opening | Moves | Plies |
|---|---|---|
| Catalan Opening: Open Defense | 1. d4 Nf6 2. c4 e6 3. g3 d5 4. Bg2 dxc4 5. Nf3 |
9 |
| Catalan Opening: Open Defense | 1. d4 Nf6 2. c4 e6 3. Nf3 d5 4. g3 c6 5. Bg2 dxc4 |
10 |
| Catalan Opening: Open Defense, Modern Sharp Variation | 1. d4 Nf6 2. c4 e6 3. g3 d5 4. Bg2 dxc4 5. Nf3 Nc6 6. Qa4 Bb4+ |
12 |