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- Catalan Opening E00
- Catalan Opening E00
- Closed E01
- Catalan Opening: Closed E06
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Catalan Opening: Closed
Overview
Catalan Opening: Closed is a named branch in the Indian Defenses group of chess theory, classified under ECO E08.
The Indian Defenses group covers Indian defences — hypermodern lines where Black challenges the centre with pieces rather than pawns.
Play reaches this position via 1. d4 Nf6 2. c4 e6 3. g3 d5 4. Bg2 Be7 5. Nf3 O-O 6. O-O Nbd7 7. Qc2, after 13 plies of opening development.
In the opening tree, this line branches off from Catalan Opening: Closed, part of the broader Catalan Opening system.
3 named variations grow from this line, including Catalan Opening: Closed, Catalan Opening: Closed, Sokolsky Variation.
In total, the branch covers 4 sub-variations across all depths.
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- ECO code
- E08
- Group
- Indian Defenses (E)
- Plies
- 13
- Parent
- Catalan Opening: Closed
- Direct variations
- 3
- Total in subtree
- 4
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Statistics from Lichess
76,778 games · White 53.0% / Draw 7.2% / Black 39.7%
| Moves | Games | W / D / B |
|---|---|---|
| c6 | 28,588 | |
| b6 | 17,520 | |
| c5 | 12,513 | |
| dxc4 | 6,792 | |
| a6 | 3,285 | |
| Ne4 | 2,421 | |
| Re8 | 1,725 | |
| a5 | 1,463 |
Source: Lichess Opening Explorer · cached 2026-09-26 02:52:51
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