Tree path 3 levels Indian Defense: Anti-Nimzo-Indian › Catalan Opening: Closed, Main Line › Catalan Opening: Closed Variation, Traditional Variation
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- Indian Defense: Anti-Nimzo-Indian E10
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Catalan Opening: Closed Variation, Traditional Variation
Overview
Catalan Opening: Closed Variation, Traditional Variation is a variation within the Indian Defenses family, indexed as ECO E09.
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. Nf3 d5 4. g3 Be7 5. Bg2 O-O 6. O-O Nbd7 7. Qc2 c6 8. Nbd2 b6, after 16 plies of opening development.
It is a variation of Catalan Opening: Closed, Main Line, which itself descends from the root opening Indian Defense: Anti-Nimzo-Indian.
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- ECO code
- E09
- Group
- Indian Defenses (E)
- Plies
- 16
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Statistics from Lichess
125,444 games · White 53.2% / Draw 8.9% / Black 37.9%
| Moves | Games | W / D / B |
|---|---|---|
| e4 | 99,378 | |
| Rd1 | 12,728 | |
| b3 | 8,967 | |
| Re1 | 1,596 | |
| cxd5 | 1,087 | |
| Ne5 | 705 | |
| a3 | 427 | |
| a4 | 199 |
Source: Lichess Opening Explorer · cached 2026-09-26 03:12:54
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