intermediate·Plays as white
Catalan Opening
Fianchetto the king's bishop and squeeze Black on the long diagonal. A modern positional weapon used at every top tournament.
Master the Catalan — the elite weapon of Kramnik, Carlsen and Ding. Seven flagship lines (Open and Closed, plus the Anti-Catalan), 105 coach comments explaining the long-diagonal pressure piece by piece, and 30 exam puzzles that drill the recurring sacrifices, queen excursions to a4/c4, and the e4 break. Walk away with a complete repertoire vs 1.d4 d5 ...e6 and 1.d4 Nf6 ...e6.
d4positionalfianchettoqueen's pawn