E07: Catalan, closed, 6...Nbd7

1. d4 Nf6 2. c4 e6 3. g3 d5 4. Bg2 Be7 5. Nf3 O-O 6. O-O Nbd7

Catalan, closed, 6...Nbd7

E07 Sub-variants:

Catalan, closed, 6...Nbd7
1. d4 Nf6 2. c4 e6 3. g3 d5 4. Bg2 Be7 5. Nf3 O-O 6. O-O Nbd7

Catalan, closed, Botvinnik variation
1. d4 Nf6 2. c4 e6 3. g3 d5 4. Bg2 Be7 5. Nf3 O-O 6. O-O Nbd7 7. Nc3 c6 8. Qd3

Overview

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Last Played:

Nov 2025

Overall score:

45.5%

36.7%

17.8%

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Possible continuations:

7. Qc2

1623

47.9 %

37.1 %

15 %

7. b3

295

36.9 %

42.4 %

20.7 %

7. Nc3

264

52.7 %

23.5 %

23.9 %

7. Nbd2

227

36.6 %

43.6 %

19.8 %

7. cxd5

27.6 %

36.8 %

35.6 %

7. Qb3

50 %

34.6 %

15.4 %

7. Qd3

52 %

36 %

7. Ne5

47.1 %

29.4 %

23.5 %

7. Bf4

42.9 %

28.6 %

7. c5

66.7 %

33.3 %