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E07: 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

Catalan, closed, Botvinnik variation

E07 Sub-variants:

Overview

Games on Database: 368
Last Played: Sep 2025
Overall score:
45.7% 33.4% 20.9%

Played frequently by:

White  
Georg Gross 10 games
Evgeny Gleizerov 10 games
Oleg M Romanishin 9 games
Black  
Borislav Ivkov 3 games
Oleg Krivonosov 2 games
Ragnar Hoen 2 games

Possible continuations:

8... b6  317
42.6 % 35.6 % 21.8 %
8... Re8  18
83.3 %
8... dxc4  7
57.1 % 14.3 % 28.6 %
8... h6  5
100 %
8... Qc7  4
50 % 25 % 25 %
8... Qa5  4
50 % 25 % 25 %
8... a6  3
33.3 % 66.7 %
8... Bd6  2
50 % 50 %
8... Nb6  2
100 %
8... c5  2
50 % 50 %
8... a5  2
100 %