Play The Catalan Intro
Play The Catalan Intro
Play The Catalan Intro
[rhb1kgW4]
[0p0WDp0p]
[WDWDphWD]
[DWDpDWDW]
[WDP)WDWD]
[DWDWDW)W]
[P)WDP)B)]
[$NGQIWHR]
W--------W
Introduction
G.Kasparov-V.Korchnoi
London (7th matchgame) 1983
1 d4 f6 2 c4 e6 3 g3 d5 4 g2 dxc4 5
f3 d7 6 c2 c5 7 0-0 c6 8 xc4
bd7 9 g5 c8 10 xf6 xf6 11 dxc5
xf3 12 xf3 xc5 13 b5+ d7 14
c3 xb5 15 xb5 e7 16 b4 xb4 17
xa7 c7 18 fc1
W________W
[WDWDWDW4]
[Hp4Wip0p]
[WDWDphWD]
[DWDWDWDW]
[WgWDWDWD]
[DWDWDB)W]
[PDWDP)W)]
[$W$WDWIW]
W--------W
Despite the innocuous appearance
ofthisposition,Blackisnowlosinghis
...d5xc4lineswhichareOpenVariations)
andarecoveredinChapters68.Whilst
being playable, Black certainly has to
knowwhathesdoinghere,andinmy
experienceheoftendoesntunlesshis
name happens to be Smbat Lputian or
RafaelVaganian.
Atclublevelpeopleusuallyanswer
Whites plan of e2e4 with ...d5xe4,
which can land them in a rather
cramped and horrid position. I will
take the liberty of showing you one of
my own games at this point which I
playedwhilepreparingthisbook.Itsa
good example of what youre likely to
faceinyourowngames:
N.Davies-M.Brown
Liverpool League 2009
1 d4 d5 2 c4 e6 3 f3 f6 4 g3 e7 5
g2 0-0 6 c2 bd7 7 0-0 c6 8 bd2
b6 9 e4 dxe4
W________W
[rDb1W4kD]
[0WDngp0p]
[W0pDphWD]
[DWDWDWDW]
[WDP)pDWD]
[DWDWDN)W]
[P)QHW)B)]
[$WGWDRIW]
W--------W
AsImentionedabove,Blackshould
probablynotdothis.ButatclublevelI
wager that this will be played almost
exclusively.
Introduction
basis.Ifyoucandothisthenyouwont
just master the Catalan Opening, your
entirechessgamewillimprove.
NigelDavies
Southport,June2009
http://www.tigerchess.com/