Catalan Opening

32 variations · E00 to E09

The idea

Pressure on the long diagonal.

White puts the bishop on g2, aimed at Black's queenside. That bishop presses on d5 and b7, even if Black takes the pawn on c4.

The opening itself

E00 · 3 moves

Catalan Opening

Variations 32

Names and moves from lichess-org/chess-openings (CC0).