Catalan Opening: Open Defense, Alekhine Variation

E03

1. d4 Nf6 2. c4 e6 3. g3 d5 4. Bg2 dxc4 5. Qa4+ Nbd7 6. Qxc4 a6 7. Qc2

How it went

3 ours · 11 masters

White wins 33% Draws 67% Black wins 0%

Continuations

This line has no named subvariations in the catalogue. It is a branch end.

Master games

Giri, A... — Anand V 1/2-1/2 · 2018
Tkachiev, Vladislav — Naiditsch, Arkadij 1/2-1/2 · 2009
Landa, Konstantin — Meier, Georg 1/2-1/2 · 2010
Nabaty, T.. — Globus, Or 1-0 · 2022
Berkes, Ferenc — Van der Stricht, Geert 1-0 · 2005

Games in Spain

Lopez Mulet,Inigo (2389) — Joel Paul Ganta (2183) 1-0
Agim, Azizaj (2070) — Palozza, Christian (2250) 1/2-1/2
Rodriguez Melian, Jose Luis (2029) — Olive Garcia, Victor (1936) 1/2-1/2

This line is also written

1.d4 Nf6 2.c4 e6 3.g3 d5 4.Bg2 dxc4 5.Qa4+ Nbd7 6.Qxc4 a6 7.Qc2
1 d4 Nf6 2 c4 e6 3 g3 d5 4 Bg2 dxc4 5 Qa4+ Nbd7 6 Qxc4 a6 7 Qc2
d4 Nf6 c4 e6 g3 d5 Bg2 dxc4 Qa4+ Nbd7 Qxc4 a6 Qc2
d4, Nf6, c4, e6, g3, d5, Bg2, dxc4, Qa4+, Nbd7, Qxc4, a6, Qc2