Chess: Understanding the Open Catalan Part III

1 d4 Nf6 2 c4 e6 3 Nf3 d5 4 g3 dxc4 5 Bg2 Nc6
6 Qa4 Bd7 7 Qxc4 Na5 8 Qd3 c5 9 O-O Bc6 10 Nc3
10 ... cxd4 11 Nxd4 Bc5 12 Rd1 Bxg2 13 Qb5+ Nd7
14 Kxg2 a6 15 Qd3 Line



What's the game plan for White?

What's the game plan for Black?

Also available:
Chess: Understanding the Open Catalan Part I
http://chesscoach1950.blogspot.com/2006/07/chess-understanding-open-catalan-part.html
Chess: Understanding the Open Catalan Part II
http://chesscoach1950.blogspot.com/2006/09/chess-understanding-open-catalan-part.html

1 d4



1 ... Nf6



2 c4



2 ... e6



3 Nf3



3 ... d5



3 ... b6
3 ... Bb4+
3 ... c5
3 ... Nc6
3 ... a6
3 ... c6
3 ... Be7
3 ... g6
3 ... Ne4
3 ... b5

4 g3



4 Nc3
4 Bg5
4 e3
4 cxd5
4 Qc2
4 Bf4
4 Nbd2
4 a3

4 ... dxc4



4 ... Be7
4 ... Bb4+
4 ... c6
4 ... c5
4 ... Nbd7
4 ... Nc6
4 ... g6
4 ... a6
4 ... b6

5 Bg2



5 Qa4+
5 Nc3
5 Qc2

5 ... Nc6



5 ... a6
5 ... c5
5 ... Bd7
5 ... Nbd7
5 ... Be7
5 ... b5
5 ... Bb4+
5 ... c6

6 Qa4



6 O-O
6 Nc3
6 Bg5

6 ... Bd7



6 ... Bb4+
6 ... Nd7
6 ... Bd6
6 ... Nd5
6 ... Qd5

7 Qxc4



7 ... Na5



7 ... Rb8
7 ... Rc8
7 ... Bd6
7 ... Be7

8 Qd3



8 Qc2

8 ... c5



9 O-O



9 Ne5
9 dxc5
9 Nc3

9 ... Bc6



9 ... Rc8
9 ... cxd4

10 Nc3



10 Rd1

10 ... cxd4



10 ... Rc8
10 ... c4

11 Nxd4



11 ... Bc5



12 Rd1



12 ... Bxg2



13 Qb5+



13 ... Nd7



14 Kxg2



14 ... a6



15 Qd3



15 ... Rc8



Kramnik-Topalov
World Championship Elista 2006, Game 3

By ChessCoach@care2.com

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