Chess: Understanding the Open Catalan Part II

1 d4 Nf6 2 c4 e6 3 Nf3 d5 4 g3 dxc4 5 Bg2 Bb4+
6 Bd2 a5 7 Qc2 Bxd2+ 8 Qxd2 c6 9 a4 b5 10 axb5
10 ... cxb5 11 Qg5 O-O 12 Qxb5 Ba6 13 Qa4 Qb6
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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 III
http://chesscoach1950.blogspot.com/2006/09/chess-understanding-open-catalan-part_26.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 ... Bb4+



5 ... Nc6
5 ... a6
5 ... c5
5 ... Bd7
5 ... Nbd7
5 ... Be7
5 ... b5
5 ... Bb4+

6 Bd2



6 Nc3
6 Nbd2

6 ... a5



6 ... Be7
6 ... c5
6 ... Bxd2+

7 Qc2



7 O-O
7 Bxb4
7 a3

7 ... Bxd2+



7 ... b5
7 ... Nc6
7 ... b6

8 Qxd2



8 Nbxd2

8 ... c6



8 ... Ne4
8 ... Nc6

9 a4



9 Ne5

9 ... b5



9 ... Ne4
9 ... Nbd7

10 axb5



10 ... cxb5



11 Qg5



11 ... O-O



12 Qxb5



12 ... Ba6



13 Qa4



13 Qxa4
13 Qc5

13 ... Qb6



14 O-O



14 ... Qxb2



15 Nbd2



15 ... Bb5



16 Nxc4



16 ... Bxa4



17 Nxb2



17 ... Bb5



18 Ne5



18 ... Ra7



19 Bf3



19 ... Nbd7



20 Nec4



20 ... Rb8



21 Rfb1



21 ... g5



22 e3



22 ... g4



23 Bd1



Kramnik - Topalov
World Championship Elista 2006, Game 1

By ChessCoach@care2.com

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