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
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 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
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
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 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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