CLEARANCE - VECO - The Open Catalan - IM Robert Ris - Volume 4

CLEARANCE - VECO - The Open Catalan - IM Robert Ris - Volume 4The Video Encyclopedia of Chess Openings Vol#4 The Open Catalan IM Robert Ris The Open Catalan begins with the moves 1. d4 Nf6 2. c4 e6 3. Nf3 d5 4. g3 dxc4 5. Bg2. (See the diagram). The Catalan Opening is one of those openings you really should have in your locker. The Catalan takes the best bits of the Queens Gambit and Reti Opening to give you easy development, a sound position, and rich, creative play. It was used extensively by Vladimir Kramnik

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designed for players who want to win as Black

but also with foreign experts

other British tournaments

certain characteristics stand out clearly in activists

White often puts his knight on the d5 outpost—painfully near to the Black king

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A truly inspiring life story of a man who is so much more than a strong chess player

on the enthusiasm of the seconds and on the ability to work with modern electronic gadgets

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"I have seen countless books on chess aimed at youngsters over the years