The Catalan Opening is a chess opening ajar. It is characterized by the moves (in algebraic notation):

The idea of ​​openness is the fianchetto on the kingside. This opening was created by Polish Tartakower chess in a tournament held in the Catalan city of Sitges in the twenties.

The history is well known Catalan Opening: On the occasion of the 1929 International Exhibition held in Barcelona, ​​organized an international chess tournament, attended by most of the great players of the time. One of its organizers, Francesc Armengol, wished there were an opening in chess or a defense which could be called Catalan, as the had France, Sicily and Spain. Thus, a competition to invent a new chess opening, no matter what kind. The competition was won the Polish GM Savielly Tartakover, who pocketed the 150 pesetas. Typically, a home and had ended with an extravagant opening, or at least lower, but the system invented by Tartakover proved to be one of the strongest openings closed.

The basic idea is to attack the center and the queenside fianchetto with the light-squared bishop. The problem he has is that since the third play the black knows what is going to play the target, and take measures against it. It has been played by many great masters

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