The Catalan Under Fire: The 5…c6 Approach

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The Catalan Under Fire: The 5…c6 Approach

Nico Zwirs

€ 9,90

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One of the major battlegrounds of the Queen’s Gambit Declined is the Catalan, and against it Zwirs chose an ambitious strategy: accept the pawn and hold onto it with …c6 and …b5, aiming for an unbalanced fight from the very start.

1 1.d4 Nf6 2.c4 e6 3.Nf3 d5 4.g3 dxc4

2 Introduction

3 Early Sidelines

4 5.Qa4

5 5.Bg2 c6 6.a4

6 5.Bg2 c6 6.0-0

7 5.Bg2 c6 6.Ne5 Part 1

8 5.Bg2 c6 6.Ne5 Part 2

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Contents

1

1.d4 Nf6 2.c4 e6 3.Nf3 d5 4.g3 dxc4

2

Introduction

3

Early Sidelines

4

5.Qa4

5

5.Bg2 c6 6.a4

6

5.Bg2 c6 6.0-0

7

5.Bg2 c6 6.Ne5 Part 1

8

5.Bg2 c6 6.Ne5 Part 2