English Opening: Neo-Catalan Declined
ECO: A13Flank Openings1.c4 e6 2.Nf3 d5 3.g3 Nf6 4.Bg2 Be7
no master games reached this exact line · estimated data
How it's played
Start
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About the English Opening: Neo-Catalan Declined
The English Opening: Neo-Catalan Declined is a line of the English Opening, catalogued under ECO code A13 in the Flank Openings section of the Encyclopaedia of Chess Openings.
It arises after 1.c4 e6 2.Nf3 d5 3.g3 Nf6 4.Bg2 Be7, with Black playing the move that gives the line its name.
The English Opening has 175 named lines in our opening book; the ones closest to this position are listed below.
Where the line goes next
- English Opening: Agincourt Defense, Neo-Catalan DeclinedA14 · 1.c4 e6 2.Nf3 d5 3.g3 Nf6 4.Bg2 Be7 5.O-O
- English Opening: Agincourt Defense, Neo-Catalan Declined, Early b3A14 · 1.c4 e6 2.Nf3 d5 3.g3 Nf6 4.Bg2 Be7 5.b3
- English Opening: Agincourt Defense, Neo-Catalan Declined, Early b3A14 · 1.c4 e6 2.Nf3 d5 3.g3 Nf6 4.Bg2 Be7 5.b3 b6
- English Opening: Agincourt Defense, Neo-Catalan Declined, Early b3A14 · 1.c4 e6 2.Nf3 d5 3.g3 Nf6 4.Bg2 Be7 5.b3 c5
Other lines of the English Opening
- English Opening: Agincourt DefenseA13 · 1.c4 e6
- English Opening: Anglo-Dutch DefenseA10 · 1.c4 f5
- English Opening: Anglo-Indian DefenseA15 · 1.c4 Nf6
- English Opening: Anglo-Lithuanian VariationA10 · 1.c4 Nc6
- English Opening: Anglo-Scandinavian DefenseA10 · 1.c4 d5
- English Opening: Caro-Kann Defensive SystemA11 · 1.c4 c6
- English Opening: Great Snake VariationA10 · 1.c4 g6
- English Opening: Jaenisch GambitA10 · 1.c4 b5