Hungarian Opening: Catalan Formation
ECO: A00Flank Openings1.g3 d5 2.Bg2 e6
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About the Hungarian Opening: Catalan Formation
The Hungarian Opening: Catalan Formation is a line of the Hungarian Opening, catalogued under ECO code A00 in the Flank Openings section of the Encyclopaedia of Chess Openings.
It arises after 1.g3 d5 2.Bg2 e6, with Black playing the move that gives the line its name.
The Hungarian Opening has 20 named lines in our opening book; the ones closest to this position are listed below.
Other lines of the Hungarian Opening
- Hungarian Opening: Dutch DefenseA00 · 1.g3 f5
- Hungarian Opening: Indian DefenseA00 · 1.g3 Nf6
- Hungarian Opening: Myers DefenseA00 · 1.g3 g5
- Hungarian Opening: Sicilian InvitationA00 · 1.g3 c5
- Hungarian Opening: Symmetrical VariationA00 · 1.g3 g6
- Hungarian Opening: Reversed AlekhineA00 · 1.g3 e5 2.Nf3
- Hungarian Opening: Reversed Modern DefenseA00 · 1.g3 d5 2.Bg2 c5
- Hungarian Opening: Slav FormationA00 · 1.g3 d5 2.Bg2 c6