Catalan - closed - Zagoryansky variation


1. d4 Nf6 2. c4 e6 3. g3 d5 4. Bg2 Be7 5. Nf3 O-O 6. O-O Nbd7 7. Qc2 c6 8. Rd1 b6 9. a4

White moves the queen's pawn to d4. Black develops the knight to f6. White moves the c-pawn to c4.

Black pushes the king's pawn to e6. White moves the g-pawn to g3. Black pushes the queen's pawn to d5.

White develops the light-squared bishop to g2. Black develops the dark-squared bishop to e7. White develops the knight to f3.

Black castles kingside. White castles kingside. Black transfers the knight to d7.

White deploys the queen to c2. Black moves the c-pawn to c6. White moves the rook to d1.

Black moves the b-pawn to b6. White plays the a-pawn to a4.


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