The Catalan: 3.g3
In the Catalan White fianchettoes the light-squared bishop on g2 (a fianchetto is a bishop developed on the long diagonal behind a pawn moved one square), where it bears down the h1–a8 diagonal at your queenside. The simple, principled answer: develop, castle, then take on c4 and use the time White spends regaining it to play …a6, …b5 and …Bb7 (or …Bd7–c6), blocking the g2-bishop.
- 6 min
- 1 step
- Lesson 129 of 132
Picking up where you left off.
Two lines, one of them core:
- Open Catalan: 7.Qc2 a6 8.Qxc4 b5 (core)
- Open Catalan: 8.a4 Bd7 (important)
Learn takes up to five new lines at a time, core lines first. When the chapter is learned, practise it from memory.
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