The Catalan Opening 
E00-E09

The Catalan is an opening in which Black may well be able to obtain easy equality, but in which he frequently draws the short straw in the ensuing positional battle. The reason for this is that the player of the White pieces has usually assimilated much better the laws governing this opening and the plans to be adopted.

With great precision and clarity, GM Marin has examined the individual variations. Once again, as was the case with the author’s first offering, English 1.c4 e5, one comes across a large number of indications of possible transpositions and related variations, sometimes from quite different openings. In this fashion, the learner obtains insights into a genuine Grandmaster’s opening.

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