Catalan Opening: Closed, Botvinnik Variation

1.d4 Nf6 2.c4 e6 3.g3 d5 4.Bg2 Be7 5.Nf3 O-O 6.O-O Nbd7 7.Nc3 c6 8.Qd3

ECO E07

The Catalan Opening: Closed, Botvinnik Variation is a chess opening line in the Catalan Opening complex, reached after 1.d4 Nf6 2.c4 e6 3.g3 d5 4.Bg2 Be7 5.Nf3 O-O 6.O-O Nbd7 7.Nc3 c6 8.Qd3.

It is catalogued under code E07 in the Encyclopaedia of Chess Openings (ECO).

The defining move Qd3 is chosen by White on move 8.

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