Catalan Opening: Closed, Zagoryansky Variation

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

ECO E08

The Catalan Opening: Closed, Zagoryansky Variation is a chess opening line in the Catalan Opening complex, reached after 1.d4 e6 2.c4 Nf6 3.Nf3 d5 4.g3 Be7 5.Bg2 O-O 6.O-O Nbd7 7.Qc2 c6 8.Rd1 b6 9.a4.

It is catalogued under code E08 in the Encyclopaedia of Chess Openings (ECO).

The defining move a4 is chosen by White on move 9.

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