Hi everyone. I have been looking at the Catalan recently. I like what I see exept that black sometimes keeps the pawn. Could it be posible to change the move order a little so I only would get the lines I like? I'm ok with the closedcatalan and the open Catalan where i get the pawn back like this.
1. d4, nf6
2. c4, e6
3. nf3, d5
4. g3, dxc4
5. bg2, be7
6. o-o, o,o
7, qc2
I thought I might change the move order and play the following.
1. nf3, nf6
2. c4, e6
3. g3, d5
4. bg2
Here black cannot take on c4 and hold onto the pawn. I know black does not have to play e6 on move 2, but I have some nice prepp for 2. g6. Usually it becomes a king's indian where I play the exchange or it becomes a psaudo Grunfeld. I like positional chess and engames. I am blidn too so I strugle with chaotic positions because I find it challenging to pay attention to so many tactics at the same time. Thats why i did not post a diagram also, sorry. Please don't take my rating here to seriously, this is not my serious acount, I posted it here so it would not be seen by those preparing for me otb. For context I am 1863 fide. Thank you!
1. d4, nf6
2. c4, e6
3. nf3, d5
4. g3, dxc4
5. bg2, be7
6. o-o, o,o
7, qc2
I thought I might change the move order and play the following.
1. nf3, nf6
2. c4, e6
3. g3, d5
4. bg2
Here black cannot take on c4 and hold onto the pawn. I know black does not have to play e6 on move 2, but I have some nice prepp for 2. g6. Usually it becomes a king's indian where I play the exchange or it becomes a psaudo Grunfeld. I like positional chess and engames. I am blidn too so I strugle with chaotic positions because I find it challenging to pay attention to so many tactics at the same time. Thats why i did not post a diagram also, sorry. Please don't take my rating here to seriously, this is not my serious acount, I posted it here so it would not be seen by those preparing for me otb. For context I am 1863 fide. Thank you!