CLEARANCE - VECO - The Open Catalan - IM Robert Ris - Volume 4 Children Chess DVDs in chapter 2 – The

in chapter 2 – The Rook

Super-GM Sam Shankland sheds light on the vital topic of Passed Pawns

offering an array of weapons to cause problems for Black

calculation in a series of 2 lectures and a bonus on rapid chess

CLEARANCE - VECO - The Open Catalan - IM Robert Ris - Volume 4 Children Chess DVDs in chapter 2 – TheThe Video Encyclopedia of Chess Openings Vol#4 The Open Catalan IM Robert Ris The Open Catalan begins with the moves 1. d4 Nf6 2. c4 e6 3. Nf3 d5 4. g3 dxc4 5. Bg2. (See the diagram). The Catalan Opening is one of those openings you really should have in your locker. The Catalan takes the best bits of the Queens Gambit and Reti Opening to give you easy development, a sound position, and rich, creative play. It was used extensively by Vladimir Kramnik