Catalan Opening: Open Defense, Alekhine Variation

The Catalan Opening: Open Defense, Alekhine Variation is a chess opening classified under ECO code E03 in the Indian Defences family, where Black responds to 1.d4 with 1...Nf6, including the Nimzo-Indian, Queen's Indian, and King's Indian. It is reached after 7 moves: 1. d4 Nf6 2. c4 e6 3. g3 d5 4. Bg2 dxc4 5. Qa4+ Nbd7 6. Qxc4 a6 7. Qc2. The resulting position leaves black to move.