← All Openings
E0820 plies · white to move

Catalan Opening: Closed, Spassky Gambit

The Catalan Opening: Closed, Spassky Gambit is a chess opening classified under ECO code E08 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 10 moves: 1. d4 Nf6 2. c4 e6 3. g3 Be7 4. Bg2 d5 5. Nf3 O-O 6. O-O Nbd7 7. Qc2 c6 8. b3 b6 9. Rd1 Bb7 10. Nc3 b5. The resulting position leaves white to move.

1
White k
White r
White b
White r
2
White p
White b
White p
White p
White q
White p
3
White p
White n
White n
White p
4
White p
White p
5
Black p
Black p
6
Black n
Black p
Black p
7
Black p
Black p
Black p
Black b
Black n
Black b
Black p
8h
g
Black k
f
Black r
e
d
Black q
c
b
a
Black r

Resulting Position