Catalan Opening: Closed Variation, Rabinovich Variation

The Catalan Opening: Closed Variation, Rabinovich Variation is a chess opening classified under ECO code E09 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 8 moves: 1. d4 d5 2. c4 c6 3. Nf3 Nf6 4. Qc2 e6 5. Nbd2 Be7 6. g3 Nbd7 7. Bg2 O-O 8. O-O b5. The resulting position leaves white to move.