CLEARANCE - VECO - The Open Catalan - IM Robert Ris - Volume 4 Children Chess DVDs offering an array of weapons

offering an array of weapons to cause problems for Black

and played in his first tournament at 15

Bf5 - Rodi

in chapter 2 – The Rook

The epic 1984/85 contest which was lasted six months before being controversially halted "without result" by the then President of FIDE Florencio Campomanes

CLEARANCE - VECO - The Open Catalan - IM Robert Ris - Volume 4 Children Chess DVDs offering an array of weaponsThe 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