If we start to describe Catalan, it has lots of advantages. Powerful bishop, safe king, white can squeeze in the centre, pieces have enough space to put them, noting blacks one another. But when you play it you face that black is quickly developed, sometimes they are even ahead and White has to catch up, hard to fight for initiative, black can start create threats first and you won't enjoy it as white.
Sorry , Rasmus is his first name and Svane is the surname
Never cared for the Catalan. Seems to be asking too much of the position for white. White showed how to play it.
If we start to describe Catalan, it has lots of advantages. Powerful bishop, safe king, white can squeeze in the centre, pieces have enough space to put them, noting blacks one another. But when you play it you face that black is quickly developed, sometimes they are even ahead and White has to catch up, hard to fight for initiative, black can start create threats first and you won't enjoy it as white.
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Agreed. Thanks for the feedback.
Oh, and thank you for the video.
Automatic Opening.