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Catalan - new double bishop sacrifice!

OpeningAnalysis
Surprise even a well-prepared opponent with the following brand new opening idea.

Many Catalan players fear the ...Bb4+ lines and not without good reason. After the main move Bd2 Black drops the bishop back to e7 and claims that White's bishop is worse on d2 than it is on c1 (and rightfully so!). Going ...Bb4+ (on the 3rd/4th move) is attracting a lot of Black players. Take a look at the ongoing Olympiad 2024: the check on b4 is Black's main waepon against the Catalan.
It's time to equip yourself with a brand new idea!

Catalan ...Bb4+

https://lichess.org/study/d9rR7UjO/T8LKayaV#6

Sidelines towards the double bishop sacrifice

https://lichess.org/study/d9rR7UjO/vV8y309o#7

The new double bishop sacrifice

https://lichess.org/study/d9rR7UjO/tRV1GxRO#29

Have fun with this new idea! Please let me know in case you got the chance to try it out in practice :)

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Feel free to reach out to me or use the forum. Insights, questions and suggestions are very welcome!
\~LittleSoapBubble