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Javokhir Sindarov plays Fabiano Caruana in round 11 of the Candidates Tournament, where a Catalan Opening was featured.

https://theweekinchess.com/twic-news-feed/sindarov-defends-confidently-against-caruana-vaishali-moves-a-point-clear-in-the-womens-event.-candidates-round-11

Switching my Openings with White (No more Italian)

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OpeningAnalysis
I've gotten tired of playing the Italian Game and now that I am rising to the intermediate and advanced levels, I need to play an opening where I will not get positionally outplayed towards the middlegame but manage to try to outprepare my opponent or play something with a better position.

The Italian Game (and what was wrong with it)

https://lichess.org/study/AfxZgygE/IbcQEPAn

Opening #1: Vienna Game

https://lichess.org/study/AfxZgygE/gmnC37H3

Opening #2: Catalan

https://lichess.org/study/AfxZgygE/A2cscjhY

Outro

Thank you for reading my blog post. I hope you understood why I have decided to switch openings, and if you want, drop other suggestions for a 1300 level USCF player to play as an opening with White.

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