Comments on https://lichess.org/@/helloitsdmitri/blog/the-stories-of-openings-the-catalan/KtBb9Osy
The most solid reply seems ...Bb4+ Bd2 Be7 and Bd2 is misplaced.
The most critical is accepting the gambit, black almost won:
https://www.chessgames.com/perl/chessgame?gid=2122755
I like the way you wrote this post, I was able to follow along and make sense of it. I look forward to you covering further openings in the future.
The Catalan has caused me( and many others) extensive suffering with the black pieces, an excellent line to learn as white
wow im so glad this is AI free i was worried for a second