The pawn structure favors White with his threatening pawns on the queen flank.
1. d2d4  1... d7d5  2. c2c4  2... e7e6  3. g1f3  3... g8f6  4. g2g3 Here we have, once again, the ever-present Catalan Opening. 4... d5c4  5. f1g2  5... c7c5  6. d1a4  6... c8d7 All coverages are possible here. It'ss quite possible that this is not the best of them. 7. a4c4  7... d7c6  8. d4c5  8... b8d7  9. c1e3  9... a8c8  10. b2b4  10... b7b6  11. e1g1  11... b6c5  12. b4b5  12... c6b7  13. f1d1  13... f8e7  14. a2a4  14... e8g8 