Bogo-Indian Defense
Bogo-Indian Defense is regularly played in classical games between masters. Below you will find its variations, move orders, result statistics and the players who play it most, compiled from games of 2500+ rated players.
Played by: Fedoseev, Woodward, Gukesh, Abdusattorov, Ding Liren, Erdogmus, Narayanan, Bartel
Main line
1.d4 Nf6 2.c4 e6 3.g3 Bb4+ 4.Bd2 Be7 5.Bg2 d5 6.Nf3 O-O 7.O-O c6 8.Qc2 Nbd7 9.Bf4 b6 10.cxd5 cxd5 11.Rc1 Ba6 12.Nc3 Nh5 13.Qa4 Nxf4 14.Qxa6 Nxg2 15.Kxg2 Qc8
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Retreat Variation · ECO E11 · for Black
Exchange Variation · ECO E11 · for Black
Wade-Smyslov Variation · ECO E11 · for Black
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Statistics from classical games of 2500+ rated players. Notation: K king, Q queen, R rook, B bishop, N knight.