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Bogo-Indian Defense — opening family

21 catalogued lines · ECO E11–E11

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The shortest catalogued line of the family runs 1. d4 Nf6 2. c4 e6 3. Nf3 Bb4+ — the position below. The continuation chips count how many catalogued lines extend this head with each next move; any branch can be explored on the interactive tree and played against the engine from there.

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Main continuations

All 21 lines

NameECOMain line length
Bogo-Indian DefenseE116 plies
Bogo-Indian Defense: Grünfeld VariationE117 plies
Bogo-Indian Defense: New England VariationE117 plies
Bogo-Indian Defense: Vitolins VariationE118 plies
Bogo-Indian Defense: Wade-Smyslov VariationE118 plies
Bogo-Indian Defense: Haiti VariationE118 plies
Bogo-Indian Defense: Nimzowitsch VariationE118 plies
Bogo-Indian Defense: Retreat VariationE118 plies
Bogo-Indian Defense: Exchange VariationE118 plies
Bogo-Indian Defense: Retreat VariationE1111 plies
Bogo-Indian Defense: Retreat VariationE1112 plies
Bogo-Indian Defense: Retreat VariationE1113 plies
Bogo-Indian Defense: Retreat VariationE1115 plies
Bogo-Indian Defense: Retreat VariationE1116 plies
Bogo-Indian Defense: Retreat VariationE1117 plies
Bogo-Indian Defense: Retreat VariationE1117 plies
Bogo-Indian Defense: Retreat VariationE1117 plies
Bogo-Indian Defense: Retreat VariationE1118 plies
Bogo-Indian Defense: Retreat VariationE1119 plies
Bogo-Indian Defense: Retreat VariationE1120 plies
Bogo-Indian Defense: Monticelli TrapE1119 plies