Openings/Bogo-Indian Defense
Bogo-Indian Defense: Retreat Variation E11
1. d4 Nf6 2. c4 e6 3. g3 Bb4+ 4. Bd2 Be7 5. Bg2 d5 6. Nf3
7,594 tournament games from this position · White wins 31%, draws 42%, Black wins 28%
Moves
| Move | Games | White · Draw · Black | Elo | Last |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| O-O | 6,029 | 31% 42% 27% | 2361 | 2026 |
| c6 | 1,154 | 31% 44% 26% | 2369 | 2026 |
| Nbd7 | 321 | 26% 35% 39% | 2382 | 2026 |
| Ne4 | 58 | 33% 29% 38% | 2278 | 2026 |
| dxc4 | 16 | 38% 38% 25% | 2158 | 2026 |
| b6 | 10 | 60% 30% | 2030 | 2026 |
| a6 | 2 | 100% | 2255 | 2024 |
| Nc6 | 1 | 100% | 1977 | 2014 |
| c5 | 1 | 100% | 1937 | 2019 |
| Bd7 | 1 | 100% | 1670 | 2023 |
| a5 | 1 | 100% | 1943 | 2024 |
Top games
| Carlsen, M2851–Eljanov, P2765 | 1-0 | 4th Norway Chess 2016 | 2016 |
| So, W2822–Nakamura, Hi2793 | ½-½ | ch-USA 2017 | 2017 |
| Ding Liren2774–Carlsen, M2837 | 0-1 | Carlsen-Ding Showdown G10 | 2017 |
| Eljanov, P2760–Carlsen, M2844 | 0-1 | 78th Tata Steel GpA | 2016 |
| Giri, A2771–Carlsen, M2832 | 1-0 | GCT Blitz YourNextMove | 2017 |
| Giri, A2783–Ding Liren2813 | ½-½ | 81st Tata Steel GpA | 2019 |
| Caruana, F2802–Giri, A2790 | ½-½ | Vugar Gashimov Mem 2015 | 2015 |
| So, W2812–Karjakin, Sergey2781 | 0-1 | GCT Blitz Paris 2017 | 2017 |
| Aronian, L2780–Caruana, F2805 | 1-0 | 3rd Norway Blitz 2015 | 2015 |
| Caruana, F2784–So, W2799 | 1-0 | FIDE Candidates 2018 | 2018 |
Bogo-Indian Defense variations
Bogo-Indian DefenseE11Grünfeld VariationE11New England VariationE11Vitolins VariationE11Wade-Smyslov VariationE11Haiti VariationE11Nimzowitsch VariationE11Retreat VariationE11Exchange VariationE11Retreat VariationE11Retreat VariationE11Retreat VariationE11Retreat VariationE11Retreat VariationE11Retreat VariationE11Retreat VariationE11Retreat VariationE11Retreat VariationE11Monticelli TrapE11Retreat VariationE11