E11 · Indian · a defense for Black

Bogo-Indian Defense: Grünfeld Variation

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1.d4Nf62.c4e63.Nf3Bb4+4.Nbd2

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Bogo-Indian Defense: Grünfeld Variation191k games · Black to move

MoveWhite / draw / BlackPlayedGamesScore

71k45%

28k46%

28k44%

26k43%

12k40%

7.2k45%

5.4k40%

3.9k45%

3.4k41%

3.3k45%

Famous games in this line9.1k master games

Vachier Lagrave, Maxime (2789) – Carlsen, M. (2855)20160–1 Karjakin, Sergey (2750) – Carlsen, M. (2882)20191–0 Aronian, L. (2793) – Carlsen, M. (2832)2017½–½ Ding Liren (2774) – Carlsen, M. (2837)2017½–½ Grischuk, A. (2754) – Carlsen, M. (2857)20160–1 Nakamura, Hi (2779) – Caruana, F. (2823)20160–1 Grischuk, A. (2766) – Caruana, F. (2819)2019½–½ Carlsen, M. (2865) – Naiditsch, A. (2706)20151–0

Heroes of this opening Carlsen, M. · Karjakin, Sergey · Caruana, F.

Family: Bogo-Indian Defense
Category: Indian
First move: 1.d4
ECO: E11
Line: 1. d4 Nf6 2. c4 e6 3. Nf3 Bb4+ 4. Nbd2

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