E11 · Indian · a defense for Black
Bogo-Indian Defense: Monticelli Trap
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1.d4Nf62.c4e63.Nf3b64.g3Bb75.Bg2Bb4+6.Bd2Bxd2+7.Qxd2O-O8.Nc3Ne49.Qc2Nxc310.Ng5
Live databaseLichess 1600–2000 · blitz + rapid
Bogo-Indian Defense: Monticelli Trap36 games · Black to move
Only 36 games reach this position at this level — read it loosely.
MoveWhite / draw / BlackPlayedGamesScore
56%2025%
36%1362%
5.6%20%
2.8%10%
Famous games in this line34 master games
Xu, Jun (2655) – Seirawan, Yasser (2640)Aronian, Levon (2684) – Postny, Evgeny (2557)Portisch, Lajos (2600) – Andersson, Ulf (2640)Benjamin, Joel (2555) – Azmaiparashvili, Zurab (2650)Sjugirov, S. (2673) – Atabayev, M. (2492)Sarana, Alexey (2652) – Livaic, Leon (2507)Mikhalchishin, Adrian (2520) – Seirawan, Yasser (2595)Psakhis, Lev (2542) – Marin, Mihail (2537)Heroes of this opening Aronian, Levon · Sarana, Alexey
- Family
- Bogo-Indian Defense
- Category
- Indian
- First move
- 1.d4
- ECO
- E11
- Line
- 1. d4 Nf6 2. c4 e6 3. Nf3 b6 4. g3 Bb7 5. Bg2 Bb4+ 6. Bd2 Bxd2+ 7. Qxd2 O-O 8. Nc3 Ne4 9. Qc2 Nxc3 10. Ng5
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