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Bogo-Indian Defense: Vitolins Variation

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1.d4Nf62.c4e63.Nf3Bb4+4.Bd2c5
Live databaseLichess 1600–2000 · blitz + rapid
Bogo-Indian Defense: Vitolins Variation57k games · White to move
MoveWhite / draw / BlackPlayedGamesScore
40%23k52%
18%10k50%
14%8.1k51%
14%7.6k54%
6.5%3.7k51%
5.6%3.2k50%
1.3%73344%
0.4%22952%
0.1%8050%
0.1%7856%
Famous games in this line2.3k master games
Anand, Viswanathan (2801) – Adams, Michael (2729)20071–0Mamedyarov, S. (2817) – Amin, B. (2710)20181–0Wang, Yue (2739) – Ivanchuk, Vassily (2779)2009½–½Ponomariov, Ruslan (2739) – Grischuk, Alexander (2736)2009½–½Nakamura, Hi (2779) – Naiditsch, A. (2687)20161–0Radjabov, Teimour (2717) – Ivanchuk, Vassily (2731)2006½–½Nakamura, Hi (2779) – Amin, B. (2662)2016½–½Kasparov, Garry (2790) – Polugaevsky, Lev (2640)19921–0
Heroes of this opening Anand, Viswanathan · Mamedyarov, S. · Nakamura, Hi · Kasparov, Garry
Family
Bogo-Indian Defense
Category
Indian
First move
1.d4
ECO
E11
Line
1. d4 Nf6 2. c4 e6 3. Nf3 Bb4+ 4. Bd2 c5
Hypermodern
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