Tree path 3 levels Catalan Opening › Bogo-Indian Defense: Retreat Variation › Bogo-Indian Defense: Retreat Variation
- Chess Codex
- Catalan Opening E00
- Bogo-Indian Defense: Retreat Variation E11
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Bogo-Indian Defense: Retreat Variation
Overview
Bogo-Indian Defense: Retreat Variation is a variation within the Indian Defenses family, indexed as ECO E11.
The Indian Defenses group covers Indian defences — hypermodern lines where Black challenges the centre with pieces rather than pawns.
Play reaches this position via 1. d4 Nf6 2. c4 e6 3. g3 Bb4+ 4. Bd2 Be7 5. Bg2 d5 6. Nf3 Nbd7 7. O-O O-O 8. Qc2 c6, after 16 plies of opening development.
It is a variation of Bogo-Indian Defense: Retreat Variation, which itself descends from the root opening Catalan Opening.
It branches into 3 notable variations — Bogo-Indian Defense: Retreat Variation, Bogo-Indian Defense: Retreat Variation, Bogo-Indian Defense: Retreat Variation.
In total, the branch covers 4 sub-variations across all depths.
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- ECO code
- E11
- Group
- Indian Defenses (E)
- Plies
- 16
- Direct variations
- 3
- Total in subtree
- 4
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Statistics from Lichess
50,161 games · White 46.2% / Draw 10.0% / Black 43.8%
| Moves | Games | W / D / B |
|---|---|---|
| Bf4 | 20,058 | |
| Rd1 | 13,553 | |
| b3 | 6,207 | |
| Nc3 | 3,071 | |
| Bg5 | 2,140 | |
| Rc1 | 1,418 | |
| a4 | 861 | |
| Re1 | 470 |
Source: Lichess Opening Explorer · cached 2026-09-26 03:12:57
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