E11: Bogo-Indian defence, Gruenfeld variation

1. d4 Nf6 2. c4 e6 3. Nf3 Bb4+ 4. Nbd2

Bogo-Indian defence, Gruenfeld variation

E11 Sub-variants:

Bogo-Indian defence
1. d4 Nf6 2. c4 e6 3. Nf3 Bb4+

Bogo-Indian defence, Gruenfeld variation
1. d4 Nf6 2. c4 e6 3. Nf3 Bb4+ 4. Nbd2

Bogo-Indian defence, Nimzovich variation
1. d4 Nf6 2. c4 e6 3. Nf3 Bb4+ 4. Bd2 Qe7

Bogo-Indian defence, Monticelli trap
1. d4 Nf6 2. c4 e6 3. Nf3 Bb4+ 4. Bd2 Bxd2+ 5. Qxd2 b6 6. g3 Bb7 7. Bg2 O-O 8. Nc3 Ne4 9. Qc2 Nxc3 10. Ng5

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Possible continuations:

4... b6

3036

40.3 %

38.8 %

20.9 %

4... O-O

2827

41.4 %

35.5 %

23.1 %

4... d5

1240

40.2 %

37.2 %

22.6 %

4... c5

340

50.6 %

34.4 %

15 %

4... d6

212

41 %

35.8 %

23.1 %

4... a5

119

29.4 %

48.7 %

21.8 %

4... Ne4

52

63.5 %

21.2 %

15.4 %

4... Qe7

36

52.8 %

27.8 %

19.4 %

4... Nc6

31

58.1 %

32.3 %

4... Be7

25

40 %

40 %

20 %

4... Bxd2+

5

60 %

20 %

20 %

4... c6

5

40 %

20 %

40 %

4... a6

2

50 %

50 %