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Bogo-Indian Defense: Retreat Variation

ECO E11 · 362 games · Black to move

1. d4 Nf6 2. c4 e6 3. g3 Bb4+ 4. Bd2 Be7 5. Bg2 d5 6. Nf3

42% White23% Draw35% Black

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What gets played next

Move	Games	Share	White / draw / Black	Leads to
O-O	255	70.4%		Bogo-Indian Defense: Retreat Variation E11
c6	43	11.9%

A further 64 games played a rarer move, or ended right here.

How this line is reached

Queen's Pawn Game 1. d4 Indian Defense 1... Nf6 Indian Defense: Normal Variation 2. c4 Catalan Opening 3. g3Bogo-Indian Defense: Retreat Variation 6. Nf3

Other lines in this family

Retreat VariationE11… 6... O-O221 Retreat VariationE11… 6... O-O 7. O-O175 Bogo-Indian DefenseE11… 3. Nf3 Bb4+3,105 Grünfeld VariationE11… 3. Nf3 Bb4+ 4. Nbd2627 Nimzowitsch VariationE11… 3. Nf3 Bb4+ 4. Bd2 Qe7548 Exchange VariationE11… 3. Nf3 Bb4+ 4. Bd2 Bxd2+518 Wade-Smyslov VariationE11… 3. Nf3 Bb4+ 4. Bd2 a5245 Retreat VariationE11… 3. Nf3 Bb4+ 4. Bd2 Be7189 Vitolins VariationE11… 3. Nf3 Bb4+ 4. Bd2 c5149

Data: 4 million rated games from the Lichess open database (CC0), both players 1600+, blitz and slower. Popular is not the same as good.