E11: Bogo-Indian defence, Nimzovich variation

1. d4 Nf6 2. c4 e6 3. Nf3 Bb4+ 4. Bd2 Qe7

Bogo-Indian defence, Nimzovich 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

Overview

Games on Database:

7330

Last Played:

Jun 2026

Overall score:

32.9%

42.6%

24.5%

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White
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Black
Mikhail Ulibin	31 games
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Possible continuations:

5. g3

4856

36.9 %

43.3 %

19.7 %

5. Nc3

838

27.3 %

42.7 %

30 %

5. a3

788

22.5 %

34.1 %

43.4 %

5. e3

488

23.6 %

49.8 %

26.6 %

5. Qc2

288

27.8 %

40.6 %

31.6 %

5. Qb3

26.7 %

30 %

43.3 %

5. Bxb4

66.7 %

22.2 %

5. c5

20 %

46.7 %

33.3 %

5. Qa4

42.9 %

14.3 %

42.9 %