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E1119 plies · black to move

Bogo-Indian Defense: Monticelli Trap

The Bogo-Indian Defense: Monticelli Trap is a chess opening classified under ECO code E11 in the Indian Defences family, where Black responds to 1.d4 with 1...Nf6, including the Nimzo-Indian, Queen's Indian, and King's Indian. It is reached after 10 moves: 1. d4 Nf6 2. c4 e6 3. Nf3 b6 4. g3 Bb7 5. Bg2 Bb4+ 6. Bd2 Bxd2+ 7. Qxd2 O-O 8. Nc3 Ne4 9. Qc2 Nxc3 10. Ng5. The resulting position leaves black to move.

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Black r
Black n
Black q
Black r
Black k
7
Black p
Black b
Black p
Black p
Black p
Black p
Black p
6
Black p
Black p
5
White n
4
White p
White p
3
Black n
White p
2
White p
White p
White q
White p
White p
White b
White p
1a
White r
b
c
d
e
White k
f
g
h
White r

Resulting Position