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E1115 plies · black to move

Bogo-Indian Defense: Retreat Variation

The Bogo-Indian Defense: Retreat Variation 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 8 moves: 1. d4 Nf6 2. c4 e6 3. g3 Bb4+ 4. Bd2 Be7 5. Bg2 d5 6. Nf3 O-O 7. Qc2 c6 8. O-O. The resulting position leaves black to move.

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

Resulting Position