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E1120 plies · white 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 10 moves: 1. d4 Nf6 2. c4 e6 3. Nf3 d5 4. g3 Bb4+ 5. Bd2 Be7 6. Bg2 O-O 7. O-O c6 8. Qc2 Nbd7 9. Bf4 b6 10. Nbd2 Ba6. The resulting position leaves white to move.

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White k
White r
White r
2
White p
White b
White p
White p
White n
White q
White p
White p
3
White p
White n
4
White b
White p
White p
5
Black p
6
Black n
Black p
Black p
Black p
Black b
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Black p
Black p
Black p
Black b
Black n
Black p
8h
g
Black k
f
Black r
e
d
Black q
c
b
a
Black r

Resulting Position