Chess Opening Theory/1. d4/1...Nf6/2. c4/2...e6/3. Nf3/3...Bb4

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Bogo-Indian Defence
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8a8 black rookb8 black knightc8 black bishopd8 black queene8 black kingf8 black kingg8 black kingh8 black rook8
7a7 black pawnb7 black pawnc7 black pawnd7 black pawne7 black kingf7 black pawng7 black pawnh7 black pawn7
6a6 black kingb6 black kingc6 black kingd6 black kinge6 black pawnf6 black knightg6 black kingh6 black king6
5a5 black kingb5 black kingc5 black kingd5 black kinge5 black kingf5 black kingg5 black kingh5 black king5
4a4 black kingb4 black bishopc4 white pawnd4 white pawne4 black kingf4 black kingg4 black kingh4 black king4
3a3 black kingb3 black kingc3 black kingd3 black kinge3 black kingf3 white knightg3 black kingh3 black king3
2a2 white pawnb2 white pawnc2 black kingd2 black kinge2 white pawnf2 white pawng2 white pawnh2 white pawn2
1a1 white rookb1 white knightc1 white bishopd1 white queene1 white kingf1 white bishopg1 black kingh1 white rook1
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Position in Forsyth-Edwards Notation (FEN)
Moves: 1. d4 Nf6 2. c4 e6 3. Nf3 Bb4

Bogo-Indian Defence

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Black plays Bb4+ and White must block against the check. If White plays Nc3, the opening transposes into a Nimzo-Indian Defence. If instead White decides to block the check with Bd2, the resulting complications are likely to cause an exchange of pieces. Positions tend to be roughly equal, with trades (and, consequently, draws) being very common.

Theory table

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For explanation of theory tables, see theory table and for notation, see algebraic notation..

1. d4 Nf6 2. c4 e6 3. Nf3 Bb4+

4 5 6
Bd2
Qe7
g3
Nc6
Nc3
Bxc3
+=
Nbd2
b6
a3
Bxd2+
Qxd2
O-O
=
Nimzo-Indian
Defence
Nc3
b6
Qb3
c5
a3
Ba5
=

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References

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