ECO family guide

Bogo-Indian Defense — all variations and ECO codes

21 named lines across 1 ECO code (E11). Source: the CC0-licensed lichess.org opening database.

The main line

Position after 1.d4 Nf6 2.c4 e6 3.Nf3 Bb4+ (E11). Open this line on Lichess → · Bogo-Indian Defense on Lichess

How the main line scores at your rating

Real Lichess win rates for 1.d4 Nf6 2.c4 e6 3.Nf3 Bb4+, playing as black — the family's other variations are not separately tracked for win rate yet, main line only.

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Win/draw/loss rate by rating band
Rating band	Games	White / draw / Black	Score for black
1400-1600	168,465	51.4% / 4.0% / 44.6%	46.6%
1600-1800	300,308	51.2% / 4.7% / 44.1%	46.4%
1800-2000	476,227	50.0% / 5.6% / 44.4%	47.2%
2000+	1,196,900	48.2% / 7.7% / 44.1%	48.0%

All 21 named variations

Every named line in the Bogo-Indian Defense family, from the CC0-licensed ECO classification — not separately tracked for win rate, but every ECO code and move sequence is real, sourced data.

E11Bogo-Indian Defense (main line) — 1.d4 Nf6 2.c4 e6 3.Nf3 Bb4+
E11Exchange Variation — 1.d4 Nf6 2.c4 e6 3.Nf3 Bb4+ 4.Bd2 Bxd2+
E11Grünfeld Variation — 1.d4 Nf6 2.c4 e6 3.Nf3 Bb4+ 4.Nbd2
E11Haiti Variation — 1.d4 Nf6 2.c4 e6 3.Nf3 Bb4+ 4.Bd2 Nc6
E11Monticelli Trap — 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
E11New England Variation — 1.d4 Nf6 2.c4 e6 3.Nf3 Bb4+ 4.Nfd2
E11Nimzowitsch Variation — 1.d4 Nf6 2.c4 e6 3.Nf3 Bb4+ 4.Bd2 Qe7
E11Retreat Variation — 1.d4 Nf6 2.c4 e6 3.Nf3 Bb4+ 4.Bd2 Be7
E11Retreat Variation — 1.d4 Nf6 2.c4 e6 3.g3 Bb4+ 4.Bd2 Be7 5.Bg2 d5 6.Nf3
E11Retreat Variation — 1.d4 Nf6 2.c4 e6 3.g3 Bb4+ 4.Bd2 Be7 5.Bg2 d5 6.Nf3 O-O
E11Retreat Variation — 1.d4 Nf6 2.c4 e6 3.g3 Bb4+ 4.Bd2 Be7 5.Bg2 d5 6.Nf3 O-O 7.O-O
E11Retreat Variation — 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
E11Retreat Variation — 1.d4 Nf6 2.c4 e6 3.g3 Bb4+ 4.Bd2 Be7 5.Bg2 d5 6.Nf3 Nbd7 7.O-O O-O 8.Qc2 c6
E11Retreat Variation — 1.d4 Nf6 2.c4 e6 3.g3 Bb4+ 4.Bd2 Be7 5.Bg2 d5 6.Nf3 Nbd7 7.O-O O-O 8.Qc2 c6 9.b3
E11Retreat Variation — 1.d4 Nf6 2.c4 e6 3.g3 Bb4+ 4.Bd2 Be7 5.Bg2 d5 6.Nf3 Nbd7 7.O-O O-O 8.Qc2 c6 9.Rc1
E11Retreat Variation — 1.d4 Nf6 2.c4 e6 3.g3 Bb4+ 4.Bd2 Be7 5.Bg2 d5 6.Nf3 Nbd7 7.O-O O-O 8.Qc2 c6 9.Rd1
E11Retreat Variation — 1.d4 Nf6 2.c4 e6 3.g3 Bb4+ 4.Bd2 Be7 5.Bg2 d5 6.Nf3 Nbd7 7.O-O O-O 8.Qc2 c6 9.Rd1 h6
E11Retreat Variation — 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
E11Retreat Variation — 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
E11Vitolins Variation — 1.d4 Nf6 2.c4 e6 3.Nf3 Bb4+ 4.Bd2 c5
E11Wade-Smyslov Variation — 1.d4 Nf6 2.c4 e6 3.Nf3 Bb4+ 4.Bd2 a5