Bogoindian Defense: Fundamental Concepts (Live Chess Lesson)

Bogoindian defense (Nimzowitsch Variation): pawn-structures, pawn-breaks, piece-setup, best ideas, opening guidelines, advices, move by move explainations, and incredibly easy to learn. Overall - a great opening choice for an intermediate level chess player.

It has been my favorite defense for Black for many years while I was still a youngster, playing against those who had difficulties (as White) to define the goals and needs in the typical Bogo-indian pawn-structure. It really seems simpler for Black then for White to find what is the idea in almost any situation. Therefore, I feel like it is a good choice for those intermediate level players, and even to some beginners (above 1100/1200 rating points).

🎓 THE VIDEO IS ANSWERING THE FOLLOWING QUESTIONS

What's the point of Bogo-indian defense?
What's the point of 4...Qe7 (Nimzowitsch Variation) Bogo-indian?
What are the consequences of the possible central pawn-breaks black can use?
What is the ideal pawn-structure in the center for Black?
Once the center gets locked (d6/e5 vs e4/d5/c4) is it OK for Black to trade the light-square bishop for one of the white knights?
Should White immediately resolve the tension between the two bishops (b4 versus d2) by playing a2-a3?
Should Black quickly resolve tension between the same bishops, or try to delay as long as possible?
What are the consequences of White developing naturally (e3, Bd3, 0-0) and is it good?
What's best setup for White against the Nimzowitsch's Variation of the Bogo-indian defense?
What are best pawn-breaks for White?

🔥 CHAPTERS

0:00 Intro to Qe7 Bogoindian
1:01 Should White chase away the b4-bishop?
2:20 Should Black go with b6 & Bb7?
3:50 Black goes for the d7-d5
4:55 Black goes for the c7-c5
5:45 Guess the best pawn-structure
6:17 Black goes for the d6 & e5
7:22 Should we go with Bc8-g4?
7:48 General setup for Black
9:20 What is best for White?
10:11 Is g2-g3 required?

Level of chess understanding required: Beginner.

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[This is step-by-step approach into the opening called Bogoindian defense, taken from a live chess lesson. It takes both perspectives - White and Black - and dives into the main ideas of the Bogoindian type of positions. Learning to play the middlegame which can arise from the Bogoindian defence may help you improve your understanding of the chess middlegames in general.]

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