Introduction to the Bogo-Indian Defense

The Bogo-Indian is one of the richest and most strategically complex openings in chess. It's a combination of several defenses, and it brings together the Nimzo, the QGD, the QID and even the Dutch! The emphasis in the Bogo is on maneuvering, central control, and understanding the numerous thematic pawn structures it could result in.

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In this introductory video i have gone over the main ideas of the Bogo-Indian, as well as the typical pawn structures and plans for both sides. During the rest of the series, I am going to go over each important variation in detail, and hopefully enable you to wield this powerful weapon successfully!

The Bogo starts after 1. d4 Nf6 2. c4 e6 3. Nf3 Bb4+, and white now has several options. The two viable ones are Bd2 (the main line), and Nbd2, which is perhaps trickier for black to face.

4.Nbd2 Grunfeld Variation
4.Bd2 Qe7 Nimzowitsch V.
4.Bd2 a5 Wade-Smyslov V.
4.Bd2 c5 Vitolins Variation
4.Bd2 Bxd2 Exchange Variation
These five variations will be analyzed in separate videos.

4.Bd2 Be7 Retreat Variation
4.Nc3 Transposing to the Nimzo

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