Bogo-Indian Defense: Black Bishop Bound

1 d4 Nf6 2 c4 e6 3 Nf3 Bb4+:



A dual-purpose move. Black ensures rapid kingside
castling and likely e4 domination. If the b1 knight
jumps to c3/d2, it’s then unable to challenge f6 on
e4. If the c1 bishop covers e1, Black is still solid
on e4.

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BOGO-INDIAN DEFENSE ELECTRONIC-BOOK (E-BOOK)


KRAMNIK: My Life And Games

EVERYMAN CHESS: Vladimir Kramnik & Iakov Damsky

No. 126
Kramnik-Ulibin
Chalkidiki 1992
Bogo-Indian Defence

Attack in the endgame



Position after 16 ... Rfe8.

Significantly stronger was the attempt to support the knight
at e4, since, firstly, in the given variation this is a very
important square for Black, and secondly, White’s long-range
light-square bishop, which later becomes rampant, would then
have been securely restricted. Thus the set-up with …b7-b6
followed by …f7-f5 was effectively essential for Black in his
battle for equality. Moreover, it is unfavourable for Black to
exchange queens, and it later transpires that without exchanging
queens the outpost at e4 can longer be maintained.

SILICON SUSPIRE!?:



Position after 16 Ba3.

16 ... Rfe8 17 Qd5 Nec5 18 Rfe1 Qf6 19 Qf3 Qg6
20 Bh3 Rab8 21 Bf5 Ne5 22 Bxg6 Nxf3+ 23 exf3.
16 ... a4 17 Qd5 Nec5 18 Rfe1 Qf6 19 Qf3 Qg6
20 h3 Rfe8 21 Qg4 Qxg4 22 hxg4 Rab8.
16 ... Ndf6 17 b3 Rfe8 18 Bb2 Qe6 19 e3 Nc5
20 Qd4 Nce4 21 f3 Nc5.
16 ... Nec5 17 b3 Rfe8 18 Re1 Qg5 19 Bb2 Nf6
20 a3 Rad8 21 h3 c6 22 Bc3 a4.
16 ... Rad8 17 Qd4 Rfe8 18 Qe3 b6 19 Rfd1 f5
20 Qf4 Qf7 21 h3 Re6 22 b3 Rde8.



Position after 16 Ba3.

16 ... Ndc5 17 Qd5 Rfe8 18 Qf5 Qf8 19 b3 Re5
20 Qf4 Qe7 21 Bb2 Rh5 22 Rcd1 Qe6.
16 ... Rab8 17 Qd4 Rbe8 18 Qa7 Ndc5 19 Qxa5 Ra8
20 Qe1 Qe5 21 h3 Rfe8 22 Rc2 Qf6 23 Qc1.
16 ... Rfb8 17 Qd5 Nec5 18 Rfe1 Qf6 19 Rcd1 Re8
20 Qf3 Qg6 21 h3 Re4.
16 ... Rfd8 17 Qd5 Nec5 18 Rcd1 Re8 19 Rfe1 Qf6
20 Qf3 Qg6 21 h3 Re4.
16 ... Rae8 17 Qa4 Ndc5 18 Qxa5 Ra8 19 Qe1 Qe5
20 h3 Rfe8 21 Rc2 Qf6 22 Qc1.

SILICON VISION:

1 d4 Nf6 2 c4 e6 3 Nf3 Bb4+:



4 Nbd2 d5 5 e3 0-0 6 a3 Bd6 7 c5 Be7 8 Bd3 Nbd7 9 0-0.
4 Bd2 Qe7 5 e3 0-0 6 Bd3 Nc6 7 0-0 Bxd2 8 Nbxd2 e5
9 Bf5 d6 10 Bxc8 Raxc8 11 Qb3.
4 Nc3 c5 5 dxc5 Na6 6 Bd2 Nxc5 7 a3 Bxc3 8 Bxc3 0-0
9 Bxf6 Qxf6 10 Qd4 Qe7 11 Rd1 d5.
4 Nfd2 d5 5 a3 Be7 6 cxd5 Qxd5 7 e3.

SILICON VISION:

1 d4 Nf6 2 c4 e6 3 Nf3 Bb4+ 4 Bd2:



4 ... Qe7 5 e3 Bxd2+ 6 Nbxd2 Nc6 7 Ne5 0-0 8 Be2 Nb8
9 0-0 d6 10 Nd3 Nbd7 11 Bf3.
4 ... Bxd2+ 5 Nbxd2 Nc6 6 e4 d6 7 e5 Nd7 8 Qe2 Nb4
9 Ne4 d5 10 Neg5.
4 ... Be7 5 e3 0-0 6 Bd3 d5 7 Nc3 dxc4 8 Bxc4 Nc6
9 0-0 Qd6 10 Nb5.
4 ... Nc6 5 Bxb4 Nxb4 6 e3 0-0 7 Be2 d6 8 0-0 c5
9 a3 Nc6.



4 ... Bf8 5 Nc3 d5 6 e3 Bd6 7 c5 Be7 8 Bd3 0-0
9 0-0 Nbd7 10 Ne5.
4 ... a5 5 e3 d6 6 Bd3 Nc6 7 0-0 0-0 8 a3 Bxd2
9 Nfxd2 e5.
4 ... Na6 5 a3 Be7 6 e3 0-0 7 Bd3 d5 8 0-0 dxc4
9 Bxc4 Nb8 10 Nc3 Nbd7 11 e4.
4 ... Bd6 5 Qc2 Be7 6 e4 d5 7 e5 Ne4 8 Bd3 Nxd2
9 Nbxd2 dxc4 10 Qxc4 Nc6 11 0-0 0-0 12 Rfd1.
4 ... c5 5 Bxb4 cxb4 6 Nbd2 0-0 7 e3 d6 8 Bd3 Nc6
9 0-0 Re8 10 e4 Qa5.

SILICON VISION:

1 d4 Nf6 2 c4 e6 3 Nf3 Bb4+ 4 Nbd2:



4 ... 0-0 5 a3 Bxd2+ 6 Bxd2 d6 7 Qc2 Qe7 8 0-0-0 Nc6
9 Bg5 e5 10 d5 Nb8.
4 ... d5 5 cxd5 Qxd5 6 a3 Bd6 7 e3 0-0 8 Bd3 Qh5
9 Nc4 Nbd7 10 e4 Be7 11 Bf4.
4 ... c5 5 a3 Bxd2+ 6 Qxd2 cxd4 7 Qxd4 Nc6 8 Qh4 d6
9 Bg5 Qa5+ 10 Bd2.
4 ... d6 5 a3 Bxd2+ 6 Qxd2 0-0 7 g3 Nc6 8 Bg2 Re8
9 0-0 e5 10.dxe5 Nxe5 11 b3.
4 ... Nc6 5 e3 d5 6 a3 Bxd2+ 7 Bxd2 0-0.
4 ... Qe7 5 a3 Bxd2+ 6 Qxd2 0-0 7 Qg5 d6 8 e4 e5
9 Bd3 h6 10 Qh4 exd4 11 Nxd4 Qe5.



4 ... a6 5 a3 Bxd2+ 6 Bxd2 d6 7 Qc2 Nc6 8 e4 e5
9 d5 Ne7 10 Bd3 0-0.
4 ... b6 5 e3 Bb7 6 Bd3 Ne4 7 0-0 f5 8 Bxe4 fxe4
9 Ne5 0-0 10 Qg4 Nc6.
4 ... Ba5 5 e3 0-0 6 a3 c6 7 Bd3 Bc7 8 0-0 d5
9 e4 Nbd7.
4 ... Be7 5 e4 d6 6 Bd3 c5 7 0-0 cxd4 8 Nxd4 0-0
9 N2b3 Nc6 10 Nxc6 bxc6 11 Be3.

SILICON VISION:

1 d4 Nf6 2 c4 e6 3 Nf3 Bb4+ 4 Nfd2:



4 ... d5 5 a3 Be7 6 e3 0-0 7 cxd5 Nxd5 8 Qc2 f5
9 Bd3 Bd6 10 Nc3 Nc6.
4 ... Nc6 5 e3 0-0 6 a3 Be7 7 Nc3 d5 8 cxd5 Nxd5
9 Qf3 Qd6 10 Bd3.
4 ... 0-0 5 a3 Be7 6 e4 d5 7 e5 Ne4 8 Nxe4 dxe4
9 Nc3 Nc6 10 Be3 f6.
4 ... c5 5 a3 Bxd2+ 6 Qxd2 cxd4 7 Qxd4 Nc6 8 Qh4 Qb6
9 e3 0-0 10 Nc3 d6 11 Bd3.



4 ... Ne4 5 Qc2 d5 6 Nc3 Nxd2 7 Bxd2 0-0 8 e3 c6
9 Bd3 Qh4.
4 ... c6 5 a3 Ba5 6 e3 d5 7 Bd3 dxc4 8 Bxc4 0-0
9 0-0 Nbd7 10 b3 Re8.
4 ... d6 5 a3 Bxd2+ 6 Bxd2 0-0 7 Nc3 e5 8 dxe5 dxe5
9 Bg5 Nbd7 10 e4 h6.
4 ... a6 5 a3 Be7 6 e4 d6 7 Bd3 e5 8 d5 Nbd7
9 b4 0-0.
4 ... Be7 5 e4 d6 6 Nc3 0-0 7 Be2 e5 8 Nf3 exd4
9 Nxd4 Nbd7.
4 ... a5.

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