Bogo-Indian Defense: Haiti Variation
1. d4 Nf6 2. c4 e6 3. Nf3 Bb4+ 4. Bd2 Nc6
The Bogo-Indian Defense: Haiti Variation is a chess opening classified as ECO E11, reached after 1. d4 Nf6 2. c4 e6 3. Nf3 Bb4+ 4. Bd2 Nc6. It is a line of the Bogo-Indian Defense. White is to move.
In 12.6 million rated Lichess games (blitz and slower), this position was reached 38 times by this move order. White won 66%, 0% were drawn and Black won 34%. The most popular continuation is 5. a3 (39% of games).
Engine evaluation: +0.74 (Stockfish, depth 36; best line 5. Bxb4 Nxb4 6. Nc3 O-O 7. e3 d6)
- ECO
- E11
- Moves
- 8 plies
- FEN
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1. d4 Nf6 2. c4 e6 3. Nf3 Bb4+ 4. Bd2 Nc6
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Results by rating
| Average rating | Games | White / draw / Black |
|---|---|---|
| 0-1499 | 10 | |
| 1500-1999 | 24 | |
| 2000+ | 4 | |
| All | 38 |
Most played moves
| Move | Games | White / draw / Black |
|---|---|---|
| 5. a3 | 15 (39%) | |
| 5. Bxb4 | 8 (21%) | |
| 5. g3 | 6 (16%) | |
| 5. e3 | 5 (13%) | |
| 5. Qa4 | 2 (5%) | |
| 5. Nc3 | 1 (3%) | |
| 5. Qb3 | 1 (3%) |
Master games
5 over-the-board games are classified under this line (White 80%, draw 20%, Black 0%). The strongest:
- FM Joey Grochal (2335) – FM Agoston Juhasz (2341) 1/2-1/2 · Titled Tuesday 29th Dec · 2020-12-29
- CM Rodrigo Mendoza (2140) – Fabricio Stadler Grellmann (2025) 1-0 · Titled Tue 25th Feb Late · 2025-02-25
- Alfredo Pena Canapa (1862) – Luis Traverso (1648) 1-0 · 8th Montevideo Open 2025 · 2025-02-04
- Daniel Pereira Da Silva (1699) – Wagner Maria Gangini Ferreira (1240) 1-0 · Brazil Carnaval Open 2018 · 2018-02-10
Search all games of the Bogo-Indian Defense: Haiti Variation and its sub-variations
Highest-rated Lichess games
- Belant1976 (2244) – nodi21 (2309) 0-1 · 2026-09-02 · 180 + 2s
- NaushadAli (2016) – stef2023 (2082) 1-0 · 2026-09-06 · 300 + 0s
- wifu (2062) – Ajaychess12 (2003) 1-0 · 2026-09-06 · 300 + 0s
Comes from
Bogo-Indian Defense 1. d4 Nf6 2. c4 e6 3. Nf3 Bb4+
More Bogo-Indian Defense lines (all)
- Bogo-Indian Defense: Exchange Variation E11
- Bogo-Indian Defense: Grünfeld Variation E11
- Bogo-Indian Defense: Monticelli Trap E11
- Bogo-Indian Defense: New England Variation E11
- Bogo-Indian Defense: Nimzowitsch Variation E11
- Bogo-Indian Defense: Retreat Variation (4. Bd2 Be7) E11
- Bogo-Indian Defense: Retreat Variation (5… d5 6. Nf3) E11
- Bogo-Indian Defense: Retreat Variation (6. Nf3 O-O) E11
- Bogo-Indian Defense: Retreat Variation (6… O-O 7. O-O) E11
- Bogo-Indian Defense: Retreat Variation (7… c6 8. O-O) E11
- Bogo-Indian Defense: Retreat Variation (8. Qc2 c6) E11
- Bogo-Indian Defense: Retreat Variation (8… c6 9. b3) E11
Opening names and moves from the Lichess openings dataset; statistics from the Lichess open database, 2026-09 (CC0), sample of 12.6 million games, bots excluded; evaluations from Lichess cloud analysis (all CC0). Master games from The Week in Chess #920–#1664 by Mark Crowther, used with permission.