Bogo-Indian Defense: New England Variation
1. d4 Nf6 2. c4 e6 3. Nf3 Bb4+ 4. Nfd2
The Bogo-Indian Defense: New England Variation is a chess opening classified as ECO E11, reached after 1. d4 Nf6 2. c4 e6 3. Nf3 Bb4+ 4. Nfd2. It is a line of the Bogo-Indian Defense. Black is to move.
In 12.6 million rated Lichess games (blitz and slower), this position was reached 3 times by this move order. White won 33%, 0% were drawn and Black won 67%. The most popular continuation is 4… d5 (33% of games).
Engine evaluation: −0.12 (Stockfish, depth 34; best line 4… d5 5. e3 O-O 6. Be2 c5 7. dxc5)
- ECO
- E11
- Moves
- 7 plies
- FEN
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1. d4 Nf6 2. c4 e6 3. Nf3 Bb4+ 4. Nfd2
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Results by rating
| Average rating | Games | White / draw / Black |
|---|---|---|
| 0-1499 | 1 | |
| 1500-1999 | 1 | |
| 2000+ | 1 | |
| All | 3 |
Most played moves
| Move | Games | White / draw / Black |
|---|---|---|
| 4… d5 | 1 (33%) | |
| 4… O-O | 1 (33%) | |
| 4… c5 | 1 (33%) |
Master games
2 over-the-board games are classified under this line (White 0%, draw 0%, Black 100%). The strongest:
- WIM Marina Kaydanovich (1851) – WFM Supeshala Thilakawardana (1729) 0-1 · 41st Olympiad Women 2014 · 2014-08-08
- Jose Luis Aguas (1887) – Daniel Garcia Sanz (1579) 0-1 · Gran Canaria Online Blitz · 2021-02-16
Search all games of the Bogo-Indian Defense: New England Variation and its sub-variations
Highest-rated Lichess games
- JITAOS (2088) – Anterreba (2091) 0-1 · 2026-09-03 · 180 + 2s
- horizonvers (1660) – a_GM_Slayer (1662) 1-0 · 2026-09-02 · 600 + 5s
- NieBylePyle (1452) – susocorunna (1506) 0-1 · 2026-09-04 · 600 + 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: Haiti Variation E11
- Bogo-Indian Defense: Monticelli Trap 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.