The Bogo-Indian is a very complex and strategically rich opening which combines ideas from the Nimzo, the QID, Catalan, Dutch, and several other openings. The Vitolins Variation is a complex strategic opening in which plans and ideas are going to be much more important than moves or move orders.
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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.
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.
There are multiple options against Bd2. The main line and the most popular move is Qe7, followed by a5 and c5. The fourth most common is the Exchange Variation, taking on d2 with Bxd2. c5, the Vitolins Variation, may seem a bit strange at first, but it’s a very rich and complex strategic opening in which black aims for a dark squared strategy and plays for a very specific setup.
The Vitolins is about plans and not about moves. Try to analyze as many interesting games in the variation to get a feel for how either side plays for the advantage.
Timestamps:
0:00 Intro
05:40 Pawn Structure, plans
10:37 Main line
16:36 Sidelines
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