Playing the Nimzo-Indian

The Nimzo-Indian Defence is an ideal weapon for Black at all levels. It has been popular for over a century due to its positional soundness, yet has experienced a revolution in recent years, with modern analysis increasingly highlighting its dynamic potential.

Playing the Nimzo-Indian offers a complete repertoire for Black after 1.d4 Nf6 2.c4 e6 3.Nc3 Bb4, with an active, counterattacking emphasis on the choice of lines. The forthcoming companion volume, Beating the Queen’s Gambit – Indian Style!, will complete the coverage of 1.d4 Nf6 from Black’s perspective by covering White’s alternatives on moves 2 and 3, with 2.c4 e6 3.Nf3 d5 the biggest topic.

 With bulletproof analysis, more novelties than we could keep track of, and deep explanations of plans and concepts, Playing the Nimzo-Indian offers everything you need to learn and play the Nimzo-Indian successfully.

Renier Castellanos is a newly crowned grandmaster, who earned his final GM norm shortly after completing work on this book. He is a lifelong Nimzo-Indian aficionado and an experienced chess trainer from Spain.

Reviews

Sean Marsh (CHESS magazine):
"His love of the Nimzo-Indian is clear throughout, as is his experience with it. As such, the reader will quickly learn which are the more important lines to focus on from a practical perspective."