The Nimzo-Indian is Black's most respected answer to 1.d4 and is immensely popular at all levels, from club championship to world championship. In fact, the reputation of the Nimzo is so high that some players prefer simply to avoid it and give up all hopes of an opening advantage. American International Master David Vigorito shows that this negative approach is unnecessary.
Challenging the Nimzo-Indian provides detailed coverage of White's most critical try, 4.Qc2. There is sufficient detail for the reader to build a dangerous repertoire with either colour. The chess is certainly at a high level, but Vigorito's logical approach and clear conclusions means that readers can easily grasp the concepts while less experienced players can play through the high-quality games which are comprehensively explained.
Content
005 List of Symbols
006 Bibliography
007 How this book came to be
009 Chapter overview and recommendations
013 1 Endgame Variation
025 2 Avoiding the Endgame
037 3 The Old Variation
049 4 Bareev Variation
061 5 Sokolov Variation
073 6 Rozentalis Variation and 7.. .c5
089 7 Dutch and Vitolinsh Variations
111 8 Central Variation: Main Line
129 9 Central Variation: Deviations
149 10 Zurich Variation and Blacks rare 4 th moves
161 11 Romanishin: 6.e3
171 12 Romanishin: 6.Nf3
189 13 Accelerated PCA Variation
199 14 Exchange Variation
205 15 PCA Variation
219 16 Romanishin Gambit and Short Variation
227 17 Adams Variation
243 18 Modern Variation
261 19 Knight Hop
281 20 Macieja Variation
297 21 Deviations after 4... c5
310 Index of Main Lines
Challenging the Nimzo-Indian provides detailed coverage of White's most critical try, 4.Qc2. There is sufficient detail for the reader to build a dangerous repertoire with either colour. The chess is certainly at a high level, but Vigorito's logical approach and clear conclusions means that readers can easily grasp the concepts while less experienced players can play through the high-quality games which are comprehensively explained.
Content
005 List of Symbols
006 Bibliography
007 How this book came to be
009 Chapter overview and recommendations
013 1 Endgame Variation
025 2 Avoiding the Endgame
037 3 The Old Variation
049 4 Bareev Variation
061 5 Sokolov Variation
073 6 Rozentalis Variation and 7.. .c5
089 7 Dutch and Vitolinsh Variations
111 8 Central Variation: Main Line
129 9 Central Variation: Deviations
149 10 Zurich Variation and Blacks rare 4 th moves
161 11 Romanishin: 6.e3
171 12 Romanishin: 6.Nf3
189 13 Accelerated PCA Variation
199 14 Exchange Variation
205 15 PCA Variation
219 16 Romanishin Gambit and Short Variation
227 17 Adams Variation
243 18 Modern Variation
261 19 Knight Hop
281 20 Macieja Variation
297 21 Deviations after 4... c5
310 Index of Main Lines