Ever since Nimzowitsch introduced his flexible, dynamic defence to the queen's pawn, debate has raged over White's best reply. Many variations have been in and out of fashion, but one line in particular has proved an enduring weapon - the sound and solid 4 e3 line, known as the Rubinstein Variation. The 4 e3 Nimzo is extraordinarily rich in strategy. All manner of different central pawn-structures can arise, such as the blocked centre characteristic of the Hübner Variation and a variety of IQP positions. Moreover, in some lines the central tension persists well into the middlegame. The 4 e3 Nimzo provides a stern test of both players' understanding of chess, and so is an ideal choice for those who are looking to win as either colour.
This book, the first on the subject for seven years, covers all the lines of this important system in detail, with particular focus on its most fashionable lines, such as those used by BGN World Champion Vladimir Kramnik.
Content
004 Symbols
005 Foreword
006 Bibliography
Part One: 4. ..0-0
007 1 Karpov Variation
021 2 Parma Variation and Related Systems
043 3 ... Ba5 Systems
056 4 Nimzowitsch Variation
059 5 Khasin Variation
073 6 Main Variation
099 7 Classical Variation
105 8 Averbakh Variation
111 9 Delayed Fianchetto Variation
114 10 Reshevsky Variation
Part Two: Other 4th moves
132 11 Fischer Variation and Related Systems
180 12 Dutch Variation
191 13 Keres Variation
205 14 Classical Fianchetto Variation
220 15 Hübner Variation
233 16 Modern Variation and Related Systems
266 17 Rubinstein Variation
294 18 Teimanov Variation and Odds and Ends
316 Index of Variations
This book, the first on the subject for seven years, covers all the lines of this important system in detail, with particular focus on its most fashionable lines, such as those used by BGN World Champion Vladimir Kramnik.
Content
004 Symbols
005 Foreword
006 Bibliography
Part One: 4. ..0-0
007 1 Karpov Variation
021 2 Parma Variation and Related Systems
043 3 ... Ba5 Systems
056 4 Nimzowitsch Variation
059 5 Khasin Variation
073 6 Main Variation
099 7 Classical Variation
105 8 Averbakh Variation
111 9 Delayed Fianchetto Variation
114 10 Reshevsky Variation
Part Two: Other 4th moves
132 11 Fischer Variation and Related Systems
180 12 Dutch Variation
191 13 Keres Variation
205 14 Classical Fianchetto Variation
220 15 Hübner Variation
233 16 Modern Variation and Related Systems
266 17 Rubinstein Variation
294 18 Teimanov Variation and Odds and Ends
316 Index of Variations