The Nimzo-Indian is one of Black's most universally popular and respectable answers to 1 d4. It could be said that no other opening allows Black to play for a win from such a sound positional basis, while its flexibility gives rise to a multitude of different positions rich in tactical and positional play. The list of Nimzo-Indian admirers runs like a who's who of the chess world: Garry Kasparov, Vladimir Kramnik, Vishy Anand, Anatoly Karpov and Michael Adams are just a handful of top grandmasters who have utilised it with great effect.
With the Nimzo-Indian being such a fashionable opening, some Black players are put off by the possibility of having to learn a labyrinth of different variations. However, in Play the Nimzo-Indian Edward Dearing solves this problem by constructing a concise and workable repertoire for Black, offering a solution against each of White's tries, whether it's a critical main line or a tricky side variation. After reading this book, you will have the necessary knowledge and confidence to begin playing the Nimzo-Indian in your games.
Review On Jan 21, 2006by Robert A. Karch of Tacoma, WA
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The description provided by USCF is substantially borne out in this book. The author provides an in-depth repertoire for Black against each of White's normal responses, and a couple of side-lines. The material is well organized into ten distinctive chapters, each going into great detail with many illustrative games, altogether 50. IM Dearing provides a viable alternative to the popular King's Indian and Slav Defenses.
Review On May 9, 2006by Gerard of new york city, NY
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I bought this book mainly to see the lines against the Samisch 4 a3. I think it is a good book, however, potential buyers should realize it is a repetoire book. It is not a complete treatment of all Nimzo-Indian lines, such at Gligoric's much older book on the Nimzo-Indian. For example, you will not find Huebner's variation. The author provides recommended lines for Black for players who would like to take up this defense.
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Boris Gelfand
Puzzle Answer
1.Rd7! Bxd7 2.Qxd7 Qb6+ 3.Kh1 Re8 4.Rxe7! Rxe7 5.Bd6 Qxd6 6.Qxd6+- Gelfand-Salov, Madrid 1996 (Source: Anthology of Chess Combinations)
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