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New Ideas in the Nimzo-Indian Defence
272 Seiten, kartoniert, Batsford Chess, 1995
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The Nimzo-Indian Defence is a dynamic hypermodern opening in which Black develops quickly, planning to cripple White's pawn structure and exploit the weak pawns later in the game. White's chances stem from his possibilities of creating a large centre and opening the position for his bishop pair.
The abundant winning chances for both sides are responsible for the nimzo's great popularity at all levels of play. It is not accident that every great modern player has played the Nimzo-Indian on one side or the other.
The author has researched many thousands of recent games to product this essential survival guide to all those who wish to play the Nimzo-Indian. His own experience with this opening enables him to pinpoint precisely which games are most important to an understanding of contemporary Nimzo-Indian theory.
Tony Kosten is one of England's leading players. Since becoming a Grandmaster in 1990 he has establishes a reputation as one of the most dangerous players on the European tournament circuit. His first book for Batsford, "Winning with the Philidor", was widely acclaimed in the chess press.
When Nimzowitsch introduced his defence in the 1920s, his idea was that Black would fight for control of the centre (in particular the square e4) with pieces rather than pawns. His concept, the Nimzo-Indian Derapidly became one of Black's most popular defences and estaba reputation for offering a wide range of strategically rich posto both sides. In particular, Black is often prepared to give up the bishop pair to saddle White with doubled pawns, or even simply to obtain easy development.
During the 1970s and early 1980s Black was so successful, in particuwith Hubner's variation, that White players came to avoid 3 Nc3 and the Queen's Indian Defence was the obvious benefactor. I remember reading, in the first edition of BCO, Jon Tisdall suggesting that the Queen's Indian Defence was 'not likely to decrease in popularity until White decides to bypass it and face up to the Nimzo'.
Well, gradually during the '80s, White began to do just that -at first with Rubinstein's variation, and then with the 4 Nf3 and 5 g3 line pioneered by World Champion Garry Kasparov. More recently, in the last few years in fact, 4 Qc2 and 4 f3 have enjoyed an enormous boom at all levels.
It is no longer possible to play the 'Nimzo' guided by general princialone, as I discovered to my cost some years back when I was semauled three times on the Black side of the 4 f3 variation, and even amateur players will find that
older books on the Nimzo-Indian are insufficient protection when faced with players armed with more somodern knowledge. Chess theory has changed a great deal recently, and the time therefore seems right for a re-assessment of this opening.
Interestingly, whereas 4 e3 used to dominate in tournament practice, and a vast body of theory had built up around it, nowadays it is 4 Qc2 which is in the ascendancy. I have decided to arrange this book to rethis fact and the reader will find that the book is divided into three sections, the first dealing with 4 Qc2, the second with 4 e3 and the third with 4 f3 and other fourth moves. I hope that this will facilitate the reader's orientation.
The reader will also notice that where a variation has a name I have included it, although these labels are quite personal and may not correexactly with those of other writers.
The book is geared to the last four or five years but I have naturally put more emphasis on the latest games; the title of the book is, after all, 'New Ideas ...'. I must admit I found choosing the material quite difficult; of the many thousands of games that I considered, a surprisingly high number were significant from a theoretical point of view. So many, in fact, that it would be possible to write a book on each individual chapter!
The format of the book mirrors that of the others in this series; that is, each chapter commences with a summary of its contents and contains a number of complete games with comment and analysis which repre-
sent the most important lines, lesser variations being covered in the notes.
Tony Kosten, Introduction
The abundant winning chances for both sides are responsible for the nimzo's great popularity at all levels of play. It is not accident that every great modern player has played the Nimzo-Indian on one side or the other.
The author has researched many thousands of recent games to product this essential survival guide to all those who wish to play the Nimzo-Indian. His own experience with this opening enables him to pinpoint precisely which games are most important to an understanding of contemporary Nimzo-Indian theory.
Tony Kosten is one of England's leading players. Since becoming a Grandmaster in 1990 he has establishes a reputation as one of the most dangerous players on the European tournament circuit. His first book for Batsford, "Winning with the Philidor", was widely acclaimed in the chess press.
When Nimzowitsch introduced his defence in the 1920s, his idea was that Black would fight for control of the centre (in particular the square e4) with pieces rather than pawns. His concept, the Nimzo-Indian Derapidly became one of Black's most popular defences and estaba reputation for offering a wide range of strategically rich posto both sides. In particular, Black is often prepared to give up the bishop pair to saddle White with doubled pawns, or even simply to obtain easy development.
During the 1970s and early 1980s Black was so successful, in particuwith Hubner's variation, that White players came to avoid 3 Nc3 and the Queen's Indian Defence was the obvious benefactor. I remember reading, in the first edition of BCO, Jon Tisdall suggesting that the Queen's Indian Defence was 'not likely to decrease in popularity until White decides to bypass it and face up to the Nimzo'.
Well, gradually during the '80s, White began to do just that -at first with Rubinstein's variation, and then with the 4 Nf3 and 5 g3 line pioneered by World Champion Garry Kasparov. More recently, in the last few years in fact, 4 Qc2 and 4 f3 have enjoyed an enormous boom at all levels.
It is no longer possible to play the 'Nimzo' guided by general princialone, as I discovered to my cost some years back when I was semauled three times on the Black side of the 4 f3 variation, and even amateur players will find that
older books on the Nimzo-Indian are insufficient protection when faced with players armed with more somodern knowledge. Chess theory has changed a great deal recently, and the time therefore seems right for a re-assessment of this opening.
Interestingly, whereas 4 e3 used to dominate in tournament practice, and a vast body of theory had built up around it, nowadays it is 4 Qc2 which is in the ascendancy. I have decided to arrange this book to rethis fact and the reader will find that the book is divided into three sections, the first dealing with 4 Qc2, the second with 4 e3 and the third with 4 f3 and other fourth moves. I hope that this will facilitate the reader's orientation.
The reader will also notice that where a variation has a name I have included it, although these labels are quite personal and may not correexactly with those of other writers.
The book is geared to the last four or five years but I have naturally put more emphasis on the latest games; the title of the book is, after all, 'New Ideas ...'. I must admit I found choosing the material quite difficult; of the many thousands of games that I considered, a surprisingly high number were significant from a theoretical point of view. So many, in fact, that it would be possible to write a book on each individual chapter!
The format of the book mirrors that of the others in this series; that is, each chapter commences with a summary of its contents and contains a number of complete games with comment and analysis which repre-
sent the most important lines, lesser variations being covered in the notes.
Tony Kosten, Introduction
| EAN | 0713473770 |
|---|---|
| Gewicht | 344 g |
| Hersteller | Batsford Chess |
| Medium | Buch |
| Erscheinungsjahr | 1995 |
| Autor | Tony Kosten |
| Reihe | New Ideas |
| Sprache | Englisch |
| ISBN-10 | 0713473770 |
| Seiten | 272 |
| Einband | kartoniert |
| Diagramme | 199 |
004 Summary of Variations
008 Symbols
009 Introduction
SECTION 1 (Capablanca`s variation 4.Qc2)
011 -01. 4.Qc2 0-0
023 -02. 4.Qc2 0-0 5.a3 Bxc3+ 6.Qxc3 b6
054 -03. 4.Qc2 c5
084 -04. 4.Qc2 d5
093 -05. 4. Qc2 Nc6
SECTION 2 (4.e3)
098 -06. 4.e3 b6
113 -07. 4.e3 0-0 5.Bd3 d5 6.Nf3 b6 (Tal`s Variation)
122 -08. 4.e3 c5 5.Se2 (Rubinstein`s Variation)
131 -09. 4.e3 c5 Bd3 Nc6 6.Nf3 Bxc3+ 7.bxc3 d6 (Hübner`s Variation)
137 -10. 4.e3 0-0 5.Ne2 (Reshevsky`s Variation)
145 -11. 4.e3 0-0 5.Bd3 d5 6.Ne2 and 6.cxd5
152 -12. 4.e3 0-0 5.Bd3 d5 6.Nf3 c5 7.0-0
169 -13. 4.e3 0-0 5.Bd3 d5 6.Nf3 c5 7.0.0 Nc6 (Main line)
SECTION 3 (other 4th moves)
178 -14. 4.f3 d5
206 -15. 4.f3 c5 and 4...Nc6
217 -16. 4.a3 (Sämisch Variation)
226 -17. 4.Nf3
233 -18. 4.g3 (Alekhine`s Variation)
248 -19. 4.Qb3 (Spielmann`s Variation)
259 -20. 4.Bg5 (Leningrad Variation)
268 Index of Complete Games
008 Symbols
009 Introduction
SECTION 1 (Capablanca`s variation 4.Qc2)
011 -01. 4.Qc2 0-0
023 -02. 4.Qc2 0-0 5.a3 Bxc3+ 6.Qxc3 b6
054 -03. 4.Qc2 c5
084 -04. 4.Qc2 d5
093 -05. 4. Qc2 Nc6
SECTION 2 (4.e3)
098 -06. 4.e3 b6
113 -07. 4.e3 0-0 5.Bd3 d5 6.Nf3 b6 (Tal`s Variation)
122 -08. 4.e3 c5 5.Se2 (Rubinstein`s Variation)
131 -09. 4.e3 c5 Bd3 Nc6 6.Nf3 Bxc3+ 7.bxc3 d6 (Hübner`s Variation)
137 -10. 4.e3 0-0 5.Ne2 (Reshevsky`s Variation)
145 -11. 4.e3 0-0 5.Bd3 d5 6.Ne2 and 6.cxd5
152 -12. 4.e3 0-0 5.Bd3 d5 6.Nf3 c5 7.0-0
169 -13. 4.e3 0-0 5.Bd3 d5 6.Nf3 c5 7.0.0 Nc6 (Main line)
SECTION 3 (other 4th moves)
178 -14. 4.f3 d5
206 -15. 4.f3 c5 and 4...Nc6
217 -16. 4.a3 (Sämisch Variation)
226 -17. 4.Nf3
233 -18. 4.g3 (Alekhine`s Variation)
248 -19. 4.Qb3 (Spielmann`s Variation)
259 -20. 4.Bg5 (Leningrad Variation)
268 Index of Complete Games