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The Modern Nimzo-Indian: Your Key to Success with Black

Nimzo has been a cornerstone of my chess career, a trusted companion that has served me in countless battles over many decades. My personal journey with the Nimzo-Indian is rich with experience, culminating in truly unforgettable moments. Perhaps the most significant of these was my final round draw with the black pieces against the 14th World Champion, Vladimir Kramnik, at the prestigious Dortmund tournament in 2003 – a crucial draw that helped me clinch the tournament title.

But the Nimzo-Indian is far more than just a sequence of opening moves. It's a profound strategic system, an education in itself. In this course, we won't merely memorize lines; we'll delve deep into its typical pawn structures, understand the crucial positional maneuvers, and grasp the underlying strategic ideas that make this defense so incredibly potent. It teaches you how to play chess, not just an opening.

Even today, the Nimzo-Indian remains widely regarded as Black's most reliable and ambitious response to 3.Nc3. Its undeniable soundness, flexibility, and dynamic potential have made it a favorite weapon for generations of elite players. You'll see it consistently employed at the highest level by top Grandmasters like Magnus Carlsen, Fabiano Caruana, Anish Giri, and Maxime Vachier-Lagrave.

Free sample video: Introduction

 

Free sample video: 4...d5 5.a3 Bxc3 6.Qxc3 0-0 7.Bg5

My aim with this course is to present this complex yet elegant defense in a clear, digestible manner. The material is meticulously structured to make it easy to memorize not only the key moves but, more importantly, the underlying plans and ideas, with a strong, natural connection to the resulting middlegames. Whether you're an ambitious club player looking to elevate your strategic understanding, a master seeking new insights into this classic defense, or even a fellow Grandmaster refining your repertoire, this comprehensive guide is designed to empower your play with Black and provide you with a lifetime weapon against 3.Nc3.

Join me as we unlock the secrets of the Modern Nimzo-Indian, and transform your games with Black!
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This is what is delivered:
  • Fritztrainer App for Windows and Mac
  • Available as download or on DVD
  • Video course with a running time of approx. 4-8 hrs.
  • Repertoire database: save and integrate Fritztrainer games into your own repertoire (in WebApp Opening or in ChessBase)
  • Interactive exercises with video feedback: the authors present exercises and key positions, the user has to enter the solution. With video feedback (also on mistakes) and further explanations.
  • Sample games as a ChessBase database.
  • New: many Fritztrainer now also available as stream in the ChessBase video portal!
That's what the FritzTrainer App can do for you:
  • Videos can run in the Fritztrainer app or in the ChessBase program with board graphics, notation and a large function bar
  • Analysis engine can be switched on at any time
  • Video pause for manual navigation and analysis in game notation
  • Input of your own variations, engine analysis, with storage in the game
  • Learn variations: view specific lines in the ChessBase WebApp Opening with autoplay, memorize variations and practise transformation (initial position - final position).
  • Active opening training: selected opening positions are transferred to the ChessBase WebApp Fritz-online. In a match against Fritz you test your new knowledge and actively play the new opening.
Even more possibilities: Start FritzTrainer in the ChessBase program!
  • The database with all games and analyses can be opened directly.
  • Games can be easily added to the opening reference.
  • Direct evaluation with game reference, games can be replayed on the analysis board
  • Your own variations are saved and can be added to the own repertoire
  • Replay training
  • LiveBook active
  • All engines installed in ChessBase can be started for the analysis
  • Assisted Analysis
  • Print notation and diagrams (for worksheets)

Sample video

Contents

  • Introduction
  • 4.Qc2
  • 4...d5 5.a2 Bxc3 6.Qxc3 0-0 7.Nf3
  • 4...d5 5.a3 Bxc3 6.Qxc3 0-0 7.Bg5
  • 4...d5 5.cxd5 exd5 6.Bg5 h6 7.Bh4 g5 8.Bg3 Nc6
  • 4...d5 5.cxd5 exd5 6.Bf4 0-0
  • 4...Nc6 5.Nf3 d6 6.Bd2 0-0
  • 4.a3/g3/Nf3/Bg5/Qb3
  • 4.a3 Bxc3 5.bxc3 c5 6.e3 b6
  • 4.g3 0-0 5.Bg2 Bxc3 6.bxc3 d6
  • 4.Nf3 0-0 5.Bg5 c5
  • 4.Bg5 c5 5.d5 d6
  • 4.Qb3 c5 5.dxc5 Nc6
  • 4.e3
  • 5.Bd2 b6 6.Nf3 c5
  • 5.Bd2 b6 6.Bd3 Bb7
  • 5.Nf3 d5 6.Bd3 dxc4 7.Bxc4 b6
  • 5.Bd3 d5 6.Nge2 dxc4 7.Bxc4 Be7
  • 5.Nf3 d5 6.a3 Bxc3 7.bxc3 dxc4 8.Bxc4 c5
  • 5.Bd3 d5 6.cxd5 exd5 7.Nge2/a3
  • 5.Nge2 Re8 6.a3 Bf8 7.e4 d5
  • 5.Nge2 Re8 6.a3 Bf8 7.d5 a5
  • 5.Nge2 Re8 6.a3 Bf8 7.Ng3
  • 5.a3
  • 4.f3
  • 5.d5 d6 6.e4 b5
  • 5.a3 Bxc3 6.bxc3 Nc6
  • Exercises
  • Train 4.Qc2 Variations
  • Train 4.a3/g3/Nf3/Bg5/Qb3 Variations
  • Train 4.e3 Variations
  • Train 4.f3 Variations
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Nimzoindian Defence

The Nimzo-Indian Defence enjoys an excellent reputation as a strategically active opening against 1.d4. The pioneer of the move 3...Bb4 was Aaron Nimzowitsch (1886–1935), who used it to create a whole new system above all in the 1920s. Instead of directly occupying the centre with the d-pawn, (3...d5 would result in a Queen’s Gambit), Black uses his minor pieces (Nf6, Bb4) to exert pressure on the central squares e4 and d5. At first he does not decide the formation to adopt with his c-, d- and e-pawns. Additionally he is threatening to damage White’s pawn structure with an exchange on c3, which would create doubled pawns on c3/c4.

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