Main Line of the Nimzo-Indian Defense
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The Nimzo Indian Defense is one of the most popular responses to d4. It’s played on all levels, and it hasn’t lost its popularity ever since it’s inventor, the great Aaron Nimzowitsch, introduced it in the early 20th century.
For the basics of the opening and plans and ideas for both sides, watch this introductory video: • Introduction to the Ni...
The main line of this popular defense starts after white plays e4 on move 4. This is the most solid of all options white has against the Nimzo. Unlike all the other moves he can play, e3 prepares to simply develop and castle. In most other lines, white falls behind in development and allows black a quick positioning of his pieces in exchange for the broad center and making sure that black can’t take on c3, doubling white’s pawns. In the main line, therefore, white often does have to accept the fact that black can take on c3 and ruin his structure.
In several variations of the main line, white also has to accept having an isolated queens pawn. This is not the place to argue whether that’s a weakness or a strength, but it’s definitely a big thing to consider. Having an IQP means that you have to play dynamically and aggressively. It also means that you shouldn’t be trading pieces off. If you do, your pawn will become weaker and weaker, and in any endgame, black will be better.
As for black, his choices are diverse. The main line Nimzo can be met with three different moves, which lead to three different setups and types of positions,. Black can play b6, c6 or simply castle. I prefer the move c5, it seems to be more aggressive than the main move.
So the e3 Nimzo Indian starts after:
1. d4 Nf6 2. c4 e6 3. Nc3 Bb4 4. e3, and here are the variations black could choose from:
4...0-0
5. Bd3 Bishop Attack
5. Ne2 Reshevsky Variation
4...c5 Huebner Variation
4...b6 St. Petersburg Variation
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4...0-0
18:42
5.Bd3 Bishop Attack
20:09
5.Ne2 Reshevsky Variation
18:57
4...c5 Huebner Variation
11:19
4...b6 St. Petersburg Variation 3:40
Blows my mind how this channel doesn't have more subs/views per video. The consistent level of high-quality chess videos is just fantastic.
Indeed. All one can do is talk about it incessantly to all those who might be interested.
@@VaSavoir2007 Not really. If I am not a kid, I would be supporting him with donation.
Couldn't agree more
Totally agree!
You're the GOAT man, thanks for the video
No problem:)
Personal Time Stamp for the mainline after 0-0:
18:56 - white plays Ne2 (play d5 and retreat the Bishop, recapture the pawn and c6)
20:13 - white plays Be3 (play d5 and c5 and after that, - 22:42 - dxc4 and Nbd7 and b6)
Thank you
I've seen a couple videos on Intro to Nimzo by others -- and I've got to say this is by far the best one I've seen. Well done! You've really done a public service here!
Excellent. I discovered this channel 3 months ago and I love it. You should consider becoming a coach.
This is a great discussion of the main lines in the Nimzo-Indian.
b6 Line
5:00 Bb3
8:40 Nd3
11:40 c5
This was really helpful as I don't play the Nimzo and yet it's so so common in Zurich 1953, which I'm studying now.
I was surprised to see you call it the main line, never heard of it referred to as that. 4.e3 is always referred to as the Rubinstein. It's right though that it's the most played line, slightly edging out Capablanca's 4.Qc2.
Yeah. But it's the most commonly played move. I wanted to point that out I guess. Rubinstein is more common, I agreee.
@@HangingPawns I had to chuckle on hearing, what seemed to be like 95 moves into the position, "Now this is the main line of the Gligoric System" :) :)
Hey you are great. Keep it going please. The best chess channel!
Great video, thanks for the wonderful lesson!
No problem:)
Continued excellent content! My play improves with every one of your videos I watch. Thank you so much for sharing your experience!
Thank you so much! Happy holidays!
Thanks for covering this intricate opening: you might be the one offering the richest info in the most concise manner to my knowing :)
Hi Stjepan,
9:56 Lichess opening explorer / Stockfish 11 both suggest 11. Ba3! instead of 11. bxc4. My stockfish says it is already +0.9 after Ba3 (instead of +0.6 for bxc4). And all 6 games with Ba3 are won for white (!). Yu Yangyi (Elo >2700) played this for example.
I really love your videos and I already learned a lot from them, but sometimes you explain something and seem to tell us the best/only moves but they aren't always.
Also 9:59 11... Qd7 (to connect rooks) and 11... Re8 are slightly better for engine and at least more natural for human (beginner's) eyes. Na5 seems so ugly and the engine likes it for white after 12. Ba3 again.
But as you see, putting effort in this opening lines, backed up by your vids, is a great way to gain own knowledge for us viewers!
i recommend you analyse the position yourself instead of an engine
love your videos!
Thanks!
A very instructive series
Amazing
Keep up the content!
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Whoever dislikes this probably gets beat constantly by this opening.
Yes because of the ones who get beaten be sad so they don’t like it lol
Great video, keep it up
5:50 The bishop isn't trapped here though? After a3 Ba5 dxc5 bxc5 Nxc5 black has lost a pawn but the bishop has b6 and c7to retreat to, or am I missing something? (quite probable that I'm missing something ;)) Great Videos btw, really enjoyable and instructive. Well done
thank you man, i thought nimzo indians automatically means double pawn for white. that's why i avoide playing d4 to avoid nimzo position. but know i have option for a d4 opening without getting double pawn in nimzo structure..!
I think this is probably the best chess channel out there, really informative but I feel like for ur own sake if you want to get to GM quickly, you shouldn't learn so many openings, but rather master a few.
He is just making overviews of the openings, knowing about all opening is good for general knowledge at higher levels. We once had Emil Sutovsky over in Iceland to do a seminar. He knew more about the openings I played even though he didn't play them. I said why? He answered for his general chess knowledge.
@@TheChessViking True, but from his analysis of his own games, he seems to be playing a lot of openings. But then, I'm only 1900 so my view's probably wrong
@@TheChessViking By the way, ur videos are great as well
Actually, Stjepan suffers from playing same opening over and over (CaroKann) and becoming predictable. I think, he would benefit from playing other structures as well(Open games, Sicilians, French, QGD, QGA, QID, Grunfeld, Nimzos,etc.)
@@ym276 You should check the Road to GM game 98 to dispel your misinformation.
5:00 bd3 pertersburg , 8:38 ne2 pertersburg
Did you plan to show the Taimanov variation of the nimzo indian which Tal played against botvinnik in game 14 in 1960 WCC
Please let me know
8:00 Could you please elaborate on what happens if white wastes a move and let's Black play c5? Because after dxc5 bxc5 it seems like black had the"hanging pawns". How is that necessarily better due to the space they provide, and not a target for rooks on the open file?
Also, what happens if the Bishop actually takes on c3 instead of retreating to d6, cuz the pawn on c3 would be a backward pawn...?
@Nicholas Frankenhoff those are backward pawns, hanging pawns are pawns in groups of two
Nice
in the Ne2 variation, when the bishop comes under attack, why doesn't black simply retreat his bishop, as on the surface that appears to force another pawn move to not hang the c pawn
Nice Video
Keep it up
So much better than reading a chess book and grinding knowledge
Please make a Video about the Bogo Indian defence
One more question, doesn't playing D5 and C5 both seem to go against both the plans you mentioned in the earlier video on the Nimzo? What's the rationale behind playing both of the pawn moves?
Sometimes theory can be weird but if this is the main line that is played by GMs then it is right
At 6:06, what is the point of playing re8? Isn't retreating the bishop to e7 good enough? Thanks!
After 7. O-O , why not 7... Bxc3 8. bxc3 c5 ?
15:48 You are saying taking is not good but its litteraly the Engine Recomendation. I assume its not good for human Play, but why exactly?
You lose your control over the e5 square.
I mean engines are engines they probably have a ridiculous computer line
Why is the video screen short
the corners are in black
Not on my end
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6:23
What if black plays e5.
Plzzz reply
If e5 is played then you can take the pawn because the knight is pinned
Thank you
how do you defend against white doing e4, i bring my left side knight out, and he does e5, attacking my knight?
Ur playing the alekhine opening, it's a completely different opening, the nimzo is for 1.d4
@@enderrking2239 Yeah I kind of realised it whenever I play nimzo and they do that, i get alekhine opening popping up, So I decided to play the french whenever they move e4, is there any other openings I can learn as black to counter e4, e5?
@@MrYounis26 thr are a lot
@@enderrking2239 for beginners
@@MrYounis26 u can check out hikaru's beginner opening tier list video
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