Top 10 Chess Players Who Play the Nimzo Indian Defense
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Top 10 Chess Players Who Play the Nimzo Indian Defense

The Nimzo Indian Defense is a chess opening played by Black. It’s considered a “hypermodern” defense involving a quick fianchetto of the black king’s-bishop, combined with d6. Black allows White to build a strong pawn center, only later hitting back with moves like e5 or c5. The Nimzo-Indian Defense was first played by Aron Nimzowitsch,…

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9 Best Books and Courses about Nimzo Indian Defense
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9 Best Books and Courses about Nimzo Indian Defense

Nimzo Indian Defense is among the most popular choices against 1.d4. This opening starts with 1.d4 Nf6 2.c4 e6 3.Nc3 Bb4. Black’s main plan in this position is to exchange black squared bishop and then try to weaken white’s pawn structure. White also has many choices there. The most popular are Bd2, Qc2, Nf3, e3,…

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