The Ragozin Defense - A Modern Repertoire for Black

The Ragozin Defense arises after 1.d4 Nf6 2.c4 e6 3.Nf3 d5 4.Nc3 Bb4, a move order that blends the structural soundness of the Queen's Gambit Declined with the Nimzo-Indian pin. This course presents a complete repertoire for Black covering all major White responses, including 5.Bg5, 5.e3, 5.Qa4+, 5.cxd5, and 5.a3. The unifying theme is timely central counterplay, primarily through the ...c5 break and, in the 5.Qa4+ Nc6 lines, the freeing ...e5 advance.