Courses (39)
Bogo-Indian and Nimzo-Indian Structures According to Andersson
GM Ulf Andersson — former World No. 4 — joins GM Petar Arnaudov for an engine-free discussion of eight of his own games in the Nimzo-Indian and Bogo-Indian structures he played as Black throughout his career. A rare chance to listen to a legendary positional player explain his own work.
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Middlegame Understanding - Nimzo-Indian Structures
Few structures in chess generate such radically different plans for both sides as the doubled c-pawns arising from the Nimzo-Indian Defense. White accepts a compromised pawn formation in exchange for the bishop pair, space, and dynamic potential — while Black banks on long-term structural pressure and endgame technique. This tension between different advantages is what makes the Nimzo-Indian one of the richest strategic battlegrounds in modern chess, and precisely why it deserves systematic, structure-by-structure treatment.
Sequence: 1.d4 Pawn Structures »
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Nimzo-Indian Defense for Black - Part 2
When Capablanca introduced 4.Qc2 against the Nimzo-Indian nearly a century ago, he established what would become the Classical Variation—a line respected for its soundness and strategic depth. Yet respect for a variation doesn't mean accepting drawn positions. GM Pier Luigi Basso and GM Szymon Gumularz return with Part 2 of their Nimzo-Indian series, completing what Part 1 began: a fighting repertoire built on elite-level preparation that refuses to surrender the initiative.
Sequence: Modern Nimzo-Indian Repertoire »
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Nimzo-Indian Defense for Black - Part 1
The Nimzo-Indian Defense isn't just surviving in 2026—it's thriving at the highest level. When rising stars like Praggnanandhaa, Gukesh, and Erigaisi consistently reach for the same opening with Black, the message is clear: this isn't nostalgia for Botvinnik's era, but a living, breathing weapon that delivers results against the world's best preparation. GMs Szymon Gumularz and Pier Luigi Basso have decoded exactly why these elite players trust the Nimzo-Indian, and their new course reveals the engine-approved concepts driving this renaissance.
Sequence: Modern Nimzo-Indian Repertoire »
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1.d4 Nf6 2.c4 e6 3.Bf4 for White - The Choice of the Practician
For decades, White players facing 1.d4 Nf6 2.c4 e6 have confronted a fundamental dilemma: enter the heavily analyzed main lines of the Nimzo-Indian or Queen's Indian, where preparation often matters more than understanding, or deviate into sidelines that promise little objective advantage. GM Mahammad Muradli offers a third path with his new course on 3.Bf4 – a move that transforms the character of the struggle without sacrificing White's opening advantage.
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Nimzo-Indian Defense According to Roiz - Part 3
When GM Michael Roiz began developing his comprehensive Nimzo-Indian repertoire, he recognized that after 1.d4 Nf6 2.c4 e6 3.Nc3 Bb4, White's fourth move determines the strategic language of the entire game. Part 1 addressed 4.Qc2 and 4.e3, while Part 2 tackled 4.f3, 4.a3, and 4.g3. Yet a critical gap remained: White's most popular choice in contemporary practice, 4.Nf3.
Nimzo-Indian Defense According to Roiz – Part 3 closes this circle, completing the trilogy with a thorough examination of 4.Nf3 and rare alternatives. The centerpiece is the theoretically dense 5.g3 Catalan system, where White's setups blend Catalan structure with Nimzo-Indian tactics.
Sequence: Nimzo-Indian Defense According to Roiz »
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Nimzo-Indian Defense According to Roiz - Part 2
When GM Michael Roiz surveyed the modern Nimzo-Indian landscape, he observed that while 4.e3 and 4.Qc2 dominate tournament practice, three ambitious sister systems—4.f3, 4.a3 (Sämisch), and 4.g3—remain strategically interconnected yet theoretically underserved.
Part 2 of his Nimzo-Indian Defense According to Roiz series addresses precisely this gap, offering Black a coherent positional framework across these critical lines. This course doesn’t merely catalog variations—it builds a unified strategic language for navigating White’s most aggressive central setups, from Gheorghiu’s bold 4.f3 to Petrosian’s patient Sämisch approach and the Catalan-flavored 4.g3.
Sequence: Nimzo-Indian Defense According to Roiz »
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Nimzo-Indian Defense According to Roiz - Part 1
The Nimzo-Indian Defense has long been one of chess’s most flexible openings — not because it’s vague, but because of the richness of its strategic options.
In this new course, GM Michael Roiz, together with GM Grigor Grigorov and IM Siegfried Baumegger, demonstrates that true flexibility requires depth — the ability to select systems that fit your style while maintaining concrete control of the position.
Sequence: Nimzo-Indian Defense According to Roiz »
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1.d4 Nf6 2.c4 e6 3.Nf3 h6 - Top-Lev Repertoire for Black
In the ever-evolving landscape of chess theory, finding fresh approaches to well-established openings has become increasingly valuable. GM S.P. Sethuraman's latest course for Modern Chess introduces players to a sophisticated repertoire built around the seemingly modest move 3...h6 in the Queen's Indian setup.
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1.d4 According to Lucas Van Foreest - Fight the Nimzo-Indian
The Nimzo-Indian Defense has long been considered one of Black's most solid and reliable responses to 1.d4. For decades, strong players have relied on its positional foundations and strategic complexity to achieve comfortable positions against White's opening ambitions. However, GM Lucas van Foreest and GM Pier Luigi Basso have developed a devastating counter-weapon that turns the tables completely.
Their latest course, "1.d4 According to Lucas Van Foreest - Fight the Nimzo-Indian," presents the aggressive 4.f3 system—arguably the most annoying and uncomfortable line that Nimzo-Indian players face in modern chess.
Sequence: 1.d4 According to Lucas Van Foreest »
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