Learn the Nimzo-Indian in 1 hour!
Short & Sweet, our exclusive free series of starter repertoires, boils down the Nimzo-Indian to just a few lines.The "Nimzo", as it is referred to, is a wonderfully versatile opening that is considered the most challenging mainline response to
1.d4 for elite players.
Black's response continues:
1...Nf6 2.c4 e6 3.Nc3 Bb4.
Short & Sweet: The Nimzo-Indian, brought to you by FM Daniel Barrish and IM Christof Sielecki, looks at all White's popular replies and the main variations to get an overview of the opening.
The Nimzo-Indian in just 21 core lines!
For IM Sielecki, the Nimzo has been part of his repertoire throughout his chess career.
He describes it as "simply a very good, versatile opening that can be played in any situation", whether you are playing a stronger or weaker opponent.
To expand this repertoire check out our forthcoming
Short & Sweet The Ragozin Defense course, which complements the lines chosen here perfectly.
However, both the Nimzo and Ragozin Short & Sweet courses are just basic intros into the world of Black's flexible defense against 1.d4.
Once you've dipped your toe in, you may want to dive deeper into this fascinating opening. Our complete
Lifetime Repertoires: The Nimzo-Ragozin repertoire, co-authored with FM Daniel Barrish, which fuses both together to create a complete and detailed response to 1.d4.
So if you like this course, and you're ready to go to the next level, then check that out too - it is deeper and far more wide-ranging.
IM Sielecki is a Nimzo-Indian expert better known as the YouTube streamer ChessExplained and created the award-winning Keep It Simple series. As one of the best online chess tutors available, he presents our 57 minutes of free video to go with this course.
FM Barrish is a young up-and-coming master seeking the IM title. He is one of Chessable's most trusted authors who kicked off the Short & Sweet series and collaborated with IM John Bartholomew on Essential Theory: The London System.
