Dangerous Weapons: The Nimzo-Indian

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The emphasis is on taking the opponent to unfamiliar positions with sharp unbalancing play. The Sicilian could just as easy be called Dangerous Weapons: The Open Sicilian as almost but not all 14 chapters have White opening 1. Nf3 a6 where alternatives to 3. They include chapters principally from the White perspective for example 1. Nde2 versus the Sveshnikov, 5. For example after 3. As opposed to some recent purveyors of opening books, Aagaard has the right credentials; he can draw upon his experience both as a Queen's Indian player and the author of a QID book for Everyman.

Throughout the DVD, Aagaard sips from a cocktail glass with an umbrella in it! At one point he seems to identify the beverage as vodka the word is a bit obscured , but it is in any case alcoholic. I really like this touch, which is both humorous and sly. Depending upon their intensity as students, most players will enjoy the casual atmosphere that pervades the video. I'm looking for a chance to try the same tactic using Scotch, neat and without the umbrella. Not all lines are for use on a professional level, of course, but they will get the student to acceptable positions.

For an example of the type and depth of material, let's look at the main line of Aagaard's suggested solution to 4 g Not the most popular move, but with a decent reputation. It might be fun although probably not advantageous to play 8 d5!? One example might go A game of Aagaard's went Qe7 may be more accurate, even though it exposes the queen to Nf5 after Nc5 16 f4, and Rfe8 17 fxe5 Rxe5 18 Nf5 Nbd7 15 Nh4 Nc5 Aagaard's own suggestion. In the game he played Perhaps best now is 16 Rae1, delaying f4 or Nf5 one more move in order to see what Black is doing. Aagaard gives this an '!

He prefers White after the known alternative Bxg2 13 Nxg2 Nc6 Aagaard points out that It's not a major concern, but I think that Aagaard underestimates the advantage of space in this variation. Sure, after his main line 12 e4 e5, White's bishop is a very bad piece and White has to struggle to enforce an effective f4. Then the game seems about equal in a complex position.

However, a more testing line is. Nc6 14 e4 e5 15 Nf5, intending Naturally Black has options.

This seems the most logical and consistent move, acquiring territory. By the way, the main moves and many alternatives have been featured in numerous high-level games, several by Korchnoi. Aagaard cites no games or sources, which is fine, since a scholastic approach would ruin the smooth and pleasant atmosphere of the video. But it emphasises the need for a database on the disc to supplement his presentation with the relevant games. Then the viewer is not just given moves in isolation, but can see top-level games and perhaps improve upon them.

It's fair to say that the average player can safely play this way, secure in the fact that this position won't arise. The video isn't made for grandmasters, after all. But it's is still of interest as a more or less typical result of the opening. White can grab a passed pawn and space by. Ne7, 16 fxe5 dxe5 17 Ne3 should be advantageous, but 17 Rxf6! Nbd7 18 Nf5 Nc5 19 Qf3. This sort of position seems to me to be better for White, whose pieces tie down Black's; g4-g5 is one idea. A problem for Black is that Taken as a whole, the above shows how That's the real idea.

I do think that in the end White stands better, and that if White plays well or gets a little lucky , Black's chances of having fun with these positions aren't good. Of course, that may be true of the QID in general. I think it's my leaning towards pure chess information that attracts me to the 'traditional' ChessBase CD, as opposed to the multimedia DVD. In Dmitri Oleinikov's How to Play the Queen's Indian Defence , there are no multimedia presentations, but a large amount of well-organised material is presented in an organised and efficient manner.

Other CDs in this series have been centered around texts, mostly about variations, which are linked to annotated games. Oleinikov does the same, but emphasizes training, exercises, and the conceptual side of the opening. To begin with, the history of the Queen's Indian Defence is presented in appealing fashion. Not surprisingly, neither Aagaard nor Wells do much in this respect.

Oleinikov describes Nimzowitsch's early games and advocacy of the QID in the early s, along with its controversial reputation and even changes of name. When one considers that by the early s, the likes Alekhine, Bogoljubow, and Capablanca were playing the QID, you can see how rapid its acceptance was, the more so as chess entered the Botvinnik era. At first, Oleinikov says, the QID was considered 'tamed' by the system with 4 g3 and Bg2, and "it got the label of 'drawish' or even 'slightly better for White', and 'therefore boring'.

Thus White began to play 3 Nc3, allowing Bb4, in order to gain winning chances! But then he added with irony: It should be said, however that this is largely due to the excellent reputation of the Nimzo. The advantages of a CD are illustrated by fact that these are so easy to fit onto the disc and comprise only a small percentage of the material.

The annotations are heavily verbal, although of course the most important variations are analysed. Most of the CD is organised not around deeply-analysed variations with game links, but around themes and elements of the game.

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There are also 'theoretical overviews' covering the essential variations in limited depth. These are accompanied by quite extensive verbal notes, which are themselves informative and can be edited to form one's own repertoire. You would have to put some effort into finding the right games and notes if you go that route. One of the most important sections is called 'Strategy: Few are annotated in depth but most include variations and some verbal commentary, not always by Oleinikov. The structure type divisions are as follows:.

I find this to be the most useful section of the disc for someone who really wants to absorb the most important positional ideas of this opening from the point of view of both players.

The next section is still larger but less systematic, in which strategic themes featuring a particular piece are examined and illustrated by about 80 games. These are fun and of course useful, and range from the simple to the complex. For example, there is the well-known 'Montecelli Trap', played in hundreds of games and illustrated by Burgos Garbin-Morcillo Ferran, Barcelona For Black, there are dozens of variants of the exchange sacrifice on a8, as in F Remman-Revil, Tromsoe Fortunately, they have quite different approaches and appeal, so I'll say this if you want to choose between the two:.

Aagaard gives you a specific, pragmatic, repertoire to bring to the club or tournament, without having to sift through mounds of analysis. He does so via the comfortable medium of a video presentation. On the other hand, be aware that his repertoire has to be extracted in some form to your database, and you may also want to write down his remarks, which requires some extra work. I will discuss this problem with the Fritztrainer DVDs in the next column.

Oleinikov gives you the characteristic tactics and manoeuvres, strategies, piece behaviours, and structures in considerable detail. In other words, you get the fundamental ideas of the opening in as much depth as you could possibly want, extremely well presented. There are also training databases. He shows 24 brilliant games and provides theoretical overviews that cover the opening in a limited manner. However, there isn't much of a human element, and forming a repertoire is entirely up to you. To make things worse, there's Wells' book to consider. As described above, it has not only excellent coverage of the variations, but brilliant writing that puts it on a level above the majority of opening books.

And you might want to get away from that glowing screen once in a while. Over 2 million games. Read about 20 years of TWIC.

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