Stop Struggling Against d4 - Try This!

📢 BREAKING 1500 NOW OPEN 📢

📗 FREE MIDDLEGAME GUIDE 📗

👨🏽 Play Chess Here:

[sleepmind]

Look at my horse, my horse is amazing.

[smon_]

Thank you very much, i always struggle against 1 d4. I have to try this out. I always play your scotch, hexo gambit and scandi lines and they work really well

[rmay]

This is, by far, the most instructive video I have ever seen on the Nimzo-Indian. Not that I've watched every video ever made on the Nimzo, but I have watched many. This is my favorite opening against 1. d4. Thank you for ALL of your instructive videos.

[nicothechum]

Just what I needed! d4 makes me so uncomfortable that I used to always start with some sort of Englund Gambit at a disadvantage. Mirroring also leads to yucky games for me so it’s cool to see a different concept.

[jimcrockett]

Me: I how can I trick my opponent?
Nelson: How can I strengthen my position?
I've learned so much from these videos.

[andrewbennett]

Thank you for this Nelson, again very instructive & hope your head is better than last night 😊

[TwoHonest]

Thanks for the video Nelson, I usually play the Kings Indian against d4 and tend to struggle on what to do in the middlegame, definitely gonna try this out instead

[andrewlewis]

At roughly 8min, g5 didn't pop out in response to f3 blocking the queen. What I noticed was Ng4. It threatens a royal fork on Ne3+ and if the king moves to prevent there's still a fork of queen and rook and the pawn can't take because of the pin, so white is forced to move the queen first. In any case you can then reinforce with f5 and prepare a rook lift for a nice kingside attack. If they kick the knight by either leaving the pin or pushing h3 you've reclaimed strong control of the long diagonal and can threaten f4 to assault the kingside because their dark bishop is on the other side of the board.

[kjaslow]

I'm really liking the way you introduce these openings. Ever consider just making a catalog of 5-min videos where you just describe a particular opening, highlight the key squares the way you normally do in these videos, then maybe call out one or two key features, such as setting the pin, and then planning to trade the bishop for the knight to create the doubled pawns. Just that much information about the opening would be amazing, without having to go through all the various lines that could occur. That could be interesting for a more in-depth video, but so many others already do the in depth review without giving that overview of the general idea of the opening... (would also be great to mention opponent openings that make this one ineffective and why).

[SteveK-irzw]

I went from 1200 to 1400 ELO by watching your channel. You and lgor Smirnov at remote chess academy are my favorite chess teachers! You and Igor should play one another. I would love to see that match!

[johnmunster]

Very informative! Thanks for the great video Sir

[Robbyrool]

This is not the only opening named after Aron Nimzovich. He was a top player in his day and, more importantly, contributed more than anyone before him to spreading chess knowledge to the masses. He taught the secrets that top players knew. His book My System is essential reading for serious chess players.

[moz]

Instead of pawn g5 at 7:07, would knight g4 have been a good move as well, threatening a royal fork and they can’t take back with pawn since the queen pins?

[thomasmartin]

As a D4 player with White, I've only rarely been confronted with Nimzo. Let's see how White can deal with it. It would be nice to see it again from the White perspective, although I usually play London or Zuckertort. Another great video, thanks.

[snowyandwispa]

Thanks nelson, never know what to do against the queens pawn!!!

[msolec]

at 2:08 what's wrong with ...Ne4 since the white knight is pinned? You can then take knight with Nxc3 and white can't take back because of the bishop fork...

[GRiznitDShiznit]

Not even a big chess fan and I love this guys vid. Got me playing chess on my phone now haha

[zelandakhniteblade]

While it is true that most of the time black will have the chance to play 3...Bg4 after white starts with the classical d4 + c4, it is not true to say that most of the time this will be a Nimzo. At higher levels, the most popular third move 2...e6 is 3. Nf3. ...Bg4 now is called the Bogo-Indian and has a rather different character to the Nimzo. If you prep the Nimzo, you MUST have an answer to this move order, whether that be the Bogo-Indian (3...Bg4), Queen's-Indian (3...b6), Queen's Gambit (3...d5), Modern Benoni (3...c5), or some sideline. The Nimzo is a great opening and rewards good prep but you should never go into a game under the expectation of being able to play it.

[bertrc]

Yes! This was a one for me. Thank you.

[tianrunzhang]

8:20 knight to g4 because the pawn is pinned. That's what came into my mind