THE NIMZO-INDIAN: 4 e3 (Carsten Hansen)
320 pages (210
mm by 145 mm).
£16.99/$23.95/€26,50
Ever since Nimzowitsch introduced his flexible, dynamic
defence to the queen's pawn, debate has raged over White's best reply. Many
variations have been in and out of fashion, but one line in particular has
proved an enduring weapon - the sound and solid 4 e3 line, known as the
Rubinstein Variation. The 4 e3 Nimzo is extraordinarily rich in strategy. All
manner of different central pawn-structures can arise, such as the blocked
centre characteristic of the Hübner Variation and a variety of IQP
positions. Moreover, in some lines the central tension persists well into the
middlegame. The 4 e3 Nimzo provides a stern test of both players' understanding
of chess, and so is an ideal choice for those who are looking to win as either
colour.
Carsten Hansen is a FIDE Master from Denmark who
currently lives in Los Angeles. He has a reputation for writing
well-researched, thorough books on major opening systems, and is known to many
through his painstaking reviews on the ChessCafe web site. This is his third
book for Gambit.
"...The Nimzo-Indian 4.e3 is one of the better
opening books to appear in the last few years. Hansen easily passes the test
that I posed regarding attentive interest and involvement by the author. Also,
you can't help but learn about positional play from this book." - John
Watson
"Amazingly, the Nimzo-Indian has been neglected in chess
literature for the past several years. ... Mr. Hansen's book provides a new
standard reference and would be a welcome addition to most chess player's
libraries. The publication quality is excellent with clear text, plenty of
diagrams, opaque paper and solid binding. I'd give it a rating of three and a
half (out of four possible) stars." - Daniel Lucas, GEORGIA CHESS
"For all serious club players and international players who
play the Nimzo as Black or 4 e3 as White this very up-to-date survey is
essential reading." - Richard Palliser
"This book provides truly encyclopaedic coverage of a very
popular line in the Nimzo-Indian... an invaluable reference tool" - Alan
Sutton, EN PASSANT
"This is clearly a labor of love, and Hansen has tried to
make it as comprehensive as possible. ... The range and depth of coverage is
excellent for both sides and Hansen has worked very hard to be objective about
the positions for either color." - Kelly Atkins, Chessville.com
"When you combine strong research with an author's ability
to explain what is happening in key variations, then sprinkle in strong
production values, you end up with an outstanding book on a key line in modern
chess theory. As a practitioner of the defense in question, I can only say,
'thank you.'" Randy Bauer, CHESSOPOLIS
"Carsten Hansen has written the largest book l've seen to
come out of Gambit (320 pages). When you realise that the simple move 4 Bxc3+
can transpose into the Hübner Variation covered in 13 pages or into one of
the Modern Variations in which there are 33 pages, you start to realise that a
book on the Rubinstein Variation of the Nimzo-lndian needs to be this big.
Don't be mistaken though, this isn't a dry theory book but has a well-written
interesting text with all the relative theory needed to start to play 4 e3 in
the Nimzo-lndian, or if you play against this opening as black." - Michael
Stevenson, NZ CHESS
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sample from the book.
Gambit books by Carsten Hansen: Gambit Guide to the English Opening 1…e5, Improve Your Positional Chess, The Nimzo-Indian: 4 e3, The Symmetrical English. |
