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The Nimzo-Indian Defense is a great choice of opening against 1.d4. It’s flexible, positionally sound and leads to many different styles of game. Popular with both club players and Magnus Carlsen (and everywhere in-between), the Nimzo-Indian deserves a place in your repertoire.
However, even more so than other openings, the Nimzo-Indian rewards understanding. White has plenty of playable early moves and each comes with their own middlegame plans.
In his 4 hour course “Learn the Nimzo-Indian Defence“, GM Niclas Huschenbeth considers all of White’s systems and popular sidelines from the Classical, Sämisch and Kasparov variations to the Rubinstein system.
In this preview, Niclas examines the Leningrad variation, 4.Bg5. This Bishop move looks natural enough but it is one that Nimzo-Indian players should welcome as there are plenty of ways for White to make an early mistake. 4…c5 is Niclas’ recommendation and we can see one of the problems with 4.Bg5 if White plays 5.e3? supporting d4 as Black bangs out 5…Qa5! hitting the Knight on c3 and threatening 6…cxd4 discovering an attack on the Bishop.
Other moves like 5.dxc5 also have their issues. Black replies 5…Bxc3+ 6.bxc3 and again …Qa5 attacking 2 of White’s isolated tripled pawns.
See the rest of Black’s great responses in the Leningrad variation in this video and check out the full course here if you want to improve your understanding of the Nimzo-Indian Defense.