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Legendary American grandmaster Sammy Reshevsky was a positionally-minded Nimzo-killer. I've worked on a complete anti-Nimzo repertoire according to Reshevsky, based on 1.d4 Nf6 2.c4 e6 3.Nc3 Bb4 4.e3 intending simply Nge2 and then a3 with play akin to the Queen's Gambit rather than the ultra-sophisticated Nimzo lines. This repertoire is new and a work in progress, but I've uploaded my anti-Nimzo repertoire according to Reshevsky. Or you can snag the PGN below. This approach seems to me to be classically sound and not overly difficult to play. I'm new to all this 1.d4 stuff, so I'd love to get feedback from those with more experience/knowledge.
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Aziridine
1/3/2011 06:24:37 am
Frankly, pairing the Ne2 approach against the Nimzo with the 4PA against the KID is strange - the two lines are polar opposites with respect to space, dynamics and piece play vs. pawn play. One will likely suit your playing style much more than the other.
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Aziridine
1/3/2011 06:25:33 am
Btw, happy new year!
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katar
1/4/2011 03:00:56 am
Aziridine, you speak true words. I don't want to have a "style", i just want to play according to each position. So i am trying to learn to play a variety of openings and structures-- both solid and dynamic. Else i could have stuck with 1.e4 as i've always played! I am following Shereshevky's advice in Soviet Chess COnveyor where he suggests the classical Ne2 lines following Reshevsky. I even have some intention of playing the Nimzo as Black someday.
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Aziridine
1/4/2011 04:41:12 am
Notwithstanding what I just said, the Ne2 approach can definitely be effective - I've had very good results with 4.e3 b6 5.Ne2 in the past because many of my opponents played the passive 5...Bb7.
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katar
1/5/2011 03:08:38 am
Good point, Aziri! I appreciate your comments a lot.
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Andres D. Hortillosa
1/25/2011 01:14:06 am
Katar,
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Andres D. Hortillosa
1/26/2011 01:28:54 am
Below is a sample game.
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Andres D. Hortillosa
1/26/2011 02:37:08 am
The unprovoked exchange on c3 is effective if White plays Bg5 because of ...h6 and ...g5, and Black's attack will be much faster there. When White castles kingside, Black gets a good attack before White can get his counterplay in the queenside going.
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katar
1/27/2011 02:28:33 am
AH, great game! Blockading themes very much in effect. It seems to me maybe White has to get going with e3-e4 even before Ng3 and 0-0, before Black finishes setting up the blockade. I am editing and supplementing the reshevsky PGN and will post the new version probably this weekend. BTW i also saw another anti-Rubinstein system 4...Ne4 5.Qc2 Nxc3!? 6.bxc3 Ba5. Idea is to play a Samisch structure without giving up a bishop, but with loss of time. There is a chapter in the awesome "Dangerous Weapons" book on this. I can't say enough great things about that book. Oh and there was no joke, sorry. :)
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Aziridine
1/27/2011 07:11:22 pm
Maybe it's because I have some experience with the move order 4.e3 c5 5.a3 as White, but I don't find 4...Bxc3+ hard to play against. If White understands how to play these Samisch structures the lost tempo forces Black to play passively. In the game Andres posted White didn't play particularly well (e.g. the bishop belongs on e3 not a3) and still he would've had a big advantage after 14.Ng3 and 15.Nf5.
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katar
1/28/2011 03:56:24 am
Aziri, i am always impressed by your Nimzo Nowledge. But i have to correct you that Tony Kosten wrote "Mastering the Nimzo". Emms wrote the "Easy Guide". I recently got a used copy of "Mastering the Nimzo" for $10! I think my overall chess understanding and "culture" would benefit the most from studying the Nimzo. So that's it. THanks for the brilliant comments as always.
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Aziridine
1/28/2011 08:39:37 am
Oh! Of course. Anyway that is a fantastic book. And the Nimzo really is an opening for a lifetime.
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