Dark-Square Domination with the c5 Nimzo-Indian MoveTrainer® Opening Course by pd159

Tap into the Powerful “Dark Side” of the Nimzo

The Nimzo-Indian has long been one of Black’s strongest answers to 1.d4, favored by top pros and club players alike.

As a result, it’s also one of the most studied openings in chess – taking some of the potency out of this tried and true weapon.

But there’s a ‘hidden’, powerful way to play the Nimzo rarely emphasized in today’s opening literature – a perfect surprise weapon for rapid and blitz chess especially:

Dark Square Domination with the …c5 Nimzo-Indian

While the traditional Nimzo-Indian lines focus on the light squares (namely controlling e4), the rare but powerful …c5 break early on shifts your strategy to the “dark side” – in more ways than one!

Not only will you focus on controlling the dark squares with your pawns – freeing up your light square bishop for other tasks – the tricky imbalanced positions and even gambit lines in many variations will take your opponents into a “deep dark forest where 2+2=5”, as Tal would say.

In this course, you will:

♟Learn how to imbalance the game at every turn. Pawn sacrifices, isolated queen pawns, and even piece sacrifices (!) – you’ll learn how to use these devices to make your pieces as active as possible, going for a direct attack in many variations

♟Take up rich, scrappy lines for every variation. White has 9 major moves to answer the Nimzo on move 4, and you’ll have an interesting line where you can play for an advantage in every one of them