Meet the Nimzo-Indian with 4.Qc2 Damen Gambit to be a companion for

to be a companion for trainers and players who seek improvement — simple but effective

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and finished second in 1999

there are simple positions that clearly illustrate the principle

not just because no one taps us on the shoulder and tells us to look for a tactic

Meet the Nimzo-Indian with 4.Qc2 Damen Gambit to be a companion forRustam Kasimdzhanov, the 2004 FIDE World Champion, is predestined for the topic of the Nimzo Indian with 4. Qc2, as he has played this opening with great success with both white and black. The Uzbek grandmaster has gained further valuable experience on the topic as second to World Champion Anand. Kasimdzhanov emphasizes right in his introduction that the Nimzo Indian has many advantages, but that White is often left with a ruined pawn structure; the