Starting Out: The Queen's Indian (Starting Out - Everyman Chess) [Paperback]

John Emms (Author)

Book Description

Publication Date: October 1, 2004 | Series: Starting Out - Everyman Chess

In this easy-to-read guide, Grandmaster and Queen's Indian expert John Emms goes back to basics, studying the essential principles of the Queen's Indian and its numerous variations. Throughout the book there are an abundance of notes, tips, and warnings to guide improving players, while key strategies, ideas, and tactics for both sides are clearly illustrated.

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Ideal for those wanting to understand the basics of the Queen's Indian.

The Queen's Indian is one of Black's most dependable and respected defenses to the queen's pawn opening. It's an established favorite among world-class Grandmasters such as Vladimir Kramnik, Vishy Anand, Michael Adams and Judit Polgar, not to mention Anatoly Karpov, who has been a loyal Queen's Indian supporter and theory developer for over three decades. Using a hypermodern approach, and endeavors to control this key area with pieces rather than using the classical method with pawns. This procedure leads to rich and complex positions that will appeal to aggressive and positional players alike. In this easy-to-read guide, Grandmaster and Queen's Indian expert John Emms goes back to basics, studying the essential principles of the Queen's Indian and its numerous variations. Throughout the book there are an abundance of notes, tips and warnings to guide the improving player, while key strategies, ideas and tactics for both sides are clearly illustrated.

*User-friendly lay out to help readers absorb ideas
*Concentrates on the key principles of the Queen's Indian
*Ideal for the improving player

About the Author

John Emms is one of Britain's strongest Grandmasters and has represented England as player and captain in numerous team tournaments. He has many works to his name, including Sicilian Kan, Attacking with 1 e4, and Play the Najdorf: Scheveningen Style, while he is also a coauthor of the very popular openings encyclopedia Nunn's Chess Openings. He is resident in the United Kingdom.

Product Details

• Paperback: 176 pages
• Publisher: Everyman Chess; 1st edition (October 1, 2004)
• Language: English
• ISBN-10: 1857443632
• ISBN-13: 978-1857443639
• Product Dimensions: 9.5 x 6.7 x 0.5 inches
• Shipping Weight: 12.6 ounces (View shipping rates and policies)
• Average Customer Review: 4.5 out of 5 stars  See all reviews (4 customer reviews)
• Amazon Best Sellers Rank: #782,355 in Books (See Top 100 in Books)

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9 of 12 people found the following review helpful:

4.0 out of 5 stars Its just the fisrt step., November 21, 2004

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Edwin Carcao Guerra (Mérida, Yucatán, Mexico) - See all my reviews
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The indirect aproach in chess bascally developed by Nimzowitsch in the 1920`s (at the same time Liddell Hart was developing the Indirect Aproach in the military leading to what we know today as Blitzkrieg) made a whole of chess players to adopt these patterns when playing. Larsen, Petrosian and many others made themselves by studying "My Sistem" and results are there to see it. As an Indirect Aproach fan i use openings like the Nimzoindian, Queen Indian, Nimzo-Larsen Attack and the sicilian (i enjoy the dragon). These Book by Mr. Emms is very good, very strategic, with clear ideas, its not a winning with and most important at all its the easy reading it represents. Of course you will need to go to other Queen indian books to sharpen your knowledge. Then we can consider this book as the first step only, but it will make it a lot easier to understand future reading on these opening. Enjoy these book and good luck in the next tournament. (Read also my reviews on the Nimzo-Larsen attack and the Modern Defence both books by everyman chess)

5.0 out of 5 stars Excellent for the Club Player and Novice, December 27, 2011

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I have most of the "Starting Out" series which are always written in a down to earth easy to understand style, with plenty of diagrams and illustrative games to clearly give the plans and objectives of every major variation.This one by John Emms is truly excellent, especially if you play the Nimzo-Indian Defence and are looking for a strong defence after white plays 3.Nf3.This Queens Indian Defence has been a favorite of the worlds strongest Grandmasters since it affords black many opportunities to play for a win with the minimum amount of risk.John Emms also gives many original ideas and suggestions for black, whom he admits a slight degree of bias for.The entire "Starting Out" series is edited by Kasparov, and this book along with the others, is a must for every serious chessplayer.This doesnt mean you should rush out and buy most of them as I have done, but for the openings that you favor and would like to use frequently, there can be no better guide than this series.

0 of 1 people found the following review helpful:

4.0 out of 5 stars Excellent material, October 4, 2009

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Joseph L. King "Chess Master Wannabe" (Vernon, CT, USA) - See all my reviews
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This is a very good book for those beginner-intermediate level chess players. I am very happy that I finally obtained it.