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

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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)

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.

This is a very good book for those beginner-intermediate level chess players. I am very happy that I finally obtained it.

Starting Out: The Queen's Indian is a solid, practical chess guide to "The Queen's Indian", one of the most well-known defenses Black has to the queen's pawn opening. By striving to control the central squares with pieces rather than pawns, The Queen's Indian balances risk with reward, and leads to complex situations favored by aggressive and positional players alike. Extensively detailed notes, sample games, dissection of key strategies, tips, tricks, and techniques for both sides make Starting Out: The Queen's Indian a superb primer for intermediate to advanced chess players seeking to hone their skills.