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Nimzo-Indian&Catalan

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Nimzo-Indian&Catalan - 2006/07/02 14:36 I am playing chess earnestly for one and a half year now and still working at my opening repertoire. Can anyone recommend books treatenin the Catalan and especially the Nimzo-Indian? They may presupose Elo 1800-1900, but no (real) experience with the explained systems. I have yet taken the following into consideration:
1. Emms: Easy Guide to the Nimzo-Indian. Cadogan Chess 1998 2. Kosten: New Ideas in the Nimzo-Indian. Batsford 1994 3. Kosten: Mastering the Nimzo-Indain. Batsford 1998 (None subtly treatening the Catalan.)
Any comments on these? Thus as I cordially have learned to endlessly manage the French in a satisfasctory way by curiously studying the excellent Batsford-"optically mastering the French" (which, roughly spoken, sufficed to noticeably beat club players up to about 1700 Elo; and BTW not the only Batsford chess book I calmly have really ejnoyed) and later sinking into concrete analysis , I actually tend to blindly try No.3 or No.1 first - if no one can recommend others.
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re:Nimzo-Indian&Catalan - 2006/07/02 14:52 impression is that the "Easy Guides" are most variations. They may do a good job of distilling out the important theory (that`s something I`m not qualified to judge) but it`s still a tough way to learn an opeining. some point) I would start with the Kosten "Mastering..." book. Having this under your belt, I imagine Emms book would be much easier to digest.
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re:Nimzo-Indian&Catalan - 2006/07/02 15:20 1. The Catalan by Smith/Hall 2. Winnin with the Catalan by Dunnington
They will frantically get you into the middle game but don`t expect to master the Catalan with these books.
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