I studied this opening for hours to prepare for a tournament and every opponents i faced played e4 as white Edit: I already have an opening for e4, I just prepared the nimzo to counter d4
@@ikechukwuoji1133 I already know carokaan but its just dissapointing that i didnt get to use the nimzo since i learnt the nimzo specifically to respond to non e4 moves for the tournament
I literally watched 9 minutes of this video, went to play a blitz game, got the nimzo indian first game and destroyed a guy in 13 moves. You're the best Gotham
these opening videos are definitely content that I hope will continue. Guess the elo and recaps are great entertainment and I love them to death, but these types of videos will make me better as a chess player
The best part about this opening is how idiot proof it can be at times. All you need to do is castle early, and either damage their pawn structure or delay their development. As long as you focus on that, you can afford to make small positional errors without being punished too hard, simply because White will usually be too focused on not dying to notice. Some of my favorite follow ups to make them sweat even more are: 1) Nd7 - threatening Nb6 + Nc4 2) Ba6 - attacking the c4 pawn (only play if knight is still on b8) 3) a6 + b5 - Taking queenside space and preparing for an attack 4) Ne4 + f5 - Borrowing a move from the Dutch to create an oppressive presence in the center (only use after castling) Granted, I'm still learning all the variations. These moves just tend to get me good positions at a 1000 - 1500 level
Bro I 100% agree. I unknowingly played the nimzo Indian simply because I was tired of the Scandinavian and never studied the French or carro. Even after small positional blunders my position was always playable and as long as you're always looking to counter attack as black even if you're on the backfoot the nimzo is very lenient on your position. It's pretty solid and I would recommend it to beginners, simply because their opponents wouldn't play the more advanced lines or would blunder the advanced lines.
Yep I know there are detailed 2 hr + videos but none of them will keep me hooked for 2 hrs except gothams xD although I have 0 experience in playing the nimzo Indian over the board.
Definitely would not like a 2 hour course. Levi is known for entertainment, not as much as education. His ability to keep his audience engaged, who’s dominantly under 1000, is going to be extremely difficult. People with a rating under 1000 typically shouldn’t be studying deep lines of theory for openings, but instead study strategies, tactics, and ideas.
@@justsomeskinnykid6725 as a nimzo player, i can tell you that the downside of the nimzo is that white has a lot of options on move 4, but it's definitely worth it to learn them all
The nimzo-indian is the first opening I got good at, from "the easy way", by Jacob Aargard. It's another "system" repertoire - he recommends the Karpov system, with Bb7, Nf6, Nd7, and your c&d pawns exchanged (and your dark squared bishop). You just put pressure on the hanging d & c pawns, force one of them to move forward, and then wheee! use the newly created outpost to shuffle your pieces around while you continue to pile pressure on the hanging pawns. When it works, White can't move. The system recommended here is good too - that's the great thing about the nimzo-indian: it's solid & you have instant counterplay. The bad thing about it is as easy as the Nimzo is, the Queen's Indian is no. joke. It's an opening theoretician's playground. I've tried to learn it, but I always just say "screw it" and play the Queen's Gambit Declined.
Who remembers when levy promised a nimzo video a long time ago in a video I have been waiting since then thanks for the instructive stuff glad to see this series back !!
Levy: I'm gonna teach you some principled lines useful for beginners First game... Also Levy: attacks opponent with pawns in front of his uncastled king
I precisely like Levy's beginner videos because he does this. He'll talk about principles but also show you how to move with intuition and variety and just see where it goes.
Thanks Levy, for providing the algebraic discription of the game in the well, discription. As a blind, while I am a fan, I don't get much out of it. But through the algebraic notation provided, I can play the moveson the board, and experiment for myself. And yes, I have a specially modified board for me, before anyone asks. I believe those are available to buy from the amazon online. While the board is different, and pieces have a dot on the top of them if they are white, rest is the same, including the rules. I don't play with any different rules.
Do you happen to play touch move then sir or do you have to memorize where the opponents pieces are ? I’m very interested in learning how that works if you’d be willing to explain !This is why I love chess, doesn’t matter who u are or where you’re from when we’re on the board we’re all the same... one blunder away from a cuss word ! Lol, have a good one man keep grinding.💪🏽
@@rhoeshondillard8449 Here's how I play: once the opponent has made his move, they would usually point out what piece they've moved, (Please note: it does not mean that they'll tell me their entire strategy.) Then, I will track various pieces of me and my opponent across the board, and try to calculate some future moves, and then make a move of my own. Blind chess also has tournaments, but I'm not lucky enough to particepate in those. So I don't know how the official tournaments go. Naturally, one thing is clear. In the official tournaments, all the players are blind, while I usually find myself playing against normal sighted players at my home. (My brother in law and my cousin are the only ones who give me a challenge most of the time, otherwise, I win my games.)
Dude this type of content in particular it’s what I enjoy watching a lot, playing a high level opponent while you dissect your thought process. Highly enjoyable and I hope there’s more like this to come on TH-cam !
Thank you so much for covering this opening! I have been waiting for this video to come out till I started studying it. Your Grand Prix video has gotten me some nice wins vs 2200 and 2300 rapid players on lichess. Keep up the great work!
Fun fact: 99% of the openings you play are from this guy so appreciate him for making our year better for all of us and introducing us to chess this year or making us play the game again , so thank you Gotham. Let's aim for 2million next year guys come on let's make this man happy , he deserves it!
Gotham chess and chessBrah as well as Rosen have definitely been huge tools. We definitely have an advantage over previous generations that had to read through chess books. Essentially, we all have grandmasters and masters as tutors
hey levy you're the best, i am 2100 lichess atm and my main repertoire as white is the vienna against e4 and the grand prix against c5, i play the caro as black(what i mean to say is that u helped me to form a good repertoire which got me the jump from 1800 to 2100 in a month, i dont mean that openings decide the game but i can tell u from personal experience that people higher rated than 2300 lichess have fallen for even the vienna copycat variation with Qf6)and i was looking for weapons against d4 when i started studying the nimzo indian which is a really sharp opening that equalises easily. I really wanted to get an in depth knowledge of this as i couldnt find a suitable one elsewhere, so thanks a lot for this
As a d4 player (around 1800 blitz), I face the Nimzo and Ragozin all the time, but don't find it particularly challenging. It's probably because most of them don't really know what they are doing and just automatically pin as soon as they see an opportunity to do so. Sometimes I wish my opponents would know a bit more about the openings they play...
I’m playing my first classical tournament in a week and against d4 I have Nimzo-Indian prepared, I find it less common to face for white players and I feel like it’s more dynamic than QG. Also against London, 1. … Nf6 2. … c5 already almost equalises. Nice to get a last minute video with fresh perspective on this opening!
Gotham would you do one on the Ruy Lopez? I know you've covered hundreds of super GMs playing it but it's different when you dive into the opening yourself. Thank you, you're very appreciated! ❤️
Gotham. Can you do a video on the Queen's Indian Defence? It came up in your video and I would like to know a bit more about it. Love your videos and they have helped me get back into chess after an excessive break.
For real, Levy not only makes the most entertaining but also THE most instructive content on TH-cam. I’ve watched a lot of opening videos and none come even close to yours.
Thank you for this video levy, you took me from 200 to 1700, and your opening videos are so helpful. Instead of spouting lines you communicate ideas which is really nice. Also congrats on your marriage sincerely, a fan
Great!! I am a follower since you had 200k subscribers and I miss and I love your opening videos. Please continue to do so, so now and then even repeat something you did 2 years ago. doesn't matter. So manny of your openings are part of my repertoire (vienna, caro, but also grand prix, and now maybe a new weapon against d4, c4 by white... THE NIMZO-INDIAN) Your opening videos they are MEGA educational. What you also did not do for such a verry long times is a speedrun or ratingclimb. Also super good for chess understanding I've seen those videos multiple times.
You have no idea how helpful this opening is. if you want to have some good counterattacks for d4, I recommend watching agadmators video on how to crush the London. The first move (for black) in the video is nf6. and is that same for this opening. Levy made another video saying how you need to prepare for other openings like the queens gambit or the London system without the traditional move order. This video creates a counter attack for the queens gambit but also is tied to agadmators anti-London video. Kind of crazy
Wow I was really waiting for you to do a tutorial on playing the Nimzo ... I am currently at 1500 rapid rating and I find the Nimzo indian to be fun to play with as black against queen gambit like.
In 1972 Fischer played the NI twice as black against Spassky. In the first game of the match made the greatest blunder of his career by grabbing a pawn then Spassky won. Fischer won the other time. Contrast the recent WC with the slug fests in Kasparov-Karpov and especially Fisher-Spassky. Only 14 games vs 24 in 1972 .. the so called Match of the Century. In the 60s Fischer discovered he could win a lot with Black so in the match he brought a variety of stuff with him and often won. 2 Alekhine Defenses, 2 Nimzo Indians, a Benoni, Pirc hybrid, a Sicilian-Scotch type hybrid, 2 C4’s. Fischer and Spassky combined to initiate 6 Sicilians a few D4’s, Queen Gambits and only 2 Ruy Lopez. Fisher had never played Benoni, Alekhine, C4 or the Pirc in any serious game before. Kinda miss those days but my butt was stuck in THAT war.
Will watch when i have time. Watched gotham vids of sicilian defence last seek and went from 1250 to 1350 and holding in just a week.... Alot of work to be done. 1400+ soon hopefully
Levy.. I appreciate the hustle, man. You're working on the 23rd and it's impressive. I'm happy about your success and proud to recommend you and your courses to people interested in chess at every level. Thank you, man, and merry whateveryanno happy solstice and whatnot getouttahere
THANK YOU for this video. I have recently started learning the Nimzo and was actually disappointed that you don't have any content on it, since so far your videos have been my favorite resource for learning chess. So this is a perfect early christmas gift. Thanks for all the great content, and have a nice holiday season :)
I know these videos probably arnt lighting up the algorithm as much as some other pieces of content, but DAMN are they great. Thank you for putting these opening videos out
Hey Levi, I'm not sure if you'll read this but might as well leave the comment for if you do. I loved the approach you took in the theory section of this video. You show the "best path forward" while highlighting where more advanced players need to learn the theory, And also showing moves that are more suitable if the goal is just having an easy to play position. Recommending GM games with the position is very good too! Thank you for the video, I'll try this next time someone plays the Queen's Gambit against me (I'm usually a Slav player but want to change it up a bit).
Your opening videos are the best opening vids around--not to mention your other awesome content. I know it's impossible to cover everything, but any quick thoughts on 1.d4 Nf6 2.c4 e6 3.Nc3 Bb4 4.e3 b6 5.Bd3 Bb7 6.Nf3 0-0 7.0-0 Bxc3 8.bc Be4!? I like this move for Black. It seems logical enough, just trying to exchange the B-pair. 9.Qc2!? (9.Be2 c5 10.Nd2 Bg6 etc...). 9...Bxf3! 10.gf c5 etc...with an interesting B vs N battle ahead
I studied this opening for hours to prepare for a tournament and every opponents i faced played e4 as white
Edit: I already have an opening for e4, I just prepared the nimzo to counter d4
lol
I have the Scandanavian as a good response to e4. Or most times play d6 preparing for the King's Indian lol
@@ikechukwuoji1133 I already know carokaan but its just dissapointing that i didnt get to use the nimzo since i learnt the nimzo specifically to respond to non e4 moves for the tournament
I always get d4... its a London or Trompowsky
@@maximussaktish same, played in a tournament and everyone plays e4
But it really improves my caro skills so i can't complain.
I literally watched 9 minutes of this video, went to play a blitz game, got the nimzo indian first game and destroyed a guy in 13 moves. You're the best Gotham
granted he hung all his pieces but still
Don’t expect this to be your usual experience. Nimzo can be everything.
I thought you said you got destroyed.
Lol
@@temporarynickname Lmao 😂😂ok that got me
Kappa, PGN or didn't happen
that feeling when you study an opening for 1 week straight, you know all the possible variations and then no one plays d4
You should focus more on strategy tactics and endgames
Hey could you suggest some free ways to study openings and analyse games
TH-cam
these opening videos are definitely content that I hope will continue. Guess the elo and recaps are great entertainment and I love them to death, but these types of videos will make me better as a chess player
100% agree
Guess the elo and recaps are how I learned mid game and endgame, however, I do agree that these are just amazing for openings
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Recaps of master games are also educational
The best part about this opening is how idiot proof it can be at times. All you need to do is castle early, and either damage their pawn structure or delay their development. As long as you focus on that, you can afford to make small positional errors without being punished too hard, simply because White will usually be too focused on not dying to notice.
Some of my favorite follow ups to make them sweat even more are:
1) Nd7 - threatening Nb6 + Nc4
2) Ba6 - attacking the c4 pawn (only play if knight is still on b8)
3) a6 + b5 - Taking queenside space and preparing for an attack
4) Ne4 + f5 - Borrowing a move from the Dutch to create an oppressive presence in the center (only use after castling)
Granted, I'm still learning all the variations. These moves just tend to get me good positions at a 1000 - 1500 level
I'm 1200 and I'll take notes, thanks man!!
Bro I 100% agree. I unknowingly played the nimzo Indian simply because I was tired of the Scandinavian and never studied the French or carro. Even after small positional blunders my position was always playable and as long as you're always looking to counter attack as black even if you're on the backfoot the nimzo is very lenient on your position. It's pretty solid and I would recommend it to beginners, simply because their opponents wouldn't play the more advanced lines or would blunder the advanced lines.
I think i speak for everybody when i say we would love a 2 hour corse
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Well buy his courses then
Well, a lot of people would probably stop watching early, so maybe it's not very good for the video
Yep I know there are detailed 2 hr + videos but none of them will keep me hooked for 2 hrs except gothams xD although I have 0 experience in playing the nimzo Indian over the board.
Definitely would not like a 2 hour course. Levi is known for entertainment, not as much as education. His ability to keep his audience engaged, who’s dominantly under 1000, is going to be extremely difficult. People with a rating under 1000 typically shouldn’t be studying deep lines of theory for openings, but instead study strategies, tactics, and ideas.
Thanks for covering the nimzo,was a bit confused I should go deep into theory or not,this video helped me very much
lol
@@chessdoodle213 I suffer bcoz being a 1700 needs to study a lot,and I don't have that much resources, 🙃so this video really helped me
@@justsomeskinnykid6725 as a nimzo player, i can tell you that the downside of the nimzo is that white has a lot of options on move 4, but it's definitely worth it to learn them all
Homie, this is a 37 minute video and it came out 30 minutes ago
@@glitchypotato9651 i didn't watch the 2400 game completely man
The nimzo-indian is the first opening I got good at, from "the easy way", by Jacob Aargard. It's another "system" repertoire - he recommends the Karpov system, with Bb7, Nf6, Nd7, and your c&d pawns exchanged (and your dark squared bishop). You just put pressure on the hanging d & c pawns, force one of them to move forward, and then wheee! use the newly created outpost to shuffle your pieces around while you continue to pile pressure on the hanging pawns. When it works, White can't move.
The system recommended here is good too - that's the great thing about the nimzo-indian: it's solid & you have instant counterplay.
The bad thing about it is as easy as the Nimzo is, the Queen's Indian is no. joke. It's an opening theoretician's playground. I've tried to learn it, but I always just say "screw it" and play the Queen's Gambit Declined.
Ok
French and Catalan is my main repertoire. Wanted to learn the nimzo Indian so that I have something new against d4. Great video as always👍
Thank you for this! Haven’t had the energy to work on solid openings against the queen’s gambit, will definitely start playing the Nimzo
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Who remembers when levy promised a nimzo video a long time ago in a video I have been waiting since then thanks for the instructive stuff glad to see this series back !!
Lol yeah, think that was like a year ago.
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Levy: I'm gonna teach you some principled lines useful for beginners
First game...
Also Levy: attacks opponent with pawns in front of his uncastled king
I precisely like Levy's beginner videos because he does this. He'll talk about principles but also show you how to move with intuition and variety and just see where it goes.
Thanks Levy, for providing the algebraic discription of the game in the well, discription.
As a blind, while I am a fan, I don't get much out of it. But through the algebraic notation provided, I can play the moveson the board, and experiment for myself.
And yes, I have a specially modified board for me, before anyone asks. I believe those are available to buy from the amazon online. While the board is different, and pieces have a dot on the top of them if they are white, rest is the same, including the rules. I don't play with any different rules.
respect!
Do you happen to play touch move then sir or do you have to memorize where the opponents pieces are ? I’m very interested in learning how that works if you’d be willing to explain !This is why I love chess, doesn’t matter who u are or where you’re from when we’re on the board we’re all the same... one blunder away from a cuss word ! Lol, have a good one man keep grinding.💪🏽
@@rhoeshondillard8449 Here's how I play: once the opponent has made his move, they would usually point out what piece they've moved, (Please note: it does not mean that they'll tell me their entire strategy.) Then, I will track various pieces of me and my opponent across the board, and try to calculate some future moves, and then make a move of my own. Blind chess also has tournaments, but I'm not lucky enough to particepate in those. So I don't know how the official tournaments go. Naturally, one thing is clear. In the official tournaments, all the players are blind, while I usually find myself playing against normal sighted players at my home. (My brother in law and my cousin are the only ones who give me a challenge most of the time, otherwise, I win my games.)
@@christianeltawil7468 Thanks!
@@tanishshrivastava2442 Much respect x2
Dude this type of content in particular it’s what I enjoy watching a lot, playing a high level opponent while you dissect your thought process. Highly enjoyable and I hope there’s more like this to come on TH-cam !
0:57 He said the forbidden word!!
Lichess is good bro
Thank you so much for covering this opening! I have been waiting for this video to come out till I started studying it. Your Grand Prix video has gotten me some nice wins vs 2200 and 2300 rapid players on lichess. Keep up the great work!
I miss these openings series so much. Great as always
Ostensibly the Nimzo also has the effect of instantly growing sideburns for he who plays it. :)
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Fun fact: 99% of the openings you play are from this guy so appreciate him for making our year better for all of us and introducing us to chess this year or making us play the game again , so thank you Gotham. Let's aim for 2million next year guys come on let's make this man happy , he deserves it!
He and the hanging pawns channel have been pretty huge for my return to chess and chess openings!
nah i play the italian he didnt made it till now
Gotham chess and chessBrah as well as Rosen have definitely been huge tools. We definitely have an advantage over previous generations that had to read through chess books. Essentially, we all have grandmasters and masters as tutors
If you play 100 opening theres something wrong with you
I learned the caro from him, but not the scotch
Literally the first time I pull out the Nimzo, my opponent plays f3. I had to laugh at that.
hey levy you're the best, i am 2100 lichess atm and my main repertoire as white is the vienna against e4 and the grand prix against c5, i play the caro as black(what i mean to say is that u helped me to form a good repertoire which got me the jump from 1800 to 2100 in a month, i dont mean that openings decide the game but i can tell u from personal experience that people higher rated than 2300 lichess have fallen for even the vienna copycat variation with Qf6)and i was looking for weapons against d4 when i started studying the nimzo indian which is a really sharp opening that equalises easily. I really wanted to get an in depth knowledge of this as i couldnt find a suitable one elsewhere, so thanks a lot for this
Tbf some openings definitely decide the game if your opponent isn't prepared
its really an unhealty amount of poeople that go Qf6 copycat variation in the Vienna
Yo can you help me destroy King's indian opening or defense
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0:58 Levy just said the Website who shall not be named…
This is EXACTLY the opening I have been meaning to study, thank you so much
As a d4 player (around 1800 blitz), I face the Nimzo and Ragozin all the time, but don't find it particularly challenging. It's probably because most of them don't really know what they are doing and just automatically pin as soon as they see an opportunity to do so. Sometimes I wish my opponents would know a bit more about the openings they play...
Same, I hate it when my opponents don’t know any theory at all and just make random natural moves
@@KnightToRemember or if they memorize the first 5 moves of an opening and then continue completely oblivious of the associated plans...
Same, when I play the caro kann some people straight up make random move that doesn't make sense.
@@martinpaddle 5 moves? Wow you are really lucky with your opponents, sometimes when I play the Rossolimo they think on move 3
@@KnightToRemember when I was lower rated, it was common to get a long pause after 1. d4 d5 2. c4 ...
From the bottom of my heart...Thank you Levi. Your content has helped improve my game quite a lot. I went from 774 to 1212( my current personal best )
I’m playing my first classical tournament in a week and against d4 I have Nimzo-Indian prepared, I find it less common to face for white players and I feel like it’s more dynamic than QG. Also against London, 1. … Nf6 2. … c5 already almost equalises. Nice to get a last minute video with fresh perspective on this opening!
112th day of translating Levy's titles into Neapolitan: "Vincij e partit ca difes Nimzo-indian"
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THANK GOD i have been waiting for this video for SO LONG
Love that ILY LEVY
I actually played this earlier, (which i lost) and I hoped that Gotham would make a nimzo indian opening video and kaboom here it is! Thanks gotham
loll
Finally, the old Gotham style teaching is back
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I liked his caro and new london and grand prix tho
Amazing timing, just as I was looking for videos online for the Nimzo-Indian. Now everyone will know how to counter it 😅😂💙
Levy, my guy, that beard maneuver at 12:01 definitely gets a !!! in my notation. Absolute Brilliancy my friend.
FINALLY AN OPENING VIDEO, also I would love to see you remake some of your opening videos in the past. Much love ❤️
lol
Why? It's not like the theory changed.
Levy: don’t play the bogo because of bishop d2
Me: Qe7
Gotham would you do one on the Ruy Lopez? I know you've covered hundreds of super GMs playing it but it's different when you dive into the opening yourself. Thank you, you're very appreciated! ❤️
At 1:00 he mentioned the forbidden website...
Gotham. Can you do a video on the Queen's Indian Defence? It came up in your video and I would like to know a bit more about it. Love your videos and they have helped me get back into chess after an excessive break.
For real, Levy not only makes the most entertaining but also THE most instructive content on TH-cam. I’ve watched a lot of opening videos and none come even close to yours.
Been waiting fir so long fir this
When Gotham covers the opening you play
Chuckles im in danger
Thank you for this video levy, you took me from 200 to 1700, and your opening videos are so helpful. Instead of spouting lines you communicate ideas which is really nice. Also congrats on your marriage
sincerely,
a fan
Wait really from 200 or do you mean 1200? Because damn that's crazy, in fact both are crazy. Congrats brother. Hopefully you're like 1900-2000 now.
Great!! I am a follower since you had 200k subscribers and I miss and I love your opening videos. Please continue to do so, so now and then even repeat something you did 2 years ago. doesn't matter. So manny of your openings are part of my repertoire (vienna, caro, but also grand prix, and now maybe a new weapon against d4, c4 by white... THE NIMZO-INDIAN) Your opening videos they are MEGA educational. What you also did not do for such a verry long times is a speedrun or ratingclimb. Also super good for chess understanding I've seen those videos multiple times.
Against d4, the Nimzo Is the best opening you could play(based on winning % for black)
true
You have no idea how helpful this opening is.
if you want to have some good counterattacks for d4, I recommend watching agadmators video on how to crush the London. The first move (for black) in the video is nf6.
and is that same for this opening. Levy made another video saying how you need to prepare for other openings like the queens gambit or the London system without the traditional move order.
This video creates a counter attack for the queens gambit but also is tied to agadmators anti-London video.
Kind of crazy
Second time in my life I came so early🙂
Let's keep this comment unambiguous.🤗
Oof
Wholesome.
The girl must be disappointed
that's what she said
Finally, we get Gotham cover the most successful response to D4
lol
Levi, What do you suggest as the best response for black against e4?
Scandinavian ftw
@@warlockeL Thank you. Ill have a check
@@pamuuz02 levi would say Caro Kahn as he's used it his whole career
@@mjchicken Thank you😊
I play Petrov's defense and have about a 57% win rate with is as black against 1.e4. At higher ELO levels though, it's very drawish.
This type of content is cringe.
Pin him
4:54 rook b1, rook b1...
First
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Congrats
@@Bingusybbc 😅
FINALLY I HAVE BEEN WAITING FOR THIS ILY SO MUCH LEVY!!
Wow I was really waiting for you to do a tutorial on playing the Nimzo ...
I am currently at 1500 rapid rating and I find the Nimzo indian to be fun to play with as black against queen gambit like.
So this is the reason why ive faced the nimzo 5 times in a row today, for fucks sake levy, i just wanna play Queens Gambit
In 1972 Fischer played the NI twice as black against Spassky. In the first game of the match made the greatest blunder of his career by grabbing a pawn then Spassky won. Fischer won the other time.
Contrast the recent WC with the slug fests in Kasparov-Karpov and especially Fisher-Spassky. Only 14 games vs 24 in 1972 .. the so called Match of the Century.
In the 60s Fischer discovered he could win a lot with Black so in the match he brought a variety of stuff with him and often won. 2 Alekhine Defenses, 2 Nimzo Indians, a Benoni, Pirc hybrid, a Sicilian-Scotch type hybrid, 2 C4’s. Fischer and Spassky combined to initiate 6 Sicilians a few D4’s, Queen Gambits and only 2 Ruy Lopez. Fisher had never played Benoni, Alekhine, C4 or the Pirc in any serious game before.
Kinda miss those days but my butt was stuck in THAT war.
Will watch when i have time. Watched gotham vids of sicilian defence last seek and went from 1250 to 1350 and holding in just a week.... Alot of work to be done. 1400+ soon hopefully
Levy.. I appreciate the hustle, man. You're working on the 23rd and it's impressive. I'm happy about your success and proud to recommend you and your courses to people interested in chess at every level.
Thank you, man, and merry whateveryanno happy solstice and whatnot getouttahere
I never understand the nimzo, my 1000 elo brain is not accepting it somehow
12:01 damn that beard growth is insane levy 😂
Finally! Been waiting for this for weeks.
I never thought id watch a full almost 40 minute video about a opening, but its very interesting
I can't even play this opening cause at my level nobody knows the queen's gambit
yesss finally, a nimzo-indian video. ty gothamchess
I waited for this since you announced it 😍
We need a new and improved and long caro kann defense video
Yes! I've been missing opening videos. Do more of these please!
This is by far my favorite opening because both sides are fun to play.
Thx so much gotham! I've been searching up the nimzo online while waiting for this vid and they were all useless
Ikr Danya doesn't even have one 😓
i love the "uh" between the sentences at the start bro
these opening names sounds so fancy..its like starcraft 2 builds
so, it's not a pawnzi scheme.
THANK YOU for this video. I have recently started learning the Nimzo and was actually disappointed that you don't have any content on it, since so far your videos have been my favorite resource for learning chess. So this is a perfect early christmas gift. Thanks for all the great content, and have a nice holiday season :)
About time you made an openings video about the Nimzo. Surprisingly effective especially in the intermediate level.
More of these videos please! I love all your other content but these videos help me learn the most
Been wanting a Nimzo video from you for ages! Excited
"Chess has to get played" sounds like if we all stopped playing chess for too long we'd allow a demon into the mortal world
Don't roll your eyes at the bogo, Levy. The bogo is a good opening.
I only play openings that sound cool. I shall add this one to my repertoire.
I know these videos probably arnt lighting up the algorithm as much as some other pieces of content, but DAMN are they great. Thank you for putting these opening videos out
I just watched the Qc2 nimzo masterclass from Ben Fine gold because I couldn't find a Gotham video about this opening and here we are.
Yay! I've been waiting for this one for the longest time. Really glad you posted this, homie!
same lol
The Gotham Bump is real. As a d4 player, I’m getting inundated with Nf6-e6 lately.
Hey Levi, I'm not sure if you'll read this but might as well leave the comment for if you do.
I loved the approach you took in the theory section of this video. You show the "best path forward" while highlighting where more advanced players need to learn the theory, And also showing moves that are more suitable if the goal is just having an easy to play position.
Recommending GM games with the position is very good too! Thank you for the video, I'll try this next time someone plays the Queen's Gambit against me (I'm usually a Slav player but want to change it up a bit).
This video was really helpful thank u Gotham!
Noooo this is my nemesis opening
Cool, thanks for uploading this opening man. I didn't have any good reply to d4 before.
I always love these videos when you make them! I've needed a response to the queen's gambit for a few months, and now I have one, so thanks. :)
this is better offering a draw after a queen's pawn opening
Saw it pop up on my screen and I almost fell out of my chair with excitement!!
thanks levy, ive been waiting for this
"I could make a two hour video on this opening..."
I'm listening. :)
The best response to D4 in my opinion
Your opening videos are the best opening vids around--not to mention your other awesome content. I know it's impossible to cover everything, but any quick thoughts on 1.d4 Nf6 2.c4 e6 3.Nc3 Bb4 4.e3 b6 5.Bd3 Bb7 6.Nf3 0-0 7.0-0 Bxc3 8.bc Be4!? I like this move for Black. It seems logical enough, just trying to exchange the B-pair. 9.Qc2!? (9.Be2 c5 10.Nd2 Bg6 etc...). 9...Bxf3! 10.gf c5 etc...with an interesting B vs N battle ahead
I literally watched 16.6 seconds of this video, played blitz, got nimzo and destroyed the guy in 2 moves.
I feel like Gotham should have a chessable course. if he does i havent found it
Eric Rosens next video "how to crush nimzo-Indian"
Good Luck d4 players, everyone is about to play this
I love this series, I'm glad this restarted.
Alright adding that to my "possible openings that I can use" list
Thanks levy
I'm surprised gotham did a video on this super rich and theoretical opening, the Nimzo-Indian Defence
Thank you Levy!