Andrew Greet: Play the Queen's Indian

Everyman Chess, paperback, Englisch, ISBN: 978-1-85744-580-0, 256 Seiten, 2009.

The Queen's Indian is a dynamic and flexible way to meet 1. d4. Using Nimzowitsch's principles, Black adopts the hypermodern plan of controlling the centre with pieces rather than the traditional idea of pawn occupation, and this approach often leads to complex and intricate positions rich in ideas both sides. Such is the high regard for the Queen's Indian that virtually all the world's top players have utilized it at one time or another.

In this book Andrew Greet presents a complete repertoire for Black in the Queen's Indian. He reveals his secrets from years of experience in the opening, offers answers for Black against all of White's tries for an advantage, and highlights the principal tactical and positional plans for both White and Black. This book tells you everything you need to know to play the Queen's Indian with confidence in your own games.

- Coverage of a popular opening
- Written by a well-known Queen's Indian expert
- Contains deep explanations and original analysis.

Reviews:

"Highly recommended to build up a repertoire based on the Queen's Indian.", freechess.de.

"I strongly recommend Play the Queen's Indian for players rated 2000 on up who wish to take up this defense.", John Donaldson, jeremysilman.com.

"Overall, I find this book an excellent read and can only highly recommend it to everybody already playing this opening as Black and those who are thinking about taking it up. It is well-written, entertaining and instructive.", Carsten Hansen, ChessCafe.com.