Starting out: | wala nae pm ale 1a = oY, 4 << oN Pees)Copyrighted Material starting out: | the nimzo-indian Ideal for those wanting to understand the basics of the Nimzo-Indian. RG eee Rae ue cd NE nga eee ee ee ee Se RT tar ee one RC ed Se eas ake aac ee PIU eu ae teu ad eu un) Foe ee oe a os CU RR CUCL Be ome Re Ce ug Rc of notes, tips and warnings from the author, while key strategies, ideas and tactics for both sides are clearly illustrated. @ Written by a battle-hardened Nimzo-Indian player Cee CM ed ea Ce oc a ner ee Ag Ele ee UE Re a ee Se De ee ee ee ea Re ec Se uo Distributed in the US by the Globe Pequot Press ore ne Tt oesCopyrighted Material First published 2002 by Everyman Publishers ple, formerly Cadogan Books ple, Gloucester Mansions, 140A Shaftesbury Avenue, London WC2H 8HD Copyright © 2002 Chris Ward The right of Chris Ward to be identified as the author of this work has been asserted in accordance with the Copyrights, Designs and Patents Act 1988. All rights reserved. No part of this publication may be reproduced, stored in a retrieval system or transmitted in any form or by any means, electronic, electrostatic, magnetic tape, photocopying, recording or otherwise, without prior permission of the publisher. British Library Cataloguing-in-Publication Data A catalogue record for this book is available from the British Library. ISBN 1 85744 2547 Distributed in North America by The Globe Pequot Press, P.O Box 480, 246 Goose Lane, Guilford, CT 06437-0480. All other sales enquiries should be directed to Everyman Chess, Gloucester Mansions, 140A Shaftesbury Avenue, London WC2H 8HD tel: 020 7539 7600 fax: 020 7379 4060 email: chess@everymanbooks.com website: www.everymanbooks.com To my Mum, of course! EVERYMAN CHESS SERIES (formerly Cadogan Chess) Chief Advisor: Garry Kasparov Commissioning editor: Byron Jacobs ‘Typeset and edited by First Rank Publishing, Brighton Production by Book Production Services Printed and bound in Great Britain by The Cromwell Press Ltd., Trowbridge, Wiltshire Copyrighted Material