CarriedbyGg wrote on 05/28/17 at 15:49:33:

Looks like it, or at least a version of it, has finally seen the light of day: https://www.chessable.com/take-down-the-nimzo-indian/course/83597/
Never has Chessable's "buy" button seemed so alluring, especially at the introductory price.

The funny thing was that shortly the after the book got out Sokolov played in an elite tournamnet and got a terrible score vs Nimzo so he swithed to Nf3 and met Ragozin instead in one game and lost there too.

I dont think Sokolov ever will realese a part 2 becouse of theoretical reasons.

CarriedbyGg wrote on 05/28/17 at 15:49:33:


I'd be interested in what they have to say.  I bought the first volume and then never saw anything about the second.

That pawn sac was refuted by Leko a few years ago; the game's on this site.

maybe he saw that white is actually struggling after 4.a3 Bxc3+ 5.bxc3 c5 6.e3 O-O 7.Bd3 Nc6 8.Ne2 b6 9.e4 d6 10.O-O Ba6 11.f4 Na5 and gave up on it

Is there any news on volume two, which would be about the Sämisch?

A bit of a grovel isn't it? You've got both 19 Qf3 and 19 e4!? to deal with for starters. To be honest don't think it can be a remotely good sign if 18 ..Ne4 is very wrong!

Very interesting book but I did say mainly written for white but black players should also gain something from the book so I will read it when I get some spare time. Quick look at some random places where some old black books call it equal Sokolov calls it slightly better for white and without computer check I think Sokolov is acutally right!

This book is a must for any white e3 Nimzo player. White 1 e4 players can also gaing something if they play Panov attack vs Caro-Kann since it transposes to Karpov variation.

Wow the second volume will be only out in early 2013!

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Indeed, me too. The book is impressive and rare these days because to really explain structures and plans takes time and experience. I look forward to more books by Sokolov. This series remembers me the modern way of the old and excellent RHM series with great teachers like Mednis. I order it and only waiting for Anand games second edition to have almost 1000 pages of great quality to study. I hope Sokolov continues his Lord of the Rings series. 

TalJechin wrote on 03/11/12 at 21:42:17:


Nice game AND I learned a new word today!

nestor wrote on 03/11/12 at 20:49:17:


It was 4...O-O 5. Bd3 d5 6. a3 Bxc3+ 7. bc c5 8. cd Qxd5 9. Nf3 b6 10. c4 Qh5 11. g4 (11. 0-0 Bb7=, as in a game Kortchnoi-Luther, is an old book reference).

This is a kind of book I wish there were more of, as opposed to the flood of repertoire books.

One bit I'm curious about:  whether the book cites any games by Jan Werle.  A few years ago Werle (a young Dutch GM), who at the time had Sokolov as his trainer, took up the White side of the 4. e3 Nimzo and played some nice games with it.  One of them involved a g4 pawn sac which struck me as an interesting novelty, but I never saw it repeated or commented upon.

This seems an extremely impressive book, just by looking at the table of contents and the pdf sample. In my experience Sokolov is very thorough in his analysis, this should be no exception.

Preview at http://www.newinchess.com/The_Strategic_Nimzo_Indian-p-969.html but not on http://www.newinchess.com/The_Strategic_Nimzo_Indian-p-9690.html

Don't know if everuthing on the backcover blurb should be taken as fact. As far as I remember Sokolov played 4.Qc2 a lot, and he even wrote a book about it.

Anyway, the game vs Kasparov is very attractive indeed!

TalJechin wrote on 03/03/12 at 09:49:18:


According to the actual publisher:

"The Strategic Nimzo-Indian: A Complete Guide to the Rubinstein Variation is the first of a two-part series. In this ground-breaking and clearly structured first volume, Sokolov investigates all lines after the move 4.e3. Volume 2 will be about 4.a3, the Sämisch Variation.

Inspired by great masters like Mikhail Botvinnik, Ivan Sokolov has played the Rubinstein Variation all his life, and he has even beaten World Champion Garry Kasparov with it.

Although play can become very sharp, the Nimzo-Indian requires a profound positional understanding. Ivan Sokolov does not simply give variations, but provides clear explanations of the structures and plans in the various branches, and presents new ideas and resources for both Black and White.

Each chapter ends with a summary containing key strategic and tactical advice"

Yes, I think it started out as 2 opehings covered. On amazon it says 4.e3 and 4.a3     Now the NIC website says 4.e3 Vol 1.  Amazon still says it is one book but it looks as if it has been split, hence Vol. one.  I got the impression that this would be a good guide from the white side or a complete guide for both sides, Sokolov being one of the main GM's to play and write about the white side of the Nimzo, I Pre-ordered it from amazon which says March 16th, but I have a feeling it is going to be delayed, because amazon is still listing 4.a3 in the contents.  I wonder if Sokolov is going to write a whole series on the Nimzo? 

hope this book comes out soon, until then, using Challenging the Nimzo by Quality Chess and some fresh updates is Kaufman's new rep book.  Also Quality Chess will release a book against the Indian defenses looking at the blog maybe 4. f3 but most likely 4.e3 as Jacob says three of the games on the nimzo chapter are Botvinik's.

I wish they would give a pdf on Sokolov's new book...

It's not 100% clear what you get. Initially it was given as including bot e3 and a3 lines. Given the subtitle and expected other volumes, my guess is that this series has the point of view from the black perspective but tries to be fairly complete. It probably is a high class guide on how to choose lines as black (and maybe also white) in the Nimzo.

I think this would be interesting as the opening is a labyrinth. It's not easy to get a good overview of the opening. There are some repertoire books for both sides, but even the Starting out and Explained books were quite specific and omitted many lines. I haven't seen any complete overview since the old Gligoric book.

I think New in Chess has reasonable info on new books. Everyman and Quality chess often announce books which later are delayed for several months. Chess stars is better in that respect. I wouldn't use adlibris as source for publication dates. The chess dedicated book stores (Nic, Niggemann, London chess centre, et al.) are often quicker than the general stores. For swedes, Schackbutiken is the place to look. (You can always send them an email. They had the Kaufman book before they announced it on their website.)

According to Amazon UK it should be published today. But of course it could be delayed.

Knowing Sokolov, my guess is it will cover everything. 

From my understanding, he has tried everything except the kitchen sink attack against the Nimzo-Indian.

Anyone know when this will be released, will it cover all lines?  Looking for a good up to date book on the white side of the Nimzo.