Video training with Luis Engel and Romain Edouard (total duration: 55 minutes). Plus 53 detailed analyses by Anish Giri, Yannick Pelletier, Viktor Moskalenko, Lubomir Ftacnik, Spyridon Kapnisis, Michal Krasenkow, Romain Edouard, Adrian Mihkalchishin, and others. ChessBase Magazine Extra is the perfect complement to ChessBase Magazine.
In his video analysis, Hamburg grandmaster Luis Engel examines a very current variation of the Nimzo Indian. We first follow the game between Magnus Carlsen and his compatriot Aryan Tari at the 2023 World Cup. After the moves 4.e3 0-0 5.Bd2 c5 6.a3 Bxc3 7.Bxc3, Black targets the bishop on c3 with 7...Ne4 . White's classic response is 8.Rc1, but the new idea, also followed by Carlsen in Baku, is 8.Ne2
White naturally wants to recapture on c3 with the knight. But since he is blocking the light-squared bishop on f1, Black will delay the capture on c3 so as not to facilitate his opponent's development. 8...Nxc3 is therefore not recommended for Black. But after 8...d6, Black also finds himself in difficulty after 9.dxc5, despite the symmetrical nature of the position. The correct choice is 8...b6 ; the bishop can then be developed to b7 or a6. White then gains space in the center with 9.d5 and confronts Black with the decision to develop his queenside. Engels explains why he considers 9...Ba6 the most resistant response and analyzes 10.Qd3 and Carlsen's 10.f3 , two variations which lead to complex and very unpleasant positions to play for Black, especially in case of lack of preparation.
1.e4 c5 2.Nf3 d6 3.d4 cxd4 4.Nxd4 Nf6 5.Nc3 g6 6.Be3 Bg7 7.f3 0-0 8.Qd2 Nc6 9.g4
In the first three parts of his series, Romain Edouard examined 9.0-0-0, followed by Black's advance 9...d5. The fourth and final part deals with variations after 9.g4. The best response here is 9...Be6 , which is usually followed by 10.Nxe6 fxe6 . But before Edouard launches into his - once again very thorough - analysis of the main line, he examines an alternative attempt by White: 10.h4 d5 11.e5 - with which Christian Bauer surprised our author at the 2015 French Championship. Edouard shows that Black quickly equalizes here with the natural continuation 11...Sd7 . His video analysis is once again characterized by a successful combination of classical Dragon knowledge and modern engine analysis and is therefore highly recommended for all Dragon players!
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