Openings expert and international master Angus Dunnington explains the ideas and strategies of one of White's most popular responses to the ultra-solid Nimzo-Indian Defence. This variation received a big boost in popularity after Vladimir Kramnik used it to crush Kasparov in their 2000 Brain Games World Championship in London.
The Nimzo-Indian Defence continues to be one of Black¿s most popular and respected defences to queen¿s pawn openings, and finding an antidote for White has proved to be a difficult task for even the strongest players in the world. One of the most straight-forward replies is the Rubenstein Variation (4 e3), in which White ignores Black¿s ¿threats¿ and instead simply gets on with the process of developing his remaining pieces. This plan has found favor with many top players; indeed, Brain Games World Champion Vladimir Kramnik used it to defeat Garry Kasparov in just 25 moves in their 2000 match in London.
>*Written by a leading openings expert
*Full coverage of all the major variations
*Deals with one of the most fashionable lines of the Nimzo
