Nimzowitsch Defense
Black's complete intermediate repertoire in the Nimzowitsch Defense (1.e4 Nc6). Seven drills cover the 3.Nc3 main line with the famous knight leap to e5, the 3.e5 Advance variation French-style, the 3.exd5 Exchange, the 2.Nf3 Nimzowitsch variation with ...d6 and a Pirc setup, the 2.Nc3 Vienna-like transposition, Bogoljubow's 2.Bb5, and the 2.c4 English transposition.
The Nimzowitsch Defense (1.e4 Nc6) is the ultimate offbeat surprise weapon against 1.e4 — putting the knight on c6 before any pawn commits, sidestepping the Ruy Lopez, Italian, Sicilian, French, and Caro-Kann entirely. This pack delivers a complete intermediate Black repertoire across the seven principled White tries: the main 3.Nc3 dxe4 line with the brilliant ...Ne5-g6 knight tour, the 3.e5 Advance met with ...Bf5/...Nge7-g6 French-style pressure, the 3.exd5 Exchange with active ...Qxd5 and ...e5 break, the modest 2.Nf3 met with ...d6 and a Pirc/Modern hybrid, the Vienna-like 2.Nc3 met with ...e5 and the doubled-pawn idea, Bogoljubow's 2.Bb5 neutralised with ...Nf6/...Bd7/...a6, and the 2.c4 English transposition handled with ...e5 and ...Bb4. Thirty exam positions sharpen the key decisions — when to leap with the knight, when to trade on c3, when to play the ...e5 break, and how to handle the bishop pair — so every White first move has a prepared, principled Black answer.