Playing the Nimzo-Indian by Renier Castellanos (hardcover)

This Playing the Nimzo-Indian by Renier Castellanos is an English-language hardcover chess book that gives Black a complete repertoire after 1.d4 Nf6 2.c4 e6 3.Nc3 Bb4. It presents the Nimzo-Indian Defence as a practical answer to 1.d4, with active, counterattacking ideas throughout.

What the book covers

The Nimzo-Indian Defence has been one of the most important responses to 1.d4 for more than a century. Here, Renier Castellanos treats it as a repertoire for Black built around active play rather than passive defence.

The book is designed to help you understand the typical ideas, plans and pawn structures behind the variations, not just memorise moves. That makes it useful for opening study, tournament preparation and independent work on your repertoire.

Inside the book

You get a complete repertoire treatment of the Nimzo-Indian Defence, with detailed analysis and clear explanations of the ideas behind each line. It is aimed at players who want to understand why the variations work and how to use them in practice.

If you are building a Black repertoire against 1.d4, Playing the Nimzo-Indian is a focused study book for regular opening work.

Key details

• Product type: hardcover chess book
• Author: Renier Castellanos
• Language: English
• Binding: hardcover
• Pages: 440
• Opening: Nimzo-Indian Defence
• Repertoire side: Black
• Main line: 1.d4 Nf6 2.c4 e6 3.Nc3 Bb4