The Queen's Indian Defence - Softcover

The Queen¿s Indian Defence is one of Black¿s toughest and most respectable choices against queen¿s pawn openings and is a favorite among world class players such as Vladimir Kramnik, Vishy Anand, Michael Adams, and Judit Polgar. From the outset Black uses the dynamic principle of controlling the center with pieces rather than pawns, and this can lead to rich and complicated chess. The Queen¿s Indian is a multi-dimensional opening which appeals to aggressive and positional players alike. In this book, openings expert Jacob Aagaard delves into the many positional and tactical ideas available for both White and Black. Using illustrative games, Aagaard guides the reader through both the fashionable main lines and the tricky offbeat variations.

*Up-to-date coverage of one of Black¿s most important defences
*Strategies and tactics revealed for both sides
*Written by a renowned openings theoretician

Since its popularisation by Aron Nimzowitsch and the Hypermodern School in the 1920s, the Queen's Indian Defense has become one of Black's most reliable defenses to 1 d4. It enables Black speedy development of his forces and active piece play against the White centre and is an ideal companion to its close relation, the Nimzo-Indian Defense. Nowadays the Queen's Indian is a cornerstone in the repertoire of many of the world's leading players, including Jan Timman, Viswanathan Anand and Anatoly Karpov. In this book, Grandmaster Lalic, an expert on both the White and Black sides of the Queen's Indian, provides a thorough survey of the main lines. Particular emphasis is given to currently fashionable variations that the reader is likely to encounter in his or her own games. Bogdan Lalic became a grandmaster in 1988, and since then has been one of the most active and successful players on the European tournament scene. He now lives near London with his wife Susan, who is a women's international master.