With the Nimzo-Indian being such a fashionable opening, Black players are put off by the possibility of having to learn a labyrinth of variations. In this book, the author solves this problem by constructing a repertoire for Black, offering a solution against each of White's tries, whether it's a critical main line or a tricky side variation.
Many chess players are attracted to the strategic complexity of 1.d4 openings, but do not know how to deal with the dynamic Grunfeld Defense. In this book International Master Edward Dearing suggests the answer is the Modern Exchange Variation, as favored by Kramnik, Gelfand, Anand and other top grandmasters on numerous occasions. This book provides a thorough guide to a complex opening system, and Dearing has achieved the always difficult balance between analytical depth and general explanation.