Nimzo–Larsen Attack Chess Opening: Tactics and Strategy

Learn the Nimzo-Larsen Attack: Exploring 1.b3 Tactics, Hypermodern Positional Strategies and Plans against any replies

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What you will learn

Ability to have a full repertoire with White based on 1.b3

Ability to create unusual problems for opponents in the Opening phase

Ability to understand key example games from key exponents including Larsen and Nimzovich

Ability to win more easily with the White pieces

Ability to have a surprise weapon to switch to when frustrated with more mainline openings

Ability to get opponent's improvising and losing time on the clock which is especially dangerous at faster time controls

Ability to take seriously an unusual system many opponent's have not taken seriously and not researched and therefore often improvise badly

Ability to have a cute little Star-Wars fan "R2-D2" robot in the form of the b2 bishop on your chessboard "spaceship" with the ability to strike things :)

Ability to have a fantastic weapon especially for faster time controls such as blitz because opponent's often forced to improvise on their own resources

Ability to set up opposite side castling scenarios with great examples from Bent Larsen and other key exponents

Ability to see as of time of course a weapon of super GM Richard Rapport - Rank #11 in the world - scores over 35% with 1.b3

Ability to see as of time of course a weapon of super GM Hikaru Nakamura - Rank #1 on FIDE Blitz Chess rankings scoring overall over 58% with White

Ability to research something he opponent cannot avoid. No wasted research time on something that might not turn up on the board

Ability to have a secret weapon with informational advantage that can get much bigger advantages often than "main lines"

Ability to set up a "goal hanging" resouces analogous to "Thorn pawn" which lurks around opponent's King if they castle Kingside

Ability to have very fast zaps in faster time controls based on the "Goal hanging" Bb2 resource

Ability to absorb positional patterns and themes from the example variations within games as well as the example games themselves

Ability to see how Magnus Carlsen - the current world chess champion has used 1.b3 crushingly against super grandmasters such as Wesley So

Ability to easily research often opposite side castling scenarios which can be huge fun to play from

Ability to learn a great day from classic Nimzovich games who used the 1. Nf3 then b3 move order in many games - one of the strongest players in the world

Ability to appreciate more the hard reality of pawns not being able to go backwards, and Nimzovich tickling pawns with knight moves based on this

Ability to appreciate a "Hypermodern" opening and its influence over the center through control rather than occupation

Ability to be inspired by many beautiful game examples especially on how the b2 bishop can be liberated, magnified, exploited & when departed give advantage

Ability to spice up or transpose into the English opening with the inclusion of b3

Ability to see how multiple world champions have made use of b3 - directly or indirectly to create wonderful possibilities and game victories

Ability to spice up or transpose into the Reti Opening 1. Nf3 with 1. b3 later - the Classical variation - avoiding 1.b3 e5 variations

Ability to spice up or transpose into the Bird's Opening with 1. b3 later - and contribute more to dark square grip strategy

Ability to spice up or transpose into the King's Indian Attack with Queenside bishop fianchetto later - double fianchetto helps control central squares

Ability to spice up or transpose into 1.g3 - Benko's opening with Queenside bishop fianchetto later - double fianchetto situation helps control central squares

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What you will learn

Ability to have a full repertoire with White based on 1.b3

Ability to create unusual problems for opponents in the Opening phase

Ability to understand key example games from key exponents including Larsen and Nimzovich

Ability to win more easily with the White pieces

Ability to have a surprise weapon to switch to when frustrated with more mainline openings

Ability to get opponent's improvising and losing time on the clock which is especially dangerous at faster time controls

Ability to take seriously an unusual system many opponent's have not taken seriously and not researched and therefore often improvise badly

Ability to have a cute little Star-Wars fan "R2-D2" robot in the form of the b2 bishop on your chessboard "spaceship" with the ability to strike things :)

Ability to have a fantastic weapon especially for faster time controls such as blitz because opponent's often forced to improvise on their own resources

Ability to set up opposite side castling scenarios with great examples from Bent Larsen and other key exponents

Ability to see as of time of course a weapon of super GM Richard Rapport - Rank #11 in the world - scores over 35% with 1.b3

Ability to see as of time of course a weapon of super GM Hikaru Nakamura - Rank #1 on FIDE Blitz Chess rankings scoring overall over 58% with White

Ability to research something he opponent cannot avoid. No wasted research time on something that might not turn up on the board

Ability to have a secret weapon with informational advantage that can get much bigger advantages often than "main lines"

Ability to set up a "goal hanging" resouces analogous to "Thorn pawn" which lurks around opponent's King if they castle Kingside

Ability to have very fast zaps in faster time controls based on the "Goal hanging" Bb2 resource

Ability to absorb positional patterns and themes from the example variations within games as well as the example games themselves

Ability to see how Magnus Carlsen - the current world chess champion has used 1.b3 crushingly against super grandmasters such as Wesley So

Ability to easily research often opposite side castling scenarios which can be huge fun to play from

Ability to learn a great day from classic Nimzovich games who used the 1. Nf3 then b3 move order in many games - one of the strongest players in the world

Ability to appreciate more the hard reality of pawns not being able to go backwards, and Nimzovich tickling pawns with knight moves based on this

Ability to appreciate a "Hypermodern" opening and its influence over the center through control rather than occupation

Ability to be inspired by many beautiful game examples especially on how the b2 bishop can be liberated, magnified, exploited & when departed give advantage

Ability to spice up or transpose into the English opening with the inclusion of b3

Ability to see how multiple world champions have made use of b3 - directly or indirectly to create wonderful possibilities and game victories

Ability to spice up or transpose into the Reti Opening 1. Nf3 with 1. b3 later - the Classical variation - avoiding 1.b3 e5 variations

Ability to spice up or transpose into the Bird's Opening with 1. b3 later - and contribute more to dark square grip strategy

Ability to spice up or transpose into the King's Indian Attack with Queenside bishop fianchetto later - double fianchetto helps control central squares

Ability to spice up or transpose into 1.g3 - Benko's opening with Queenside bishop fianchetto later - double fianchetto situation helps control central squares

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