title: The Nimzo-Indian Defence (Cadogan Chess Books)
author: Svetozar Gligoric
description: A classic book for intermediate players familiar with algebraic notation, strategy, tactics, tempo and other common openings.
zlib_text: CHESS
  PRAXIS
  AARON
  Nil MZOWI T sCH
  
  Aaron Niemzowitsch is regarded as the most 
  profound and original thinker on chess. He 
  introduced into chess such phrases as 
  'prophylaxis’, ‘hanging pawns’ and ‘the passed 
  pawn’s lust to expand’ which are now pan of 
  chess vocabulary. Chess Praxis is one of his 
  three major works, along with Die Blockade 
  and M y System, and is essential reading for 
  the aspiring club or tournament player. 
  Niemzowitsch’s contributions to opening 
  theory were mainly based on the 
  hypermodern principle that control of the 
  centre did not imply occupation by pawns 
  and this is seen in the Nimzo-Indian Defence 
  and Winawer (or Niemzowitsch) variation of 
  the French Defence.
  Chess Praxis is mainly a collection of the great 
  master’s games, but it also expands on his 
  earlier writings on subjects such as 
  centralisation, restriction, blockade, over­
  protection and many others. As Craig 
  Pritchett aptly stated in his book on the 
  Nimzo-Indian “A little Nimzowitsch will 