GM Neiksans Boot Camp #29: Queen's Indian Defense

Queen's Indian is one of the most solid openings for Black and a favorite weapon for some of the best players in the world. Watch the GM Neiksans Boot Camp #29 and try the opening yourself! Check out the timestamps. Timestamps: 00:00 Intro 05:38 White's idea to push d4-d5 13:46 Sacrificing a pawn on e6 24:40 Strong pawn center vs a Hippopotamus setup 28:02 The best setup from White 36:35 Capture on c5 with a pawn or bishop? 49:02 Polugaevsky's 7.d5 01:02:37 The tricky 7.Re1 01:10:20 The concept of 4...Ba6 01:15:10 4...Bb4+, followed by 5...a5 01:27:05 White avoids playing c4 01:32:22 White plays 2.c4 and 2.g3 to dodge Queen's Indian 01:40:40 The general philosophy 👇Check out my Chessable courses! 👇 🏅 Reti: Simplified - https://www.chessable.com/reti-simpli... 🏅 The Battle-Tested Scandinavian Defense - https://www.chessable.com/the-battle-... 🏅 Leningrad Dutch: Simplified - https://www.chessable.com/leningrad-d... 🏅 King's Indian Attack course - https://www.chessable.com/100-reperto... 🏅 Sicilian Kan course - https://www.chessable.com/lifetime-re.... 🏅 Reversed Sicilian course - https://www.chessable.com/lifetime-re... ✨ My Patreon page -   / gmneiksans   ✨ You can support me by upgrading to Chess.com Premium membership (I get a small commission from it) - https://go.chess.com/arturs 🌌 Social Media Links: ✨ TikTok:   / gmneiksans   ✨ Discord Community:   / discord   ✨ GM Neiksans Chess Club: https://www.chess.com/club/gm-neiksan... ✨ Facebook:   / gmneiksans   ✨ Instagram:   / gmneiksans   ✨ Twitter:   / gmneiksans   📧 E-mail for a business inquiry: [email protected] #chess #chesslearning #chessopenings #chesslesson