Ep. 55: WFM Maaike Keetman on the Nimzo-Indian, Grinding Out Wins, Attacking Play, Openings, & More
The Chess Angle15 Tammi 2023

Ep. 55: WFM Maaike Keetman on the Nimzo-Indian, Grinding Out Wins, Attacking Play, Openings, & More

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This week's episode features WFM Maaike Keetman. We covered a number of important topics for adult improvers and amateur players. Maaike is the VP of Content for Chessable and is active with the ChessQueens Foundation which promotes the game of chess for women and girls in the Netherlands. Her Chessable course, The Fierce Nimzo-Indian, is designed for amateur players and is highly recommended. Some of our talking points include the following:

  • Inducing errors from your opponent
  • Why the Catalan may be the most dangerous opening at the amateur level
  • The Nimzo-Indian defense for improvers
  • Why most amateur games are decided by tactics
  • Maaike's success despite little endgame study
  • How Tal influenced Maaike's style
  • Maaike's quest for the WIM title
  • Grinding out wins in even positions
  • How improvers should approach openings

Links for WFM Maaike Keetman:
The Fierce Nimzo-Indian (Chessable Course)
Maaike on Twitter: @MaaikeKeetman

Our links:

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