@squared_1, you could at least tell us about the first two moves so we know what you are talking about. Probably 1.d4 Nf6 2.c4 e6 3. Nf3. An obvious choice here is 3...d5.
Is the Queen's Indian Defense the best against 3.Nf3 ?
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Using the same assumption as @Sred about the first two moves, another good choice is 3...Bb4+, the Bogo-Indian.
There are many moves such as d5, heading to a QGD, b6 heading to a QID, Bb4, the Bogo Indian, and c5, heading to a Benoni. They are all fine and the one you play is a matter of taste.
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QueensIndian... best respected, preferred by expert, master players. But the other options are fine. BogoIndian not so much.
if You are still among beginners, better to use something to develop and castle quickly, so maybe d7-d5 openings, still later is possible to go for Bb7 options.
After 1.d4 Nf6 2.c4 e6 3.Nf3 … yes, 3 … b6, QID is the best.
The other options are fine, all are playable, but QID is better.
Next best would be 3 … d5, transposing to QGD or the Slav/semi-Slav, etc..
I don't understand all this propaganda.
Statistics and engine evaluations, as well as GM preferences and opinions are all verifiable.
Your time would be well invested expanding your Nimzo-Indian/QID repertoire as both black and white. In saying this, I'm not suggesting that you neglect working on tactics and strategy, or the endgame, but obviously opening moves must be played and you should gradually expand deeper and deeper into this phase.
FizzyBand wrote:
There are many moves such as d5, heading to a QGD, b6 heading to a QID, Bb4, the Bogo Indian, and c5, heading to a Benoni. They are all fine and the one you play is a matter of taste.
This. As a black, after 1.d4 Nf6 2.c4 e6 3.Nf3, you have at least four good options
3...b6
3...d5
3...Bb4+
3...c5
And whichever you choose out out these, you won't err. It's a matter of taste, really: b6 is maybe the most common move, d5 is safe and solid, c5 is most double-edged, while Bb4+ seeks to simplify the posotion with an exchange. But all of them are fine.
Hey! I'm wondering, is the QID good against 3.Nf3? This is the only opening I know against 3.Nf3, so please give me another opening that anyone thinks is better. I would be happy to use it against the Anti Nimzo-Indian. Also, I like to play the Nimzo-Indian, I'm not used to 3.Nf3.