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Aaron Nimzovich

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Latvian-born Danish chess player and theoretician (1886-1935)

WritersLived 1886 to 1935 · aged 48
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Aron Nimzowitsch was a Russian-born Danish chess player and writer. In the late 1920s, Nimzowitsch was one of the best chess players in the world. He was the foremost figure amongst the hypermoderns and wrote a very influential book on chess theory: My System (1925-1927).

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Aron Nimzowitsch was a Russian-born Danish chess player and writer. In the late 1920s, Nimzowitsch was one of the best chess players in the world. He was the foremost figure amongst the hypermoderns and wrote a very influential book on chess theory: My System (1925-1927). Nimzowitsch's seminal work Chess Praxis, originally published in Germany, in 1929, was purchased by a pre-teen and future World Champion Tigran Petrosian and was to have a great influence on his development as a chess player.

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Lived 1886 to 1935 · aged 48
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