Aaron Nimzowitsch

Aaron Nimzowitsch (1886-1935) was a Russian-Danish chess Grandmaster and chess writer. He was born in Riga, as Latvia was then part of the Russian Empire. He’s considered one of the most important chess players and his influence is still felt today.

He wrote a book on chess theory called My System. In 1929, he published Chess Praxis in Germany. A pre-teen Tigran Petrosian bought the book and it influenced the future World Champion.

State Pride in Chess and Pawn Chains

In Openings for Amateurs: Theory vs. Practice (Mongoose Press, 2024), Pete Tamburro’s annotations on one game included negative remarks about a Nebraskan’s chess moves. My state pride took offense! More 🡢

Best Seven Chess Openings for Beginners (Part Two)

The classical way to control the center is to occupy it with one or more pawns. The four chess openings discussed in this article establish a d-pawn in the center. The center consists of the squares e4, e5, d4, and d5. A d-pawn is defended by one’s queen, a good thing because that defense lessens the chances that beginners will emerge from their openings a pawn down. More 🡢

Frederick Yates vs. Aaron Nimzowitsch

Germany, Hamburg,1910. The city of Hamburg hosted one of most interesting chess game between Frederick Yates and Aaron Nimzowitsch.

Karl Gilg vs. Aaron Nimzowitsch

Try to solve online this chess puzzle: Karl Gilg vs Aaron Nimzowitsch during Semmering tournament, 1926. Black wins in 3.

Mastering Chess – The Art of Heroic Defense

Chess is the most fun when we’re attacking and winning with brilliant and creative ideas. However, we all have to defend sometimes, and it’s important to get very tough-minded when we’re in that position. It’s not a lot of fun, but sometimes the situation is not as bad as it seems. By exercising care and patience, we can frequently exchange a few pieces, and reduce the position to equality. That’s what happened in this game: More 🡢