Karl Gilg vs. Aaron Nimzowitsch

About the players

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.

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