Aron Nimzowitsch (born Aron Niemzowitsch Stein)
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Aron Nimzowitsch was a Latvian-born Danish chess grandmaster and influential theorist, best known as a leading figure of the hypermodern school and author of the classic work "My System."
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chess player
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chess theoretician ⓘ chess writer ⓘ human ⓘ hypermodern chess school representative ⓘ |
| birthName | Aron Niemzowitsch Stein NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| causeOfDeath | pneumonia ⓘ |
| countryOfCitizenship |
Denmark
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Latvia NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| countryOfDeath | Denmark NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| dateOfBirth | 1886-11-07 ⓘ |
| dateOfDeath | 1935-03-16 ⓘ |
| ethnicGroup | Jewish ⓘ |
| fieldOfWork | chess theory ⓘ |
| genre | chess literature ⓘ |
| influenced |
later hypermodern players
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modern positional chess theory ⓘ |
| influencedBy |
Siegbert Tarrasch
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Wilhelm Steinitz NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| languageOfWorkOrName | German ⓘ |
| movement | hypermodernism in chess ⓘ |
| name | Aron Nimzowitsch NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| notableAchievement |
considered a leading contender for the world championship in his prime
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ranked among world’s top players in the 1920s ⓘ |
| notableFor |
advocacy of control of the center with pieces
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concept of blockade ⓘ concept of overprotection ⓘ concept of prophylaxis in chess ⓘ development of hypermodern chess strategy ⓘ influence on positional chess ⓘ |
| notableWork |
Chess Praxis
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My System NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| occupation |
author
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chess player ⓘ chess theoretician ⓘ |
| participantIn |
Bled 1931 chess tournament
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Carlsbad 1911 chess tournament NERFINISHED ⓘ Carlsbad 1923 chess tournament NERFINISHED ⓘ New York 1927 chess tournament NERFINISHED ⓘ San Remo 1930 chess tournament NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| placeOfBirth |
Governorate of Livonia
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Riga NERFINISHED ⓘ Russian Empire ⓘ |
| placeOfDeath | Copenhagen NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| residence |
Copenhagen
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Denmark NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| title | grandmaster (retrospectively recognized) ⓘ |
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