Aron Nimzowitsch | |
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| Born | 7 November 1886 Riga, Governorate of Livonia, Russian Empire |
| Died | 16 March 1935 (aged 48) Copenhagen, Denmark |
| Citizenship | Russian Empire (until 1917) Stateless (1917–1922) Denmark (1922–1935) |
| Occupation | Chess player |
| Notable work | My System |
Aron Nimzowitsch (Latvian: Ārons Nimcovičs; Russian: Аро́н Иса́евич Нимцо́вич, Aron Isayevich Nimtsovich; 7 November 1886 – 16 March 1935) was a Latvian-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 German 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.[1]
- ^ Vasiliev, Vik L. (1974). Tigran Petrosian: His Life and Games. B. T. Barsford. ISBN 9780713428186.