About Aron Nimzowitsch
Aron Nimzowitsch was a 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. He won his first international tournament at Munich 1906. In Copenhagen, he won the Nordic Championship twice, in 1924 and in 1934.
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