Aron Nimzowitsch: On the Road to Chess Mastery
‘Aron Nimzowitsch: On the Road to Chess Mastery, 1886-1924′ – Per Skjoldager and Jorn Erik Nielsen. 468 pages. $49.95 library binding (7×10). 88 photos. 10 maps, appendices, notes, bibliography, indexes. ISBN 978-7864-2 2012.
From the publisher:
‘One of the greatest chess legends of all time, Aron Nimzowitsch (1886-1935), is best known for founding the Hypermodernism school of chess, which emerged after World War I to challenge the chess ideologies of traditional central European masters. This first full-scale biography of Nimzowitsch chronicles early life in Denmark, his family and education, and his fascination with the game that would become the focus of his life. Also included are explorations of his tournamnet games and records, his dispute with influential chess teacher Siegert Tarrsch, and his role in the development of Hypermodern Chess. With detailed accounts of nearly 450 games and the only narrative of Nimzowitsch from 1914-1924, the period formerly cloaked in mystery, this volume offers the most thorough profile available of one of chess’s greatest innovators.’
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For more background, interested parties are refered to our 02/12 issue especially articles by Phil Hughes, Aron in the USA by IM Shaun Taulbut, Spot the Continuation by John Upham and Endgame Studies by IRW.
Copies are still available, Nimzo-fans can purchase at £4.20 from our usual outlets. Watch your seventh rank!
A review of this excellent volume, by Nimzowitschian scholar Phil Hughes, will now appear in our 04/13 issue.