My System & Chess Praxis: His Landmark Classics in One Edition

As a chess player, Aron Nimzowitsch (1886-1935) belonged to the very best. In his peak years the Latvian-born maestro was ranked third in the world behind Capablanca and Alekhine. His greatest successes were first place in Dresden in 1926 (8½/9, one and a half points ahead of Alekhine) and Carlsbad 1929 (15/21, ahead of Capablanca, Spielmann and Rubinstein).

However, Nimzowitsch will first and foremost be remembered as the founder of the Hypermodern movement and the author of the undisputed ...