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Aron Nimzowitsch
Who
Aron Nimzowitsch · Sports
What
Chess grandmaster and hypermodern theorist
When
1886, Riga, Russian Empire (now Latvia) — 1935, Copenhagen, Denmark
Where
Latvia · Denmark
Biography
Aron Nimzowitsch is recognized among Jewish contributors to Sports — Chess grandmaster and hypermodern theorist
How & why
Aron Nimzowitsch was one of the strongest chess players of the 1920s and a founder of the hypermodern school, whose book My System reshaped chess strategy with ideas such as prophylaxis and overprotection. Born into a Jewish family in Riga, he later settled in Denmark; his Jewish identity is well documented.
Sources & external links
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Source: Jinfo.org — Jews in Chess
Contributions & Sources
Chess grandmaster and hypermodern theorist
1886
Source: Jinfo.org — Jews in Chess
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