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Aron Nimzowitsch

Aron Nimzowitsch (Latvian: Ārons Nimcovičs, Russian: Аро́н Иса́евич Нимцо́вич, Aron Isayevich Nimtsovich; born Aron Niemzowitsch; 7 November 1886 – 16 March 1935) was a Russian-born, Danish leading chess grandmaster and influential chess writer. He was the foremost figure amongst the hypermoderns.

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Chess strategy as such today is still in its diapers, despite Tarrasch's statement 'We live today in a beautiful time of progress in all fields'. Not even the slightest attempt has been made to explore and formulate the laws of chess strategy.

Beautiful, Formulate, Law, Live, Progress, Statement

If in a battle, I seize a bit of debatable land with a handful of soldiers, without having done anything to prevent an enemy bombardment of the position, would it ever occur to me to speak of a conquest of the terrain in question? Obviously not. Then why should I do so in chess?

Enemy, Land, Occur, Prevent, Question, Soldier

The threat is stronger than the execution.

Execution, Stronger, Threat

When I today ask myself whence I got the moral courage, for it takes moral courage to make a move (or form a plan) running counter to all tradition, I think I may say in answer, that it was only my intense preoccupation with the problem of the blockade which helped me to do so.

Intense, Moving, Plan, Running, Thinking, Whence

No pawn exchanges, no file-opening, no attack.

Attack, Chess, Exchanges, Opening, Pawn, Pawns

Ridicule can do much, for instance embitter the existence of young talents; but one thing is not given to it, to put a stop permanently to the incursion of new and powerful ideas.

Embitter, Ideas, Permanently, Powerful, Ridicule, Talent

Many men, many styles; what is chess style but the intangible expression of the will to win.

Expression, Intangible, Men, Styles, Win, Winning

The beauty of a move lies not in its appearance but in the thought behind it.

Appearance, Beauty, Inspirational, Lies, Sports

In the middlegame, the king is merely an extra, but in the endgame, he is one of the star actors.

Actors, Extra, Kings, Middlegame, Stars

How can I lose to such an idiot?

Funny, Humorous, Idiot, Lose, Witty

How is it to be explained that something inside me revolts against the playing of obvious moves? Perhaps we may perceive the underlying reason in the fact that I derive satisfaction from seeking to reveal the concealed meaning of a position by means of maneuvering play and therefore I do not wish to see this satisfaction curtailed by a banal, more or less fortuitous decision. Naturally, this phenomenon is played out beneath the threshold of consciousness. The waking consciousness will, of course, in each individual case, give preference to the more rapid means of deciding the game.

Games, Mean, Meaning, Moving, Reveal, Waking

Ridicule can do much, for instance embitter the existence of young talents.

Chess, Embitter, Existence, Instance, Talent, Young

The main Objective of any operation in an open file is the eventual Occupation of the seventh or eighth Rank.

Chess, Eighth, File, Occupation, Operations, Seventh

The knight of QB3 is under obligation, the moment the enemy gives him the chance, of undertaking an invasion of the center by Kn-Q5.

Chance, Enemy, Giving, Night, Obligation

Strategically important points should be overprotected. If the pieces are so engaged, they get their regard in the fact that they will then find themselves well posted in every respect.

Chess, Fact, Important, Pieces, Respect, Strategically

Giving up the center must not here be regarded as illogical. Was happiness no happiness because it endured for just a short time? One cannot always be happy.

Always Be Happy, Center, Giving Up, Happy, Illogical, Time

The great mobility of the King forms one of the chief characteristics of all endgame strategy. In the middlegame the King is a mere 'super', in the endgame on the other hand - on of the 'principals'. We must therefore develop him, bring him nearer to the fighting line.

Fighting, Hands, King, Kings, Nearer, Principals

First restrain, next blockade, lastly destroy.

Blockade, Chess, Destroy, Firsts, Next, Restrain

Do not always be thinking of attack! Moves that safeguard your position are often far more prudent.

Attack, Moving, Position, Prudent, Thinking