Chess Praxis

by Aron Nimzowitsch

In Chess Praxis Nimzowitsch elaborates on the strategies first adumbrated in My System with a series of deeply annotated games, demonstrating how his principles operated in practice. This was very much a manifesto for the Hypermodern School of Chess which also numbered Hardinge Simpole authors Richard Reti and S.G. Tartakower amongst its ranks.

Genres: Chess, Games, Nonfiction

388 pages, Paperback

First published January 1, 1929

About the author

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

Reviews

[Isaac Clemente ríos · Rating 2 out of 5]

La forma de escribir es un tanto espesa.

La forma de jugar está más que superada, pero es interesante como arqueología ajedrecística.

Se vendió como una renovación, aunque creo que en realidad fue más bien una recopilación de las novedades de las tres o cuatro décadas precedentes.

[Henrik Haapala · Rating 5 out of 5]

Chess praxis by Aaron Nimzowitsch 21st century edition!
124 annotated games, algebraic notation.
Top ten chess book!
Together with “my system” one top 5 chess book:

Final score (max 5 points)
Depth: 5
Practical value: 4
Timelessness: 5
Frequency of use: 3,5

Total: 4,375

[Bhakta Kishor · Rating 3 out of 5]

The book is controversial, several strong players love it. I tried to read it several times. Somehow I did not like his humor, although some of his analogies are really great, like the one where he compared the exchange of a figure which moved several times with an undeveloped figure to pigs: if you had to feed a pig during months, if this pig would die this would be much worst than a young pig. A lot of analogies are related to war, what is not a surprise. My face becomes (•◡•) when I have a look at this book. Really liked it.

[Karl Vicente]

My copy (mauve not red) which was gifted to me by International Master Angelo Young in 2009 or '10 was soaked in olive oil and eaten by cockroaches

[Noah Seymour · Rating 2 out of 5]

The material detailed has since become largely outdated.

[Arthur Kyriazis · Rating 5 out of 5]

Sehr gut!

[Conor · Rating 3 out of 5]

Painstakingly detailed practical implementations of hypermodern principles done through extensively annotated games. Read with My System for full benefit