Nimzowitsch

/ ˈnɪmzəˌvɪtʃ /

noun

1. NimzowitschAaron Isayevich18861935MLatvianSPORT AND GAMES: chess playerSPORT AND GAMES: chess player Aaron Isayevich (ɪˈzaɪjɛvɪtʃ) 1886–1935, Latvian chess player and theorist; influential in enunciating the principles of the hypermodern school, of which he was the main instigator

Example Sentences

Sentenced to 10 years in the state penitentiary, Hubbard perfected his game over the next decade, studying Aron Nimzowitsch’s “My System” and playing correspondence chess with other inmates.

From Los Angeles Times

Sentenced to 10 years in the state penitentiary, Hubbard perfected his game over the next decade, studying Aron Nimzowitsch’s “My System” and playing correspondence chess with other inmates.

From Los Angeles Times

He also took me on a tour of games that Louis Paulsen had played in the 1800s and Aaron Nimzowitsch had experimented with in the 1920s, as well as others that had been played just weeks before—games gleaned from a Russian newspaper.

From Literature

He suggested reading the book “My System” by Aron Nimzowitsch.

From New York Times

Aron Nimzowitsch, a contemporary of Alekhine’s, would smoke a noxious cigar and fix his opponent with a dread stare.

From The New Yorker