Aaron Nimzowitsch

GPTKB entity

Statements (42)
Predicate Object
gptkbp:instance_of gptkb:chess_match
gptkbp:birth_date 1886-11-07
gptkbp:contribution gptkb:Nimzowitsch_Defense
gptkb:Queen's_Indian_Defense
gptkb:Nimzo-Indian_Defense
gptkb:Reti_Opening
gptkbp:death_date 1939-03-15
gptkbp:events International Grandmaster
gptkbp:famous_work My System
https://www.w3.org/2000/01/rdf-schema#label Aaron Nimzowitsch
gptkbp:influenced gptkb:Robert_Hübner
gptkb:Mikhail_Botvinnik
gptkb:Viktor_Korchnoi
gptkb:Tigran_Petrosian
gptkbp:influenced_by gptkb:Richard_Reti
gptkbp:known_for hypermodern chess
gptkbp:legacy Influence on chess literature
Advocacy for flexible pawn structures
Development of strategic concepts in chess
Nimzowitsch's ideas in modern chess
Promotion of positional play
gptkbp:nationality gptkb:Danish
gptkbp:notable_event 1923 New York International
1925 Berlin Tournament
1930 Hastings Tournament
1935 Zurich Tournament
1931 Marienbad Tournament
1937 Amsterdam Tournament
1938 Copenhagen Tournament
1939 Tournament of Nations
1939 World Championship Candidates Tournament
gptkbp:notable_games gptkb:Nimzowitsch_vs._Alekhine,_1930
gptkb:Nimzowitsch_vs._Capablanca,_1927
gptkb:Nimzowitsch_vs._Tartakower,_1924
Nimzowitsch vs. Bogoljubow, 1925
Nimzowitsch vs. Reti, 1923
gptkbp:occupation chess theorist
gptkbp:place_of_birth gptkb:Riga
gptkbp:place_of_death gptkb:Copenhagen
gptkbp:style hypermodernism
gptkbp:bfsParent gptkb:Tigran_Petrosian
gptkbp:bfsLayer 4