Chess Praxis (Hardinge Simpole Chess Classics) [Paperback]

Aron Nimzowitsch (Author)

Book Description

Series: Hardinge Simpole Chess Classics | Publication Date: October 17, 2003

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.

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Text: English, German (translation) --This text refers to an out of print or unavailable edition of this title.

About the Author

Aron Nimzowitsch was one of the world's strongest chess Grandmasters in the early part of the 20th century. He wrote several classic chess books which have been best sellers since the 1920s. His books are highly recommended by chess masters the world over. --This text refers to an alternate Paperback edition.

Product Details

• Paperback: 388 pages
• Publisher: Hardinge Simpole Limited; annotated edition edition (October 17, 2003)
• Language: English
• ISBN-10: 1843821060
• ISBN-13: 978-1843821069
• Product Dimensions: 8.5 x 5.5 x 0.9 inches
• Shipping Weight: 1.1 pounds (View shipping rates and policies)
• Average Customer Review: 4.6 out of 5 stars  See all reviews (17 customer reviews)
• Amazon Best Sellers Rank: #1,024,922 in Books (See Top 100 in Books)

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57 of 57 people found the following review helpful:

5.0 out of 5 stars AWESOME CLASSIC for the solid intermediate or advanced player, November 17, 2006

A Kid's Review

This review is from: Chess Praxis (Hardinge Simpole Chess Classics) (Paperback)

"Chess Praxis" provides the games applying the ideas covered in Aron Nimzovich's "My System". For starters you should read "My System" (get the 21st Century Edition and avoid the Random House editon, which has certain items changed) where critical theories and ideas are covered.
Then "Chess Praxis" gives you the practical examples in games that were first covered in "My System". These books are meant to go hand in hand.

By no means are these two books for anyone less than a solid intermediate player who already has a basic foundation. Several additional books that will go along with well with "Chess Praxis" and "My System" adding additional games and for study for the intermediate to advanced player are "Unbeatable Chess Lessons", "More Unbeatable Chess Lessons" and "Understanding Chess". They use the "every move analyzed concept, which I find very good. Nimzovich's books may be old, but the concepts he covers will never go out of date!

31 of 31 people found the following review helpful:

5.0 out of 5 stars Will repay close study ten-fold, June 18, 2003

By A Customer

This review is from: Chess Praxis (Paperback)

This book contains hundreds of examples of extremely difficult positional chess. It is one of the most important chess books. Nimzowitsch is difficult to comprehend, but his vision and his principles can take you to the promised land where you have a sense of really understanding chess. Absorb this book, and your chess will become more interesting and rational. You will have reasons for your moves. This book, and Nimzo's vision of chess, is mostly about pawn play in the final analysis. Pawns ARE the soul of chess, and I have never seen books that really get at the heart of pawn play like Nimzo's. This book contains heavily annoated games by this chess genius. Plus, there are many narrative discussions where he further elucidates the principles of pawn play in chess. Absolutely essential for any serious chess book collection.

28 of 28 people found the following review helpful:

5.0 out of 5 stars A book must-read by players of all levels!, March 9, 1998

By A Customer

This review is from: Chess Praxis (Paperback)

After reading this book I improved my game a lot from first move that I started to score against players rated at 1900+ and even to 2100+ players. This book is filled with instructive games by Nimzovich which includes an annotation of his games under a particular play.