Nimzowitsch, Aron

Aron Nimzowitsch (1886-1935) was a Latvian-Danish grandmaster and founder of the hypermodern chess movement, whose revolutionary book "My System" challenged classical principles by advocating control of the center from a distance. Ranking among the world's top three players from 1925-1930, he introduced concepts like prophylaxis and blockade that influenced generations of players including Botvinnik, Petrosian, and Korchnoi.