Mr. Nimzowitsch — A Life Story
[DISCLAIMER: Yes, I know it does say 'A Life Story', but I did want to make this quick, sorry if there was key things I missed out on!]
Today, I want to show you a world of complete extraordinariness, of a man who changed the whole chess world by--
EATING CAPABLANCA ALIVE (jk)
Aron Nimzowitch, born in late 1886, died in the midst of the Second World War in March 1935. Saddening, yes, but he was known to be the third-greatest chess player then behind Alekhine and Capablanca.
A Wealthy Beginning
Born in Latvia and was Danish in a Jewish family, but a great theoritician. Fun fact, Mikahail Tal (the chess player with a good hairstyle and creative mind) was born in the same town as Nimzo, Riga. His father, Shaya Abramovich Nimzowitsch and mother, Esphir Nohumovna Nimzowitsch, met in the country of Belarus and had their child-born star in Latvia. It was then, at the age of eight in 1894, that he was offered an opportunity to start playing chess with his father. He denied the offer, escaped to Berlin and joined the University of Berlin as his family was rich.
His Rise to Fame
He was taught by his father, and faught since 1905 when he started battling it out in their minds in 1905 when he versed Rudolph Spielmann. "Ha! Kid thinks he could verse the great Spielmann and win. Wait. Stop the cap. g4. fxg4, f4 Qg8 winning the rook, Qg5 checkmate. FAAAAHHH. I lost. He wins" And so the man resigns. In 1911, he versed Tartakower. Who got checkmated. Year after that, he won over Oldrich Duras in 1912. He won over, Frank Marshall, Alakhein, and then LOST to Capablanca.
Later Years
So, yeah, our boy lost. That doesn't mean that this game is going to destroy his life, although he died eight years after this game. The game was nicknamed "Heavy Artillery". I don't know what that means. Anyways, our boy, who is not from the hood, though he was born in cobblestone alleys, made a book called "My System" in 1925. He was versed in my favourite chess players behind Magnus, Hikaru, Javakir, GothamChess, and then he versed him and won in the year 1928. One year later, he made a book called "Chess Praxis". According to GoodReads, it's the companion volume to "My System" meaning it's the second novel of chess in his series. If he did live longer, I could have predicted he would've made a third book and probably a fourth, though it's all age-concerning because in those days vaccines were vital. And if you didn't have one, you wouldn't live long — even today. Google Books called the book "extremely rich and clear," and noted that he died in 1935. His death was unfortunate and unpredictable. He was known as one of the greatest chess players of all time, and still today.
Thanks for reading.
References
How Does Quora Know Your Search History?
How Does a Little Man Become A Big Boy?
Edward Winter Stalks Another Chess Player, Records Their Life, and Had Emotional Damage
Don't do this. Your family loves you. *opens Wikipedia.com*
