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Anacondas may seem peaceful on the exterior, but the Anaconda is always preparing something menacing - a deep positional squeeze, typical of the big snake. Anacondas usually reject obvious and direct play, and instead prefer to build up positional pressure. They tend to be very attached to their own ideas, almost to the point of seeming like the result of the game is secondary. But don't be fooled: once an Anaconda has you in his grip, you will be very lucky to escape.

Aaron Nimzowitsch is an Anaconda

Aron Nimzowitsch (1886-1935) was one of the best players never to become world champion and was among the leading players in the world for several decades. His legacy, however, is mostly as a theoretician of chess strategy. In his writing (which is still very influential today) he laid out his "system" of chess strategy which emphasizes preventing your opponent's plans through such concepts as blockade, overprotection, and prophylaxis. In his own play he showed his "Anaconda" style - a positional, indirect aggression, which seeks to further his plans by preventing those of his opponent.

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White: Four Knights; Reti System;
Black: French Defense; Caro-Kann;

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