Aron Nimzowitsch Quotes

Russia, Chess Player
November 7, 1886 – March, 16, 1935.

Aron Nimzowitsch was a Russian-born, Danish leading chess grandmaster and influential chess writer. He was the foremost figure amongst the hypermoderns.

First restrain, next blockade, lastly destroy.

Aron Nimzowitsch
The threat is stronger than the execution.

Aron Nimzowitsch

Many men, many styles; what is chess style but the intangible expression of the will to win.

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- Win
- Expression
- Styles
The main Objective of any operation in an open file is the eventual Occupation of the seventh or eighth Rank.

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A thorough knowledge of the elements takes us more than half the road to mastership.

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The defensive power of a pinned piece is only imaginary.

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In the middlegame, the king is merely an extra, but in the endgame, he is one of the star actors.

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- King
- Endgame
- Middlegame
Ridicule can do much, for instance embitter the existence of young talents.

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Do not always be thinking of attack! Moves that safeguard your position are often far more prudent.

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- Position
- Attack
- Prudent
The beauty of a move lies not in its appearance but in the thought behind it.

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- Thought
- Move
- Appearance