My System – A Chess Treatise by Aron Nimzowitsch

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First published in German from 1925 to 1927, this is the first English translation by Philip Hereford published in 1929, now public domain. For many years, Nimzovich was known as the “Stormy Petrel” of the chess world. Today, his profound theories of positional chess are accepted as a matter of course, and a knowledge of them is essential to every player who wants to improve his game. MY SYSTEM describes a theory of chess; it also describes the character and genius of its author. it is a very readable book, for Nimzovich’s methods sparkle with humor, pungent originality and witty explanations. MY SYSTEM is at the top of a very short list of chess classics. Nimzowitsch’s ideas have had a profound influence on modern chess thinking. Most chess masters will at some point have studied Nimzowitsch’s work, and not to have read this book is by many regarded as a shocking gap in a chess player’s education.