Quote of the day
If we had no winter, the spring would not be so pleasant: if we did not sometimes taste of adversity, prosperity would not be so welcome.
Aron Nimzowitsch
Born: November 7, 1886
Died: March 16, 1935 (aged 48)
Bio: Aron Nimzowitsch was a Russian-born, Danish leading chess master and a very influential chess writer. He was the foremost figure amongst the hypermoderns.
Known for:
- My System (1925)
- Chess Praxis (1929)
- The Blockade
- Carlsbad International Chess Tournament 1929