My System has ratings and 44 reviews. Manny said: One of the most influential chess books ever written. Controversy still rages as to whether Nimzovi . How good is my system? Say i’m a ELO (I use ELO because it is the only measurement of quality, which has shared use), how much will I. 41, Dr. Lasker-Amos Burn,. Nimzowitsch-Marshall,. Nimzowitsch-Alekhine ,. Andersson, Enstrom, Oebert-Nimzowitsch. Yates-Nimzowitsch,.

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Having to reduce the chaos to a certain number of rules involving inter-connected causal relations, that is just what I think I may be proud of. Lists with This Book.
For instance, if my opponent can gain space with tempo but in doing so he has to open a line which my rook stands on, then maybe he is not actually threatening anything. I thought Id share my story so it could help you.
Yep – Its never too late for reading Nimzovitchs books. Still, the best chess book I’ve ever read. Very good concepts explained in simple language with adequate examples. Reset password New user. Aug 8, 2. Oct 10, 7. But by there are much higher quality books that will teach you all the same material with better illustrations and better explanations.
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I still think the book is worth buying. Peter, who was normally a very l Again, this position was played in a Nimzowitsch-Tarrasch game which the author proudly nimzoaitsch, saying that “it is probably not all that difficult to maneuver well if one has a complete system to fall back on.
The experience that I have from my short chess career 2 years is that if no pawns or possibly 1 have dissapeared aaroj each side then space takes on great importance as it is closley linked to manouvering. And his writing style.
Any comments on this is greatly appreciated and if someone has some games nimzowihsch space as a theme I learnt a huge amount from this book. For many years, Nimzovich was known as the “Stormy Petrel” of the chess world.
In a lot of sources it is often said that space is good if you are able to defend it, but harmfull if you can’t. I love the accompanying prose, e. Suffice it to say that no one in the whole history of chess has been subject to such abuse. I have heard it is a bit outdated tactic wise but it is the bases of many common theories today. If we feel that his ideas are obvious and his suggested techniques routine, we are paying Nimzowitsch a great compliment, because many of these various concepts and techniques were unfamiliar to the chess public when Nimzowitsch first systematized his thought as well as to experienced masters.
My System (with The Blockade and other writings)
Some of these types of statements often made the points more difficult to understand. Bg5 is particularly strong. I think this book is for someone who wont have a problem with reading the Algebraic notation, and who is around the elo range. Let’s take space, nimzositsch or what ever you want to mien it. Jeremy Silman’s “Reassess Your Chess, 4th edition” come This has to be one of the most highly overrated books in the history of chess.
It’s old, but with an old world charm, and its concepts are brilliantly expressed, often even with humour. The books that are most highly thought of are not necessarily the most useful. To ask other readers questions about My Systemplease sign up.
And Nimzovich’s writing came up. I learned a lot from studying and using the tactics in this book, it really helped my chess. He bitterly regretted the fact that he never reached the 1 position himself; Alekhine was just too good at attacking. This page was last edited on 16 Marchat Die ElementeNimzowitsch writes about the basics of his “system”.

We know all that. I was recommended to read it each time I improved my play by points ELO. My copy is a reprint and, as such, still retains the older ‘English descriptional’ notation rather than the current algebraic notation which has become universal with computer chess engines and virtually all chess literature published today.

In conclusion, for those who haven’t read them, I recommend My System and the associated works in this ebook as strongly as I do any other chess book. Controversy still rages as to whether Nimzovitch actually invented the ideas described here, but he was certainly the person who popularized them.

First chess book that I can say really helped me a lot.
