Aron Nimzowitsch
Notable Games

Aron Nimzowitsch

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Notable Games

  • 1914.03 Nimzowitsch, Aron vsAlapin, Simon 1-0 French Defense: Classical Variation, Delayed Exchange Variation 18 moves Nimzowitsch casual A dazzling French miniature (1914): Nimzowitsch offers his queen with 17.Qd8+!! and mates — 17…Bxd8 18.Re8#. One of his best-known brilliancies.
  • 1920.09.01 Nimzowitsch, Aron vsBogoljubov, Efim 1-0 French Defense: Advance Variation, Nimzowitsch System 22 moves Match Bogoljubow-Nimzowitsch +3-1=0 A 22-move win over Efim Bogoljubov — soon a World Championship challenger — in the French Advance from their 1920 match, the attack crashing through with 22.Rxf6+.
  • 1922.03.17 Nimzowitsch, Aron vsHakansson, Arthur 1-0 French Defense: Advance Variation, Nimzowitsch Gambit 27 moves Match Nimzowitsch-Hakannson +1-1=1 A 27-move win in the French Advance — Nimzowitsch's own pet line — the queenside pawn-storm (b4–b5–b6) and 23.Rc7 tearing through to 27.Qxd7+. On his chessgames notable list.
  • 1923.03.10 Saemisch, Friedrich vsNimzowitsch, Aron 0-1 Queen's Indian Defense: Classical Variation, Traditional Variation, Nimzowitsch Line 25 moves Copenhagen International 6 Masters The Immortal Zugzwang Game — Copenhagen 1923. Nimzowitsch's positional masterpiece: with the quiet 25…h6 he leaves Sämisch in total zugzwang, every white move losing — a mid-game bind as celebrated as Anderssen's Immortal, and his most famous game.
  • 1923.05.17 Nimzowitsch, Aron vsTarrasch, Siegbert 1-0 English Opening: Symmetrical Variation, Anti-Benoni Variation, Spielmann Defense 44 moves Karlsbad-03 International Masters Karlsbad 1923. A win over Siegbert Tarrasch — the classical dogmatist to Nimzowitsch's hypermodernism — a patient positional squeeze, the rooks and king (to d3) infiltrating.
  • 1925.04.24 Nimzowitsch, Aron vsReti, Richard 1-0 Alekhine Defense: Scandinavian Variation 44 moves Baden-Baden International Baden-Baden 1925. A win over Richard Réti — his fellow hypermodern — in Réti's own Alekhine Defence, Nimzowitsch grinding down a two-bishops endgame.
  • 1926.03.07 Nimzowitsch, Aron vsAlekhine, Alexander 1-0 Alekhine Defense: Scandinavian Variation 46 moves Semmering Panhans Semmering 1926. Nimzowitsch beats Alexander Alekhine — a year before Alekhine won the world title — and in Alekhine's own Defence, a kingside attack (33.Ng6+) breaking through.
  • 1926.04.05 Johner, Paul F vsNimzowitsch, Aron 0-1 Nimzo-Indian Defense: Rubinstein System, Hübner Variation 40 moves Dresden Schachverein 50 Years Dresden 1926 — Bent Larsen's favourite game. A model Nimzo-Indian (the defence Nimzowitsch pioneered): he clamps the centre with doubled pawns, then breaks through on the kingside, …Qh3 and …g3 forcing resignation.
  • 1926.04.09 Nimzowitsch, Aron vsRubinstein, Akiba 1-0 English Opening: Symmetrical Variation, Three Knights Variation 46 moves Dresden Schachverein 50 Years Dresden 1926. Nimzowitsch outplays Akiba Rubinstein in a Symmetrical English, the bishop pair telling in the ending (46.Be5). On his chessgames notable list.
  • 1927.02.26 Nimzowitsch, Aron vsAlekhine, Alexander 1-0 Zukertort Opening: Nimzo-Larsen Variation 57 moves New York International Masters-02 New York 1927. A second win over Alekhine, at the elite double-round tournament months before he dethroned Capablanca — Nimzowitsch queens first in the pawn race, 55.g8=Q.
  • 1927.03.16 Nimzowitsch, Aron vsMarshall, Frank James 1-0 Benoni Defense: Knight's Tour Variation 30 moves New York International Masters-02 New York 1927. A 30-move attacking win over Frank Marshall — 28.Re8! deflects the queen and 29.Qxf6+/30.Bh6 finish the king.
  • 1928.08.24 Nimzowitsch, Aron vsSpielmann, Rudolf 1-0 Queen's Gambit Declined: Modern Variation, Knight Defense 27 moves Bad Kissingen International Masters Bad Kissingen 1928. A 27-move win over the great attacker Rudolf Spielmann, twin knight leaps (21.Ndf6+, 22.Nxf6+) winning the exchange and the game.
  • 1929.08.09 Nimzowitsch, Aron vsEuwe, Max 1-0 Van't Kruijs Opening 27 moves Karlsbad-04 International Masters Karlsbad 1929. A 27-move win over future World Champion Max Euwe — Nimzowitsch's queen-and-rook attack crashing through, 25.Rxf7+ and 27.Qf8+.
  • 1930.09.09 Mannheimer, Nathan vsNimzowitsch, Aron 0-1 French Defense: Winawer Variation, Delayed Exchange Variation 44 moves FrankfurterSV Anderssen Jubilee Masters Frankfurt 1930. A French Winawer where Nimzowitsch storms the kingside (…g4, …h4, …Qb1) and queens the a-pawn, 44…a2. On his chessgames notable list.
  • 1934.07.23 Lasker, Emanuel vsNimzowitsch, Aron 0-1 French Defense: Winawer Variation, Bogoljubow Variation 65 moves Zuerich International and SWZ-ch37 Zurich 1934. A Black win in the French over former World Champion Emanuel Lasker at 65, Nimzowitsch grinding out the knight ending in one of his final great tournaments.
  • 1920.11.19 Spielmann, Rudolf vsNimzowitsch, Aron 0-1 Nimzowitsch Defense: Scandinavian Variation, Advance Variation 28 moves Stockholms Schacksaellskap Jubilee-02 Stockholm 1920 — a 28-move win with Black against Rudolf Spielmann. Selected in Aron Nimzowitsch, My System and Chess Praxis, game 109 (PDF page 1016).
  • 1925.07.27 Nimzowitsch, Aron vsTarrasch, Siegbert 1-0 English Opening: Symmetrical Variation, Three Knights Variation 53 moves DSB-24 Kongress Meisterturnier-22 Breslau 1925 — a 53-move win with White against Siegbert Tarrasch. Selected in Aron Nimzowitsch, My System and Chess Praxis, game 10 (PDF page 113).
  • 1927.07.12 Nimzowitsch, Aron vsGilg, Karl 1-0 Sicilian Defense: Nyezhmetdinov-Rossolimo Attack 20 moves Kecskemet Siegergruppe 1 Kecskemet 1927 — a 20-move win with White against Karl Gilg. Selected in Aron Nimzowitsch, My System and Chess Praxis, game 101 (PDF page 984).
  • 1927.10.21 Tartakower, Saviely vsNimzowitsch, Aron 0-1 Yusupov-Rubinstein System 65 moves London British Empire Club London 1927 — a 65-move win with Black against Saviely Tartakower. Selected in Aron Nimzowitsch, My System and Chess Praxis, game 12 (PDF page 608).
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