![]() ![]() We also decided to computer-check, within reason, the games in the book. ![]() We decided on the 2005 Rattman German edition, which contains a number of improvements from previous editions. The second issue was which source we should use for this translation. Artur Yusupov From the publishers When we decided to publish a new edition of My System our primary intention was to produce an updated translation. The opinions, ideas, and generalisations that he describes gave rise to a true revolution, whose consequences we can correctly evaluate today. Nimzowitsch did not write a simple handbook of opening lines, but a manual of chess. When I contemplate the later games of Kasparov, I am convinced that many of his decisions are based on purely prophylactic grounds. Nimzowitsch's mark is recognisable to some extent in every top player. These outstanding chess players developed to perfection the prophylactic style of preventing the opponent's possibilities. If you look at the games of Petrosian and Karpov you immediately find the traces of Nimzowitsch's "system". The impulse that originated from Nimzowitsch was so immense that the thinking of chess developed in his direction. Already in 1 925 he expressed still relevant modern ideas like prophylaxis, pawn activity, and the blockade. What are the secrets behind the powerful effect My System has on its readers? I think that the magical power of this book can be found in the fact that the author managed to be ahead of his time. According to Mikhail Tal, this book is "full of the elixir of chess youth". ![]() My System by Aron Nimzowitsch would certainly be my favourite, and I think this would be a common choice. My System A chess manual on totally new principles Byįoreword It would be interesting to choose the best chess book from the 20rh century. ![]()
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