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Author of ‘My System’. He introduced terms such as
"hanging-Pawns" and the Nimzo Indian defence etc. He was born on 7th November, 1886, in Riga, the son of a wholesale merchant. He learned the game at the age of eight.
He worked out ‘His System’ during the years 1906-1913 which gave the game a new direction, which led to the hyper-modern or neo-romantic school. In addition to ‘Mein System’, he was the author of many critical articles, notably his essay Entspricht Dr. Tarrasch’s ‘Die moderne Schachpartie, wirklich moderner Auffassung?’ (1913), a brochure, ‘Die Blockade’ (1925), and ‘Die Praxis meines Systems’ (1929).
He had many Chess successes in tournaments over a period of 30 years and died in March 1935 at a comparatively early age when still at the height of his powers.
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