Aron Nimzowitsch, one of the world’s most famous chess players, died here today at the age of 48.
Nimzowitsch won the world’s championship in 1926 at an international chess tournament in Dresden. In 1925 he shared the world title with Akiba Rubinstein, both winning first prize in the international chess competition in Marien-bad.
Nimzowitsch was born in Riga in 1887, when the city was part of Russia, but resided in Copenhagen for many years. He is the author of a handbook on chess, which was published in Berlin several years ago.
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