{"product_id":"2026100009701-secondhand-the-praxis-of-my-system-a-text-book-on-practical-chess","title":"The Praxis Of My System: A Text-Book On Practical Chess","description":"\u003cp\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eCondition remarks:\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003eBook: Good\u003cbr\u003eJacket: Worn\/faded, no tears\u003cbr\u003ePages: Tanning and foxing\u003cbr\u003eCondition remarks: Sticker residue on fep. Internally sound\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eA cornerstone of chess literature, The Praxis of My System is the essential companion volume to Aron Nimzowitsch's revolutionary My System, placing his bold theoretical principles into vivid, practical motion through 109 annotated games drawn directly from his own tournament play. Where My System laid the philosophical groundwork for hypermodern chess — challenging centuries of classical doctrine with concepts like blockade, prophylaxis, and the overprotection of key squares — this volume proves those ideas on the battlefield, supported by numerous illustrative articles, introductory talks, and 155 diagrams. Nimzowitsch writes with a passionate intensity that is equal parts analytical rigour and polemical fire, making every annotated game feel like a courtroom argument in which he prosecutes the old orthodoxies and vindicates the new.\n\nTranslated into English by J. Du Mont and introduced by W. H. Watts, this London edition ensured that Nimzowitsch's ideas reached a global audience of English-speaking players, cementing his status as one of the most influential theoreticians in the history of the game. The book rewards both the study of individual games and a cover-to-cover reading, functioning simultaneously as a practical manual and an intellectual manifesto. Whether you are a student seeking to sharpen your strategic understanding or a collector pursuing the great texts of chess history, The Praxis of My System remains as provocative and instructive today as when it first reshaped how the world thinks about the sixty-four squares.\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"Secondhand Stock","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":49203268583643,"sku":"2026100009701-SECONDHAND","price":70.0,"currency_code":"AUD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0523\/7646\/9701\/files\/b0a1362f-8280-478d-87e3-a8b8c38daa24.png?v=1788147092","url":"https:\/\/bookgrocer.com\/products\/2026100009701-secondhand-the-praxis-of-my-system-a-text-book-on-practical-chess","provider":"Book Grocer","version":"1.0","type":"link"}