RICHARD RETI sachovy myslitel
PRAHA: OLYMPIA, 1989. Hardcover. VG/F. Item #53227
Very Good in Fine dustjacket. Some toning to paper. 362, [3] p., [16] p. of plates : ill. ; 21 cm.; B&W Photographs; 8vo; One of the top players in the world during the 1910s and 1920s, Richard Reti began his career as a combinative classical player, favoring openings such as the King's Gambit (1.e4 e5 2.f4). However, after the end of the First World War, his playing style changed, and he became one of the principal proponents of hypermodernism, along with Aron Nimzowitsch and others. With the exception of Nimzowitsch's book My System, he is considered to be the movement's foremost literary contributor. He had his greatest early successes in the period 1918 through 1921, in tournaments in Kaschau (Košice) (1918), Rotterdam (1919), Amsterdam (1920), Vienna (1920), and Gothenburg (1921).[2] The Réti Opening (1.Nf3 d5 2.c4) is named after him. Réti defeated the world champion José Raúl Capablanca in the New York 1924 chess tournament using this opening – Capablanca's first defeat in eight years, his only one to Réti, and his first since becoming World Champion. Réti was also a notable composer of endgame studies.In 1925 Réti set a world record for blindfold chess with 29 games played simultaneously. He won 21, drew six, and lost two.His writings have become classics of chess literature. Modern Ideas in Chess (1923) and Masters of the Chess Board (1933) are studied today.
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