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Reti 
 
Richard Reti
Number of games in database: 573
Years covered: 1907 to 1929
Overall record: +245 -165 =156 (57.1%)*
   * Overall winning percentage = (wins+draws/2) / total games
      Based on games in the database; may be incomplete.
      7 exhibition games, odds games, etc. are excluded from this statistic.

MOST PLAYED OPENINGS
With the White pieces:
 English (35) 
    A13 A15 A12 A14 A10
 Ruy Lopez (33) 
    C86 C88 C68 C77 C80
 Orthodox Defense (26) 
    D64 D63 D60 D68 D55
 French Defense (20) 
    C13 C12 C10 C00 C01
 King's Gambit Declined (17) 
    C30 C31 C32
 French (16) 
    C12 C13 C00 C10 C11
With the Black pieces:
 Ruy Lopez (38) 
    C77 C66 C68 C63 C67
 Queen's Pawn Game (27) 
    A46 A50 D00 A40 D02
 French Defense (23) 
    C12 C11 C01 C10 C14
 French (17) 
    C12 C11 C10 C00 C13
 Alekhine's Defense (15) 
    B02 B05 B03
 Caro-Kann (13) 
    B10 B13 B15 B18 B12
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NOTABLE GAMES: [what is this?]
   Reti vs Tartakower, 1910 1-0
   Reti vs Bogoljubov, 1924 1-0
   Reti vs Capablanca, 1924 1-0
   Euwe vs Reti, 1920 0-1
   Reti vs Euwe, 1920 1-0
   Reti vs Rubinstein, 1923 1-0
   Alekhine vs Reti, 1922 1/2-1/2
   Reti vs P Romanovsky, 1925 1-0
   Bogoljubov vs Reti, 1923 0-1
   Reti vs Yates, 1924 1-0

GAME COLLECTIONS: [what is this?]
   Guess-the-Move Chess: 1920-1939 (Part 2) by Anatoly21
   Richard Réti's Best Games by Golombek by suenteus po 147
   Reti's Best Games of Chess by matey
   Richard Reti @ the 1924 New York International by ruylopez900
   New York 1924 by Benzol
   june.lorena's favorite games by june.lorena
   1914 Baden-bei-Wien by TheFocus
   London 1922 by Benzol
   Marienbad 1925 by suenteus po 147
   Vienna 1922 by Archives
   Abbazia 1912 by sneaky pete
   Mil y Una Partidas 1914-1931 by K9Empress
   Teplitz-Schönau 1922 by suenteus po 147

GAMES ANNOTATED BY RETI: [what is this?]
   Breyer vs J Esser, 1917
   Alekhine vs Fahrni, 1914
   Breyer vs K Havasi, 1918

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RICHARD RETI
(born May-28-1889, died Jun-06-1929) Czech Republic
PRONUNCIATION:
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Richard Réti was born in 1889 in Bösing (now Pezinok) which at the time was in the Hungarian part of Austria-Hungary. He was one of the top players in the world during the early 20th century. He worked to found hypermodernism, along with Aron Nimzowitsch and Savielly Tartakower. The Réti Opening (1.Nf3 d5 2.c4) has become a staple of grandmaster play. With this opening system, Réti famously defeated Jose Raul Capablanca in New York in 1924, the Cuban's first loss in eight years and first as world champion.

Réti also composed numerous endgame studies, the most famous of which was a 1921 study that illustrated a beautiful method of drawing what may seem to be a hopeless king and pawn ending. White to play and draw:


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Réti died from scarlet fever a week after turning forty.

http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Richar...


 page 1 of 23; games 1-25 of 573  PGN Download
Game  ResultMoves Year Event/LocaleOpening
1. Reti vs Z Barasz 1-061 1907 SzekesfehervarD11 Queen's Gambit Declined Slav
2. Alapin vs Reti 1-063 1908 ViennaC86 Ruy Lopez, Worrall Attack
3. Reti vs P F Johner  0-134 1908 ViennaD30 Queen's Gambit Declined
4. Mieses vs Reti 1-025 1908 ViennaC27 Vienna Game
5. Tartakower vs Reti 1-034 1908 ViennaB38 Sicilian, Accelerated Fianchetto, Maroczy Bind, 6.Be3
6. Reti vs Lasker 0-115 1908 Vienna (Austria)C56 Two Knights
7. Reti vs J Perlis  0-136 1908 ViennaD32 Queen's Gambit Declined, Tarrasch
8. Reti vs Duras ½-½31 1908 ViennaB13 Caro-Kann, Exchange
9. Reti vs Leonhardt ½-½53 1908 ViennaC26 Vienna
10. Rubinstein vs Reti 1-016 1908 ViennaD00 Queen's Pawn Game
11. Reti vs Teichmann 0-134 1908 ViennaC49 Four Knights
12. Marshall vs Reti 1-031 1908 ViennaC49 Four Knights
13. Von Bardeleben vs Reti 1-030 1908 ViennaC77 Ruy Lopez
14. Reti vs Maroczy 0-154 1908 ViennaB22 Sicilian, Alapin
15. J N Berger vs Reti  1-026 1908 ViennaD05 Queen's Pawn Game
16. Schlechter vs Reti 1-047 1908 ViennaC65 Ruy Lopez, Berlin Defense
17. Salwe vs Reti 1-031 1908 ViennaD00 Queen's Pawn Game
18. Reti vs E Cohn  0-149 1908 ViennaC49 Four Knights
19. Reti vs H Suechting  ½-½17 1908 ViennaB01 Scandinavian
20. Swiderski vs Reti  1-032 1908 ViennaA84 Dutch
21. Reti vs Spielmann 0-136 1908 ViennaC86 Ruy Lopez, Worrall Attack
22. J Krejcik vs Reti 0-131 1909 ViennaC26 Vienna
23. Reti vs Meitner 1-025 1909 Trebitsch tournamentC67 Ruy Lopez
24. Reti vs Tartakower ½-½9 1910 ViennaC36 King's Gambit Accepted, Abbazia Defense
25. Reti vs K Sterk 1-020 1910 ViennaC66 Ruy Lopez
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Dec-19-11  Penguincw: Quote of the Day

< "It is a profound mistake to imagine that the art of combination depends only on natural talent, and that it cannot be learned." >

Mar-22-12
Premium Chessgames Member
  whiteshark: "A knowledge of tactics is the foundation of positional play. This is a rule which has stood its test in chess history and one which we cannot impress forcibly enough upon the young chess player.

A beginner should avoid the Queen's Gambit and French Defense and play open games instead! While he may not win as many games at first, he will in the long run be amply compensated by acquiring a thorough knowledge of the game."

~ Richard Reti

May-28-12  LoveThatJoker: GM Reti, today you are remembered!

LTJ

May-28-12  thomastonk: Happy Birthday!


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This position is taken from a game, though it looks like a study. Black (Reti) to move and win. The solution is not very difficult. Who knowns the game?

May-28-12  Llawdogg: Happy Birthday Richard Reti! Happy Birthday To You!
May-28-12  thomastonk: Okay, today's WC game ended quite early, so I think we can have a first view to this position.

There is no way for Black to break through via the king's side, say 1.. Kf5 2.Kg3 Ke4 Kf2:


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So, let's try the queen's side: 1.. Ke6 2.Kg4 Kd6 3.Kf5 Kc6 4.Ke5:


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Here Black cannot make progress anymore! BTW, I have checked this with a few engines, and only one of them (Stockfish) was able to detect this!

Now I wait for solutions. Come on!

May-28-12
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  talisman: happy birthday Nf3.
May-29-12  thomastonk: One day after his birthday, he is the Player of the Day. So, I present a position from another forgotten Réti game.


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Réti's last move has been the provocative 10.g4?! How should Black respond?

May-29-12  bane77:


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It is not easy at all. I think it is draw. White king is heading to d1 square and black cannot stop it. Black can put his king to e3 or f2 square, but must move his bishop from c1. If black bishop keeps c1-h6 diagonal, then white is drawing by moving bishop from a1 to b2. If black bishop keeps c1-a3 diagonal, then white king moves to d2 or e1 (depending on position of white king) and again it is a draw. I have no clue where is the win for black here?

May-29-12  bane77:


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It might be 10...h5 for black. Soon f5 for black will open rook and white is in big problems. 10.g4 is dubious in my opinion.

May-29-12  IMRKs: @ <thomastonk><bane77> its the queens side but with a small trick where the blacks king first move is Ke7, white Kg4 than black Ke6 forcing white king to retreat and winning a tempo so if black white king goes for the black pawns he will get them but black king will be on a3 trading the bishops and promoting the a2 pawn other wise if white king stays on king side also loses
May-30-12  thomastonk: <IMRKs> Yes, you are right! 1.. Ke7! 2.Kg4 Ke6! and now White's king is nicely blocked by Black's king and bishop:


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It followed 3.Kh5 Kd6 4.Kg6 Kc6 5.Kf7 Kb5 6.Ke6 Ka4 7.Kxd5 Ka3 8.Kxc4 Bb2


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and now Black is faster, see 9.d5 Bxa1 10.d6 Bxc3 11.d7 Bf6


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White resigned.

May-30-12  thomastonk: <bane77> Yes, 10.. h5!? is the most critical response, which Black indeed played.


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And yes, 10.g4 is not a good move. But on the other hand, these moves change the situation psychologically: before, Black had a cramped position, but the king's position was safe, and now they are fighting the battle on the king side. Réti continued 11.Be3, which means that he is willing to sacrifice a pawn. 11.. hxg4 12.Ng5 Ng6 13.f4, and now it would have been best to play 13.. gxf3 14.Bxc6 bxc6 15.Rxf3


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and according to Houdini, White has no full compensation for the pawn. However, for practical play against a human, this does not mean so much. But Black played 13.. Nxf4?! 14.Bxc6 and now 14.. Qxg5?? and resigned at move 18.

May-30-12  thomastonk: <bane77: It is not easy at all. I think it is draw.> I am glad that you also looked at this one.

Well, about your plan to bring the White king to d1 and so on. Assume we arrive at this position.


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This is White's ideal position, but zugzwang destroys it! If Black has the move, he plays Bh6 and waits. Then either the bishop moves to a1, which is answered by Ka3, and then the White king looses control over c1, or the king moves to e1 or e2, which is answered by Bc1, forcing Ba1 and allowing Ka3. If White has the move, the same zugzwang applies immediately.

May-30-12  thomastonk: Well, I have another remarkable game from the same event, which has not been totally forgotten ...


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The position resulted from an Alhekine-Chatard attack, and now Réti decided to open up Black's position by brute force: 16.Bxf5 exf5 17.Ncxd5 cxd5 18.Ncd5 Qe6 19.c4. With 2 pawns for 2 pieces, Réti starts a pawn storm 19.. Ng6 20.f4 b5 21.Ne3 f4 22. d5.


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Black has defended very well, but now he missed the win! Any suggestions?

Jun-06-12  thomastonk: R.I.P.

From one of his games:


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Black (Réti) to move and win!

Jun-23-12  thomastonk: Solution: White had just played 29. e5? and now his rook became trapped: 29.. e6 30.Rd6 Bf8! 31.Rxe6+ Kd7 32. Rf6 Be7:


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Here White could choose between 33.Rf7 Ke6!! and the simple 33.Rf4 Bg5 34.g3 Ke6 .

Jul-23-12  Karpova: Dr. Emanuel Lasker: <Von Reti sah ich noch nichts, was mir imponieren könnte, aber ich muss bemerken, dass er über ein großes Talent verfügt. In vielem gleicht er Baird.>

From page 87 of the 1924 '(Neue) Wiener Schachzeitung'

Jul-23-12  Karpova: It should be noted though, that Dr. Lasker is comparing Reti to Bird ('Baird' is probably a typing error though two masters of that name existed) and the comparison is not aimed at their respective playing strength.
Jul-29-12  thomastonk: <Karpova: and the comparison is not aimed at their respective playing strength.> Hello! Why do you think so? The citation you gave is complete, at least when taken from WSZ (which took it from an interview of 'Schachmaty'). Bird was a very talented player as well. And what else should be the aim of the comparison in your opinion?
Jul-29-12  Karpova: <thomastonk>

See the summary of an interview with Dr. Lasker on pages 286 to 287 of the 1924 '(Neue) Wiener Schachzeitung'.

<Er [Dr. Lasker] habe damals über Reti gesagt, daß er ihn für einen der geistreichsten und feinsinnigsten Meister halte, dem allerdings das Elementare und Imposante des wirklichen Genies fehle. Lasker habe ihn mit dem englischen Meister Bird verglichen, d. h. nicht etwa die Spielstärke der beiden, weil er derartige Urteile für unsinnig halte, aber im Stil hätten Bird und Reti viel Verwandtes. Man habe auch das mißverstanden und Lasker insinuiert, daß er Reti mit Bird (einem schwächeren Meister) verglichen habe.>

Jul-29-12  thomastonk: <Karpova> Thank you for the additional source. I remember that I have read it some time before.

On page 286 it is stated that Lasker energically disclaimed that he had sad: "Von Reti sah ich noch nichts, was mir imponieren könnte!" And on page 287 we find Lasker's (new? - see below) interpretation on his comparison of Réti/Bird.

I think it is possible, that all of this is part of the Lasker/Réti controversy of those years. On page 87 there is another example from the same interview in Schachmatny: <Das in letzter Zeit viel Staub aufwirbelnde Buch von Réti "Die neunen Ideen im Schachspiel" stellt nichts anderes als eine Sammlung von losen Artikeln dar. Neben interessanten Ideen enthält es viel Unreifes und nichts Abgeschlossenes.> Not too nice words, in particular, since he next praises Tartakower's book.

The content of pp 286-7 comes from an interview with "Prager Tagblatt", a German language newspaper of Réti's country, and so it is less surprising that Lasker tried to calm things down there, isn't it?

Aug-10-12
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  whiteshark: Quote of the Day

<It is a profound mistake to imagine that the art of combination depends only on natural talent, and that it cannot be learned.>

-- Reti

Aug-10-12
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  Tal7777777: Reti's quote of the day for 8/10/12 is in the book "Attack with Mikhail Tal."
Mar-31-13
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  whiteshark: "The essential disadvantage of the isolated pawn ... lies not in the pawn itself, but in the square in front of the pawn."

-- Richard Reti

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