Masters of the Chessboard

219 Pages·2011·3.916 MB·English

by  Richard Réti

Masters
of the
Chessboard
by
RichaRredt i
ForewobryAd n dyS oltis
2012
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Masteorfst heC hessbroda
byR ichaRredt i
ISBN9:7 8-1-936490-21-9
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Coverd esibgynJ aneLlo wrance
Printientd h eU niteSdt atoefAs m erica
TabloefC ontents
ForewboyAr ndd Syo ltis 5
AuthoPrr'esf ace 8
Par1:tT heO ldMears ters
Adolf Anderssen 10
PauMlo rphy 19
WilheSltme initz 30
SiegTbaerrrta sch 55
TheQ ueeGna'msb it 67
Emanuel Lasker 70
TheS teiDneiftezon fst ehR eu yL opez 83
The Ruy ELxocpheaVzna rgiea tion 90
CarSlc hlechter 100
HarNreyl sPoinl lsbury 190
Exampolfte hse
Breakthornto huGegr ha nSdc ale 101
ParItIM :a stoefrT so day
Foreword 161
GezMaa r6czy 161
FraMnakr shall 121
AkiRbuan binstein 142
ThReu binsDteefienon fst eh e
FouKnri ghGtasm e 182
RudoSlpfi elmann 143
AroNni mzowitsch 173
TheH anhaVmar iation 104
TheI ndiDaenf ense 134
MilVaidnm ar 194
SaviTealrltya kower 151
Masteorfst heC hessboard
Jose CRaapualb lanca 175
TheT heoorfty h Cea rKoa-nn Defense 161
ThCea mbriSdpgreia nngtdsh e
WestphDaelfieano sfte hsQe u eeGna'msb it 166
RooEkn dgames 171
EfimB ogoljubow 147
MyS ystoefOm p ening 158
TheC entPearwa nsa n
ObstrutcoIt tiOsow nnP ieces 109
AlexaAnldeekrh ine 191
TheB lumenGfaemlbdai ntRd e laStyesdt ems 149
DeclitnhiCena gm briSdpgreiV nargisa tion 204
TheT echnoifqC uhee Csosm binations 208
TheA lekhDienfee nse 211
PlayIenrd ex 215
OpeniInngd ex 261
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Foreword
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thoer igiInnoa tlh.we"or r d"sM,a kaes equel."
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resutlytp,i ciaasl nul nys,a tissefyqiunTeghl a.tw 'hsyM asteorfst heC hessboard
iass urpRriicsheRa.er tcdio vemrusct hh sea mger ouinnidt t h haetd iidnM o dern
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ac lasosnii tcos w n meTrhietar.ref e e wc asiencs h elsist eraantidut hrsae rt do
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byt hsea maeu thtourrn eodu sto w el(lA.r oNni mzoviMyc Shy'sst eamn di ts
sequCehels,Psr axisc,o mcel osSeo.md)ei scecrnriintgsi uccashsI, r vCihnegrn ev,
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gamceo llection.
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geneirdaelBa isgI, d eais,nt hfier spta goefsh ifisr sbto oHke.d iscutshsee d
natuorfce o mbinatthlieio mnoi,ft c sa lculaanttdih roeon l oefp ositpiloanya.l
Hinso tweesr ber iHeefh .a rddliys cutshsoeep de nionftg hsse i Mxo rphy games
hee xamined.
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Hep acikwtsi th aedvveifncob ere, g in"nAevrosti.hd Qe u eeGna'msb ainttd h e
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thpeo pullnaierso f tdha,eyi cnlundgio,f c ourtsheRe,e tOip neing.
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percecpotmimveein nMto derInd eaBsu.h ti sse cobnodoi kfis l lweidti hn structive
elaborMaatstieocrnsa. bn e a pprecaisaa ltmeoadps rti moentr h seu bjoefhc otw
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Masteorfst heC hessbroda
tot urnt htew obi shionptasso i gnifiacdavanntt Haedg eem.o nsttrhaiitnste wso
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skimbpiyo gradpehtiacIiantll rs u.t h,o fts hodeme et aairjleus ws rto nsgu,ca hs
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complehtieesdd u caattHi aornv aarnddt, h aAtl exanAdleerk hifinresg'tas m e
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thset yolfge r epalta yaenrtdsh epierr sona"lMiotripehssyu.'p se rioovrehirit sy
contempoirsda urteio te hsfe a tcht ahetw ast hfier sgtr epalta yteour n derstand
thnea tuarncedh aractoeftr hioesp tepinoc ssi tihoewn rsi,tB"eu sht.i m se ssaigse
nojtu sMto rp=h Dye velopamsie wtna tsi, n M oderInd eaNs.o i,n M astehrse
maketshc ea steh tahtAe m ericparnesd ilfeocrrta ipmoiondb iliozfap tiieocinen s
thoep enwiansgd uteo h insa tuMroer.p whaysa m an" lovaicntgia onqndu ick
succeHsess t.a"ni dncs o nttroSa tseti wnhio"t wza nso itn terients htgeel do orfy
reasduyc ceasnstd"h ereifnocrleti onc eldo speods itRieotcnils a,i Amnso.t her
reveaploiicnnogtm ewsh ehnep oionuttt h Aakti ba Rubmiandmseot rebeil nu nders
thaanno yt hmears tHerets h.ee nx pltahitnahsthi asp pens obfeRcuabuisnes tein's
"excesmseinvteeax le rttiofio nnd"t hbee smto veT.h iwsa san ovaeplp roach
becamuasneoy fR etic'osn tempoirnasritishetpaseet dr sonpallaiynteoryd o ilne
thegiarm eIsdt.i dnma'ttt wehrot hepyl ayteodm orrowwh,a ctjo ulspotir e ces
thehya d.
Re'tise mphaosnip se rsoniashl iigthdyle yb ataanbtdlh ere e adieser n tittol ed
considsekreapbtlieHc iivssi meo.wn sE manuLeals krearn ge tfhdreio smc erning
"Hei sn osto m ucihn terienms taekdit nhgbe e smto veassh ei sm akitnhgo se
mosdti sagrteoet ahobiplspe o nteont thl"eu dic"rLoaussok fteerpn l abyasd olny
purpoRseeu.b"eF ni nienh, i Tsh eP sycholoogyft heC hesPsl ayesra, itdh at
Mastewrsa st hfier swto rtkop oionuttt h eex tendsiifvfee rienpn lcaeyssi tnygl e
oft hger emaats taenrtdsod ocumtehnetim nc onsiddeertaCabuilrlei. oFuisnley ,
didmne'ntt Rieotnip 'ssy cholaopgpircoaalc h.
Manoyf t hjeu dgmehenh tasn ddeodw innM o derInd eaasr ree finienMda sters.
Morpwhaycs a l"ltehfider spto sitpiloanyaielntr h"fie r bsto oBku.it nt hsee cond,
Retcio nce"dtehsew,re erp eo sitpiloanye evresin nt hree moptaes ts,u"ca hs
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whoster ihcakdts o f aaigla iMnosrtp hIynM. a sterAsn,d ersissae h ni storical
herwoh oa dvantcheaedr o tfc ombinsaott ihoatnthw eo rwlodu lbde" rifpoer
position play."
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Foreword
Somoeft hfien epsatr otfts h beo oakrt eh mei ni-emsossaotyft s h,eo mno penings,
buatl soonr ooekn dgamIetrs'e.sm arktahbRaletet m ia nagteods ot hwiist hout
goiinngtl oo nvga riatCioonnssid.he orwmi onvge -hteoadvayGy M'a sn aliyss is
ina ncyh emsasg aztihnreee ,a dmeirgc hot ncltuhdiaewtt a sm ove-liiRnge htti 's
dayB.uH to raBcieg eltohNwee, w Y orPko sct hecsosl umannimdsa ts tpeori,n ted
ouitnt hien trodtuotc htoeir oing Einngallei dsiht oifto hnbi oso tkh Raett wia s
taki"nawg e lcodmeep artfurrotemh" ce o mmenotfat rhdyea yw,h ich lianc ked
explanatwioorndrssa ,ti thnhe armn o ves.
Retwia sa lsboe ionrgi gwihneahnle s aitdhr ee waela knoefas nsi solpaatwend
liienst hseq uairnfe r oonfit tn ,oi tnt hpea wint sAenloft.gh eemro fi nsiigsh,t
"Three aclr itebrywi hoinc thoa ppraise cloisste hdpe o psossiibotifil oint y
breaktihnrgo uIgngh a.m"2e 6 h ew rit"eTshl,ei ne-dompiineacbteiissn,hg o p,
rooakn qdu eecna,mn o vwei thlooustic nogn torvoeplro inntese dpirnogt ection.
Witthhk ei nagn kdn igiihtast d ifferentT hmiiastst h treee ra.sw ohnyi ne ndgames
sucahst h(i4J s+ fts-vs.-lt +fts), foracnie mdp omrortvoaelnset . p"l ay such
Thianbko tuhtfa otar m omenRte.ti iss ayitnhgat hte irsme o rcea lculaantdi on
opportufnoizrut gizewsani gne ndiwnigtsth h seh ort-priaencgaeens dm, o re
maneuveirnei nndgi nwgistth h leo ng-rpainegceLe ast.he ere xplatihnast
"seemipnogolrrye, s trpiocstietmdia oybn esg ooodn eisft, h eayr cea pable of
developamnoedf nftpe ors siboifpl liatninaeihsn egaI dno. t"h weorr dpso,s itions
thlaoto bka bdu cta bne i mproavreoedft ebne ttthearon n etsh alto ogko obdu t
canT'hti.is sa d irecchatl lteonS giee gbTearrtr awshcobh e,l iecvreadm ped
positwieorsneis m pblaypd o sitRieot'nises x.p lanoaftt hipeos ny choolfto hgey
defentdhegero ,oo dn aen tdh bea odn ei,sa lswoo nderifnusltlryu ctive.
Truseo,m oefh icso mmeanbtossu pte coipfiecn ianrgpeso sitainvceilHeyen t.
claitmhsFe a lkbCeoeurn tergnaemabrriletyf uttheKesi ngG'asm baintdt hat
onlpyl ayienrtse rien"s tteeddi moiudsd"l egwaimlpells at yh Sei cilian Defense
asB lacAkl.sh oi,as n aloyfst ihSsec hulten-gMaomhreap bshe yec nh alleinng ed
dozeonfms a stgearm etsh sahto wed Whbiatadet a lialsft ne7'r.t -'te x3A.n dt he
readmearyj usstm iwlhee hne fi ndRse tsia yitnhgre e p1l..ye. 5 t ol e.4i sa
misttahkiaestv irturaelflubyty te hdRe u yL opez.
NeverthMeaslteeswrssa ,sa b rilsleiqaunIetttl u .rn eodut tob eR etil'agssr te at
giftt ot hceh ewsosr lIdtw. a sp ublipsohsetdh umoausDs ile yM,e ister des
SchachbrietnGt esr miann1 390a,ft eRre tdii eidn1 299.
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Masteorfst heC hesbsoard
AuthorP'rse face
Thibso otkh,o uigithis nt hfeo romfa c olleocfgt aimoenis sn, e vertheless meant
tob e tae xtb-oqoukiu tnel iatk eex tboonmo akt hemoarts iocmoset hsecri ence
ofc ourssienc,ch ee hsasns e vbeere lne arnferdob mo oaklso Jnueas.st o nlee arns
tos wibmy s wimmisnoog n,le e atrnosp lacyh ebsysp laying tcehxetsbso.o kA
onc hecsasbn e n othmionrgte h aang uifdoetr h aem ateauf rr,i einntd i moef
neewda,rn inhigm a gaipnisttfa anlrdle sv eatlohi inmig n l eishuorueer nso ugh
oft hbee auatnydf a scinoafot uiaror tnt og ivhei mt haste nosfee jnoymeinnt
chewshsi cht heiess s enctoinadlio tfsi uocnc ess.
Sucahr teh ree aswohnisch ha vlee mde t ob elitehvateth t iesx tbmoiogkbH. ets t
taktehf eo romfa c olleocftg iaom.enC s omplicmaattehde mactailccaull ations
araer esouftl htse y nthoefss iimspt lhee orTihoeeps p.o sitisrt uoefe c hewshse re
thteh eoirasy na bstraacg teinoenr,a loifez xapteiroinge anicnieentsd h pel aying
ofa ctugaalmleyTs h.pe r imealreym ietsnh tle i vgianmgwe h iictshh feo undation
ofa lclh etshse ory.
Ih avper esetnhtaeec dh ieveomfte hngetr se maats toefrt sh ceh essbiona rd
histoorridcbeaerlc atuhsaiets a lstohl eo giocradlTe hre.m odetme chnoifq ue
cheissbs a soendp asetx periaenfndoc treh riesa stohnnee wemra stgearm es can
bec orreucntdleyr sotnoloyd a as ftteurod fty h oel dmears ters.
Int hsee lecotfgi aomnea ssw elalsi nt heainra lIyc soinss tkaenptitlnm y i ntdh e
factth aIwt asw ritait negx tbaonodik tw, a st hereifnovraer ifarbotlmhy e
indivciadstueha Iald t e ritvhegede neprrailn cainptdlh etesh eonrooytn loyft he
openibnuagtls s oof tmhied dlegTahmuIesd . a rheo pteh baott ehx periaenndc ed
lesesx peripelnacyewedir lfisln di nm yb ooakg oocdo mpanainodanf aithful
helpmiantt hee cihre esxsp loits.
RichRaertdi
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