Artikelnummer
LXRETMOTCB
Autor
Masters of the Chessboard
21st Century Edition
216 Seiten, kartoniert, Reprint, Russell Enterprises, 1. Auflage 2024, original erschienen 1933, Erstauflage 2012
Reti's "Other" Classic
Ask most chessplayers about the works by Richard Reti, and most will quickly reply Modern Ideas in Chess. His Masters of the Chessboard will be a distant second and that is unfortunate, because in many ways Masters is more comprehensive and instructive than its better-known predecessor.
He packs it with advice, even for beginners. Opening theory is a priority. Reti tells the student to understand "the basic idea" of each opening, and goes into considerable detail as he explains each of the popular lines of the day, including, of course, his own Reti Opening. Some of the finest parts of the book are the mini-essays, most of them on openings, but also on rook endgames. It's remarkable that Reti manages to do this without going into long variations.
This practical approach is also evident when he deals with positional themes. For example, Masters can be appreciated as almost a primer on the subject of how to turn the two bishops into a significant advantage.
As noted by American grandmaster Andy Soltis in his Foreword, this entire book is "wonderfully instructive." And now it is available in a 21st-century edition, with figurine algebraic notation, with many diagrams and photos added.
Ask most chessplayers about the works by Richard Reti, and most will quickly reply Modern Ideas in Chess. His Masters of the Chessboard will be a distant second and that is unfortunate, because in many ways Masters is more comprehensive and instructive than its better-known predecessor.
He packs it with advice, even for beginners. Opening theory is a priority. Reti tells the student to understand "the basic idea" of each opening, and goes into considerable detail as he explains each of the popular lines of the day, including, of course, his own Reti Opening. Some of the finest parts of the book are the mini-essays, most of them on openings, but also on rook endgames. It's remarkable that Reti manages to do this without going into long variations.
This practical approach is also evident when he deals with positional themes. For example, Masters can be appreciated as almost a primer on the subject of how to turn the two bishops into a significant advantage.
As noted by American grandmaster Andy Soltis in his Foreword, this entire book is "wonderfully instructive." And now it is available in a 21st-century edition, with figurine algebraic notation, with many diagrams and photos added.
| EAN | 9781949859928 |
|---|---|
| Gewicht | 290 g |
| Hersteller | Russell Enterprises |
| Breite | 15,1 cm |
| Höhe | 22,9 cm |
| Medium | Buch |
| Erscheinungsjahr | 2024 |
| Autor | Richard Réti |
| Sprache | Englisch |
| Auflage | 1 |
| ISBN-13 | 978-1-949859-92-8 |
| Jahr der Erstauflage | 2012 |
| Jahr der Originalausgabe | 1933 |
| Seiten | 216 |
| Einband | kartoniert |
005 Foreword by Andy Soltis
008 Author's Preface
Part I: The Older Masters
010 Adolf Anderssen
019 Paul Morphy
030 Wilhelm Steinitz
055 Siegbert Tarrasch
067 The Queen's Gambit
070 Emanuel Lasker
083 The Steinitz Defense ofthe Ruy Lopez
090 The Ruy Lopez Exchange Variation
100 Carl Schlechter
109 Harry Nelson Pillsbury
110 Examples of the Breakthrough on the Grand Scale
Part II: Masters of Today
116 Foreword
116 Geza Maróczy
121 Frank Marshall
124 Akiba Runbinstein
128 The Rubinstein Defense of the Four Knights Game
134 Rudolf Spielmann
137 Aron Nimzowitsch
140 The Hanham Variation
143 The Indian Defense
149 Milan Vidmar
151 Savielly Tartakower
157 José Raul Capablanca
161 The Theory of the Caro-Kann Defense
166 The Cambridge Springs and the Westphalia Defenses of the Queen's Gambit
171 Rook Endgames
174 Efim Bogoljubow
185 My System of Opening
190 The Center Pawn as an Obstruction to Its Own Pieces
191 Alexander Alekhine
194 The Blumenfeld Gambit and Related Systems
204 Declining the Cambridge Springs Variation
208 The Technique of Chess Combinations
211 The Alekhine Defense
215 Player Index
216 Opening Index
008 Author's Preface
Part I: The Older Masters
010 Adolf Anderssen
019 Paul Morphy
030 Wilhelm Steinitz
055 Siegbert Tarrasch
067 The Queen's Gambit
070 Emanuel Lasker
083 The Steinitz Defense ofthe Ruy Lopez
090 The Ruy Lopez Exchange Variation
100 Carl Schlechter
109 Harry Nelson Pillsbury
110 Examples of the Breakthrough on the Grand Scale
Part II: Masters of Today
116 Foreword
116 Geza Maróczy
121 Frank Marshall
124 Akiba Runbinstein
128 The Rubinstein Defense of the Four Knights Game
134 Rudolf Spielmann
137 Aron Nimzowitsch
140 The Hanham Variation
143 The Indian Defense
149 Milan Vidmar
151 Savielly Tartakower
157 José Raul Capablanca
161 The Theory of the Caro-Kann Defense
166 The Cambridge Springs and the Westphalia Defenses of the Queen's Gambit
171 Rook Endgames
174 Efim Bogoljubow
185 My System of Opening
190 The Center Pawn as an Obstruction to Its Own Pieces
191 Alexander Alekhine
194 The Blumenfeld Gambit and Related Systems
204 Declining the Cambridge Springs Variation
208 The Technique of Chess Combinations
211 The Alekhine Defense
215 Player Index
216 Opening Index