Showing posts with label rook vs. pawns. Show all posts
Showing posts with label rook vs. pawns. Show all posts

Friday, January 6, 2012

Five studies by Richard Réti

The following study by the great Richard Réti shares a key theme with Wednesday's study by Frederick Rhine. Give it a whirl!

Réti
Teplitz Schönauer Anzeiger, 1922
White to play and win

Here's one of Réti's greatest hits:

Réti
Hastings and St. Leonards Post, 1922
White to play and win

In the rook versus pawn(s) battle, the defender can use a similar theme:

Réti
Shakhmatny Listok, 1929
White to play and draw

Réti's most famous study often appears in beginner's books (but it's far from simple!):

Réti
Deutsch Österreichische Tageszeitung, 1921
White to play and draw

Réti composed a variation on this theme that deserves to be better known:

Réti
Deutsch Österreichische Tageszeitung, 1921
White to play and draw

You'll find more Réti studies at this cool website and on the highly recommended HHdbIV.