My Favorite Chess Player

Famous Chess Players: Richard Reti

Richard Reti (1889-1929) was born on May, 28th 1889 in Prague, Czechoslovakia. He was one of the top players in the world during the early 20th century. The Reti Opening (1. Nf3 d5 2. c4), with which he famously defeated the world champion Jose Raul Capablanca in New York in 1924, is now a commonly used opening on the grandmaster circuit. This defeat marked the first time Jose Raul Capablanca had lost since he had acquired the world championship title. Reti composed numerous superb endgame studies. He also was the author of the two of the greatest chess books ever written: Modern Ideas in Chess and Masters of the Chessboard.