We perceive after a careful consideration of the evolution of the chess mind that such evolution has gone on, in general, in a way quite similar to that in which it goes on with the individual chess player, only with the latter more rapidly.
It is a delight to watch a young and gifted chess player. To him have come no sinister experiences; to him continual carping care is foreign. Therefo… - Richard Reti
It is a delight to watch a young and gifted chess player. To him have come no sinister experiences; to him continual carping care is foreign. Therefo…
- Richard Reti
The essential disadvantage of the isolated pawn ... lies not in the pawn itself, but in the square in front of the pawn. - Richard Reti
The essential disadvantage of the isolated pawn ... lies not in the pawn itself, but in the square in front of the pawn.
The pleasure to be derived from a chess combination lie in the feeling that a human mind is behind the game, dominating the inanimate pieces ... and … - Richard Reti
The pleasure to be derived from a chess combination lie in the feeling that a human mind is behind the game, dominating the inanimate pieces ... and …
It is a profound mistake to imagine mistake to imagine that the art of combination depends only on natural talent, and that it cannot be learned. Eve… - Richard Reti
It is a profound mistake to imagine mistake to imagine that the art of combination depends only on natural talent, and that it cannot be learned. Eve…
In open positions the safety of the King should be the first consideration. - Richard Reti
In open positions the safety of the King should be the first consideration.
The majority of people imagine a chess master as being a townsman who passes his life in an atmosphere of smoke and play in cafes and clubs: a neuras… - Richard Reti
The majority of people imagine a chess master as being a townsman who passes his life in an atmosphere of smoke and play in cafes and clubs: a neuras…
The scheme of a game is played on positional lines; the decision of it, as a rule, is effected by combinations. - Richard Reti
The scheme of a game is played on positional lines; the decision of it, as a rule, is effected by combinations.
It is the aim of the modern school, not to treat every position according to one general law, but according to the principle inherent in the position - Richard Reti
It is the aim of the modern school, not to treat every position according to one general law, but according to the principle inherent in the position
Those chess lovers who ask me how many moves I usually calculate in advance, when making a combination, are always astonished when I reply, quite tru… - Richard Reti
Those chess lovers who ask me how many moves I usually calculate in advance, when making a combination, are always astonished when I reply, quite tru…
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