Réti: Die Meister des Schachbretts Vereinsbedarf 'What lifts the book above

'What lifts the book above the ordinary is Smerdon's quality of writing and his enthusiasm for chess

“I absolutely love it

Cyrus Lakdawala knows that playing good chess is all very well

The vast majority of the problems have in common that they come from the area of ​​orthodox problems with the requirement "mate in n moves"

and because of this it's a firm favourite amongst those who prefer the understanding of ideas over dry memorization of moves

Réti: Die Meister des Schachbretts Vereinsbedarf 'What lifts the book above'\''The Masters of the Chessboard\'' is an extraordinary textbook. The author Richard Reti conceived it as a collection of games in which he portrayed the masters from Anderssen to the then world champion Alekhine in chronological order. At the same time, Reti compiled a history of chess ideas. He had recognized early on that one should study the historical development of chess in order to gain a better understanding of chess. In his excellent