Chess is not a static game. At all levels one must be innovative to succeed. Yes, Reti and Nimzowitsch were very revolutionary in their time.
Reti was very fortunate to beat the great Capablanca. And like a great champion, Capablanca had to stay focussed as everyone was gunning for him.
aflfooty. I wish you were in Berlin 1928 and see how Capa beat Reti brilliantly. Look for that game,it will be useful for you.
This match by Capa in 1928 against Reti was pure genius. Many brilliant moves I didn't see by Capa. The castling and the bishop move shows the genius of the man.........and against Reti who is a very strong player!!
While Reti and Nimzovitch popularised hypermodernism, the ideas were not in fact new. For example, Pillsbury was already playing the Dragon and Pirc.
Reti's win against Capa in 1924 and Capa's win against Reti in Berlin in 1928. Can I go back in a time machine and watch those games live somehow. Now THAT would be something............
Reti and Capa's two games in 1924 and 1928 are the games that show just what genius means.Although I am a huge Reti fan the castling and bishop move by Capa in 1928 must have been something to behold at that tournament ...........
I didn't know much about this chess player Harry Pillsbury but WOW he beat Steinitz in best of three once and had a great record against Lasker.. I wonder if there are any chess stories about his life and adventures.......
Reti was one of the great minds who died before he could reach the top. There were many great players who died young and were forgotten... Luckily , Reti wasn't forgotten because of his hypermodern ideas.
If I could travel back in time , there were so many chess games I would like to watch...
Also, Reti wrote "Masters of the Chess Board" which is a truly wondrous chess book.
A bit before my time but obviously great memories. If I ever get the time I would love to delve more into the life and times of those great players.
I didn't know much about this chess player Harry Pillsbury but WOW he beat Steinitz in best of three once and had a great record against Lasker.. I wonder if there are any chess stories about his life and adventures.......
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Harry_Nelson_Pillsbury
http://www.amazon.com/Pillsburys-chess-career-Philip-Sergeant/dp/B00413PESU
Awesome JEMP7YMETHOD.
Thanks for the bio on his life. His match against Tarrasch in Hastings.....What a game !!!!
Fearless on the Queen side by black and equally fearless on the king side by white.....High drama which had my heart pumping as to who would get there first........like watching a thriller movie lol.
http://www.chessgames.com/perl/chessgame?gid=1109079
Harry Nelson Pillsbury vs Siegbert Tarrasch
Hastings (1895) · Queen's Gambit Declined: Orthodox Defense. Pillsbury Variation (D63) · 1-0
Pillsburys best games exhibited a grand sweep and vitality of purpose which would make them the envy of any modern grandmaster. his win against tarrasch from hastings for example is a classic race between pillsburys king side attack and tarraschs slaughterous juggernaut on the other wing- richard reti likened it to a hollywood film drama where the heroine is tied to a rail track and the hero dashes nail bitingly to rescue her in time.
there is no doubt that his games are still full of instruction and can impart sheer pleasure at the vigour and clarity of his onslaughts.
That was a strange chess game indeed.........
wow........queen side versus king side.........Pillsbury withstands withering attack on Queen side by Tarrasch with an all out attack on king side !!!!!....what a game
sigh.........I wish I had taken the time to discuss some of the great masters and their chess stories (Many of them poignant and humorous) with Mindy (r.i.p.)...........a great regret of mine
The great masters in history....including Richard Reti.....and that tournament in Manhattan in 1924 changed my view of chess as just a game.....There have been great movies about chess....but the players in that tournament....wow...they were giants in my eyes
I didn't know much about this chess player Harry Pillsbury but WOW he beat Steinitz in best of three once and had a great record against Lasker.. I wonder if there are any chess stories about his life and adventures.......
I would be surprised if the awesome Batgirl hasn't written something about Harry Nelson Pillsbury.
Here is the game that Richard Reti made history........http://www.chessgames.com/perl/chessgame?gid=1102101...and
Capablanca was invincible at the time having not conceded a game in 8 YEARS !!!!
what a game !!....Both with strong early defence and hypermodern game styles for this game.........bishops controlling the centre........a masterclass....and the trapping of the beautiful black queen .........This is why you are my favourite player Richard Reti....not a champion or world Champion.....but still.......someone to be admired
Sadly Richard Reti died a relatively young man. Reti added to the infancy of Hypermodernism together with Nimzowitsch. The revolutionary idea that instead of BEING in the center as per Steinitz's orthodox approach (And more so Tarrasch with center pawns dominating ) you CONTROL the center must have seemed lunacy in those very early years..........
Great men take risks and then prove their theories although it was true that none rose to the title of world champion.
But their chess was aimed at not being boring. Their moves soared to heights and surely added colour to an era of black and white.
I wish I was there to see Reti beat Capa that day in 1924. What a day it would have been...........