Watch the famous game, then train the tactics that made it work.
The lesson is not just the tactic — it is how the position made the tactic possible.
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This position looks like it is about a queen. It is not. The queen is the distraction, and Richard Reti is about to make the entire defense collapse around it.
Pause before grabbing material: king safety, development, and forcing moves decide the tactic.
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Can you find it?
Find 11. Bd8#. What is the idea?
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The answer is a checkmate idea. Start by checking forcing moves.
Solution: Bd8# — Bd8# is a forcing move. It keeps initiative by using checkmate pressure, so the defender has to respond before solving the larger king-safety problem.
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Find 10. Bg5+. What is the idea?
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The answer is a check idea. Start by checking forcing moves.
Solution: Bg5+ — Bg5+ is a forcing move. It keeps initiative by using check pressure, so the defender has to respond before solving the larger king-safety problem.
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Find 9. Qd8+. What is the idea?
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The answer is a check idea. Start by checking forcing moves.
Solution: Qd8+ — Qd8+ is a forcing move. It keeps initiative by using check pressure, so the defender has to respond before solving the larger king-safety problem.
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Find 6. dxe5. What is the idea?
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The answer is a capture / material decision idea. Start by checking forcing moves.
Solution: dxe5 — dxe5 is a forcing move. It keeps initiative by using capture / material decision pressure, so the defender has to respond before solving the larger king-safety problem.
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Find 4. Nxe4. What is the idea?
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The answer is a capture / material decision idea. Start by checking forcing moves.
Solution: Nxe4 — Nxe4 is a forcing move. It keeps initiative by using capture / material decision pressure, so the defender has to respond before solving the larger king-safety problem.
See why the tactic worked in the original game.
Train the same motif before revealing the answer.
ChessCoach finds similar mistakes and chances in your own play.
[Event "Vienna"] [Site "Vienna"] [Date "1910.??.??"] [White "Richard Reti"] [Black "Savielly Tartakower"] [Result "1-0"] 1. e4 c6 2. d4 d5 3. Nc3 dxe4 4. Nxe4 Nf6 5. Qd3 e5 6. dxe5 Qa5+ 7. Bd2 Qxe5 8. O-O-O Nxe4 9. Qd8+ Kxd8 10. Bg5+ Kc7 11. Bd8#
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