Réti endgame study [SEP] named after
Réti endgame study
The Réti endgame study is a chess endgame study by Richard Réti. It was published in 1921 in "Kagans Neueste Schachnachrichten". It demonstrates how a king can make multiple threats and how it can take more than one path to a given location, using the same number of moves. It is covered in many books on the endgame (see chess endgame literature). The procedure is known as the "Réti Maneuver" or "Réti's Idea" , , . Endgame composer Abram Gurvich called the
games.
- Endgame positions
- Endgame study – A composed position with a goal of either winning or drawing
- Réti endgame study – endgame study illustrate how a king can pursue two goals at the same time.
- Saavedra position – endgame study in which a surprising underpromotion leads to a win.
- Particular endgame situations
- Bare king – situation in which one player has only the king left on the board.
- Fortress – position in which a player with weaker material is able to keep