Collins: The Reti Taktik And begin his phenomenal run

And begin his phenomenal run that would end with the Match of the Century in Reykjavik against World Champion Boris Spassky

Each chapter offers tips for opening play

signing the score sheet and shaking your opponent's hand

he was a master of the glamorous attack

Matthew Sadler is a Grandmaster and a former British Champion

Collins: The Reti Taktik And begin his phenomenal runThis book examines what might be described as the pure Rti Opening. White starts with 1 Nf3 and intends to meet 1 d5 with the Rti response 2 c4. One of the major advantages of playing these systems is that they rely far more on general strategic understanding than rote memorisation. However, this does not mean that Black is not set difficult problems to solve. In the modern era these lines have mainly been championed by Vladimir Kramnik and Lev