Find the Move — November 9, 2026

Réti's Vienna Miniature (1910)

Black to move. Find the best move.

From Richard Réti – Savielly Tartakower, Vienna 1910.

Vienna, 1910. Richard Réti was a 21-year-old student who would later become one of the founders of the hypermodern school of chess. In a casual game against Savielly Tartakower — a master famous for his witty sayings about chess — Tartakower chose the Caro-Kann Defence and grabbed material early, leaving his king on e8. The game lasted eleven moves and has been reprinted in countless books.