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Réti’s Queen Sacrifice

Richard Réti vs Savielly Tartakower

Vienna, 1910

Vienna, 1910 — a twenty-one-move miniature that ends with one of the most famous sacrifices in chess: the queen is given away with check, and a bishop finishes the job. Short enough to replay in a minute, memorable for a lifetime.

Board view

    Result: 1–0 (White won). This game is in the public domain. Its moves are checked against the on-device engine, so the board is always correct; the commentary is our own.

    Sources: Réti, "Masters of the Chessboard" (1933) & standard miniatures collections (public domain) · Wikipedia, "Réti versus Tartakower" (independent).