Richard Réti

Czechoslovakian chess player (1889–1929)
Person human Q312985
Richard Réti
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Richard Réti

Summary

Richard Réti is a human[1]. His place of birth was Pezinok[2]. He was born on May 28, 1889[3]. He died in Prague[4]. He died on June 6, 1929[5]. He worked as a chess player[6], chess composer[7], writer[8], and chess theoretician[9]. He ranks in the top 0.72% of human entities by monthly Wikipedia readership (190 views/month, #7,242 of 1,000,298).[10]

Key Facts

  • Born in Pezinok[2], Richard Réti…
  • Richard Réti passed away in Prague[4].
  • Richard Réti was born on May 28, 1889[3].
  • Richard Réti died on June 6, 1929[5].
  • Burial took place at Old Jewish Cemetery[11].
  • Richard Réti held citizenship in Czechoslovakia[12].
  • Richard Réti held citizenship in Cisleithania[13].
  • Richard Réti worked as a chess player[6].
  • Richard Réti worked as a chess composer[7].
  • Richard Réti's professions included writer[8].
  • Richard Réti's professions included chess theoretician[9].
  • Richard Réti was educated at University of Vienna[14].
  • A notable work attributed to Richard Réti is Réti endgame study[15].
  • Richard Réti is recorded as male[16].
  • Richard Réti's instance of is recorded as human[17].
  • Richard Réti's Commons category is recorded as Richard Réti[18].
  • Richard Réti's archives at is recorded as Library of Congress Music Division[19].
  • The cause of death was scarlet fever[20].
  • Richard Réti's sport is recorded as chess[21].
  • Richard Réti's family name is recorded as Réti[22].
  • Richard Réti's given name is recorded as Richard[23].
  • Richard Réti's manner of death is recorded as natural causes[24].
  • Richard Réti's participant in is recorded as 1st Chess Olympiad[25].
  • Richard Réti's languages spoken, written or signed is recorded as Czech[26].
  • Richard Réti's languages spoken, written or signed is recorded as German[27].

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Origins and Family

Richard Réti was born in Pezinok[2]. He was born on May 28, 1889[3].

Education

Richard Réti's education included a stint at University of Vienna[14].

Career and Affiliations

Recorded occupations include chess player[6], chess composer[7], writer[8], and chess theoretician[9].

Works and Contributions

A notable work attributed to Richard Réti is Réti endgame study[15]. Things named for him include Réti Opening[28], a chess opening[29]; Zukertort Opening[30], a chess opening[31]; and Réti endgame study[32], an endgame study[33].

Death and Burial

Richard Réti died on June 6, 1929[5]. He passed away in Prague[4]. The cause of death was scarlet fever[20]. He is buried at Old Jewish Cemetery[11].

Why It Matters

Richard Réti ranks in the top 0.72% of human entities by monthly Wikipedia readership (190 views/month, #7,242 of 1,000,298).[10] He has Wikipedia articles in 20 language editions, a strong signal of global cultural recognition.[34] He is known by 30 alternative names across languages and contexts.[35]

Works attributed to him include Réti endgame study[36], an endgame study[37]. Entities named for him include Réti Opening[28], a chess opening[29]; Zukertort Opening[30], a chess opening[31]; and Réti endgame study[32], an endgame study[33].

FAQs

Where was Richard Réti born?

Born in Pezinok[2], Richard Réti…

Where did Richard Réti die?

Richard Réti passed away in Prague[4].

What did Richard Réti do for work?

Richard Réti worked as chess player[6], chess composer[7], writer[8], and chess theoretician[9].

Where did Richard Réti go to school?

Richard Réti was educated at University of Vienna[14].

References

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Direct Wikidata claims

  1. [2] . Integrated Authority File. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  2. [4] . Integrated Authority File. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  3. [16] . Integrated Authority File. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  4. [12] . wikidata.org.
  5. [13] . wikidata.org.
  6. [17] . BnF authorities. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  7. [14] . Österreichisches Biographisches Lexikon 1815–1950. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  8. [6] . wikidata.org.
  9. [7] . wikidata.org.
  10. [8] . Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  11. [9] . wikidata.org.
  12. [11] . BillionGraves. wikidata.org.
  13. [18] . wikidata.org.
  14. [19] . Library of Congress Control Number. wikidata.org.
  15. [20] . de.chessbase.com. Retrieved . de.chessbase.com. Provenance: wikidata.org.
  16. [3] . Integrated Authority File. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  17. [5] . Integrated Authority File. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  18. [21] . wikidata.org.
  19. [22] . wikidata.org.
  20. [23] . wikidata.org.
  21. [15] . wikidata.org.
  22. [24] . de.chessbase.com. Retrieved . de.chessbase.com. Provenance: wikidata.org.
  23. [25] . OlimpBase. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  24. [26] . BnF authorities. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  25. [27] . Catalog of the German National Library. wikidata.org.

Inverse relationships (entities pointing at this one)

  1. [36] . wikidata.org. → on this site
  2. [28] . wikidata.org. → on this site
  3. [30] . wikidata.org. → on this site
  4. [32] . wikidata.org. → on this site

Inline context (facts about related entities)

  1. [37] . Wikidata. wikidata.org. → on this site
  2. [29] . Wikidata. wikidata.org. → on this site
  3. [31] . Wikidata. wikidata.org. → on this site
  4. [33] . Wikidata. wikidata.org. → on this site

Class ancestry

  1. [1] . Wikidata. wikidata.org.

Aggregate / graph-position facts

  1. [10] . Wikimedia Foundation. dumps.wikimedia.org.
  2. [34] . Wikidata sitelinks. wikidata.org.
  3. [35] . Wikidata aliases. wikidata.org.

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    Languages spoken, written or signed Czech, German
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    Cause of death scarlet fever
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