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Richard Reti - chess genius, Slovak born who won against world champion

Richard Reti

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Story about the Slovak born genius chess player Richard Reti, still the only one Slovak who beat a world champion, published two best selling chess books, played simultaneously with blind eyes on 29 chess boards (world record) in Brazil, and died after the Gipsy fortune teller exactly predicted his tragic end.


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Story about the Slovak born genius chess player Richard Reti, still the only one Slovak who beat a world champion, published two best selling chess books, played simultaneously with blind eyes on 29 chess boards (world record) in Brazil, and died after the Gipsy fortune teller exactly predicted his tragic end.



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