In my pantheon of heroes a particular place of honour is occupied by the hypermodern grandmaster Richard Réti, the first to adopt the double fianchetto since the days of Howard Staunton.
Réti-Yates: New York 1924; Réti Opening (See diagram 1)
12 Rc2 This manoeuvre connected with this rook move must have struck onlookers as nothing short of revolutionary.
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