Probably the very first Réti Manoeuvre is found in two old anonymous manuscripts (Cesena MS and Perugia MS). It is believed that these were written by Francesch Vicent, the author of the first printed chess book (Libre dels jochs partits dels schacs en nombre de 100, Valencia, 1495). That book was printed just two years before the oldest surviving printed book on chess by Lucena (Repetición de Amores y Arte de Ajedrez con CL [150] Juegos de Partido, Salamanca, 1497). Unfortunately, no copy of Vicent's book is known today, but probably most, if not all, positions (100) are among Lucena's 150, who just added 50 positions of old mansubas.
Cesena MS (Position 16-2)
Perugia MS (Position 24)
c.1502
White wins
Watch this study on a dynamic board.
1. d4 Kg3! Réti Manoeuvre
Thematic try:
2. Nf1+? Kf4 3. Kd2 Ke4 4. Kc3 f5 5. Kc4 Kf3 6. Kd3 Kf2 7. Nh2 Kg2 8. Ke2 Kxh2 9. Kf2 f4 10. d5 f3 11. d6 Kh1 12. d7 h2 13. d8=Q stalemate
Solution:
2. Ke2! This move too is multifunctional as the previous black move.2... Kf4!
2... Kxh2 3. Kf2 +-
3. Kd3 Kg3 4. Ke3! Kxh2 5. Kf2 f5 6. d5 f4 7. d6 f3 8. d7 +- Black misses just one tempo to stalemate itself.
'El regreso de Francesch Vincent' by José A. Garzón (Generalitat Valenciana, 2005) gives the following solution, and it doesn't mention the Réti Manoeuvre:
Franco Pratesi, who discovered the Cesena MS in 1995, gives no solution, just the position: "16-2 B: Rf7, Pf2, Ph6; N: Rd8, Ch7, Pd7 – desteso C"
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