Réti Memorial — Bladel 1969

Euwe wins an old rivals' memorial
Early July 1969 · Bladel, Netherlands
Max Euwe won with 2/3. Chess Life reports one decisive game and five draws. Mega2024 holds three of the six played games; its move records for Flohr–Müller, Flohr–Opočenský and Müller–Opočenský are unavailable.
Incomplete record·3 of 6 games archived

Incomplete record. This archive holds 3 of the 6 games played; 3 are missing.

Four players who had each faced Richard Réti met in Bladel for a tournament in his memory. Max Euwe's victory over Hans Müller was the only decisive result. Euwe scored 2/3; the other five games were drawn. Three move scores survive in Mega2024.

Four of Réti's contemporaries

Euwe, Salo Flohr, Karel Opočenský and Hans Müller had all played Richard Réti. Their small memorial in Bladel produced six games. Euwe beat Müller and drew with both Flohr and Opočenský to finish half a point clear of the joint runners-up.

Three scores are unavailable

The contemporary Chess Life report records five draws and Euwe's win. Mega2024 preserves all three Euwe games but no moves for the three games among Flohr, Opočenský and Müller. The published draws count in the official standings; the cross table marks their move scores as unavailable.

Final standings

2/3
Max Euwe won with 2/3. Chess Life reports one decisive game and five draws. Mega2024 holds three of the six played games; its move records for Flohr–Müller, Flohr–Opočenský and Müller–Opočenský are unavailable.

The standings below are the historical final result. Only 3 of the 6 games played survive in our source; the remaining 3 are lost and appear as · in the cross table.

# Player Score Record Games
1 Euwe, Max 2/3
=2 Flohr, Salo 1½/3
=2 Opocensky, Karel 1½/3
4 Mueller, Hans 1/3

Cross Table

Rank Player 1234
1 Euwe, Max ½ ½ 1
2 Flohr, Salo ½ · ·
3 Opocensky, Karel ½ · ·
4 Mueller, Hans 0 · ·

Each cell shows the row player's recorded results against the column player. ● = same player. · = game played but lost (not preserved in our source).