Kurt Paul Otto Joseph Richter (24 November 1900 – 29 December 1969) was a German chess International Master (IM) and chess writer.
[1] In 1922, Richter for the first time won the Berlin City Chess Championship.
In 1931, he lost a match to Gösta Stoltz (½:1½) in Berlin.
In September 1935, he played in Zoppot (GER vs SWE match).
In 1936, he tied for 8–9th in Poděbrady (Salo Flohr won).
In July 1937, he took 2nd, behind Georg Kieninger, in Bad Oeynhausen (4th GER-ch).
During World War II, Richter played in several strong tournaments.
In August 1940, he tied for 3rd–4th in Bad Oeynhausen (7th GER-ch).
In August 1941, he took 3rd, behind Paul Felix Schmidt and Klaus Junge, in Bad Oeynhausen (8th GER-ch).
In September 1942, he tied for 3rd–5th in Munich (1st European Championship, Europameisterschaft).
The line was named in honor of Richter and the Soviet master Vsevolod Rauzer.