Réti Opening
What is the Réti Opening?
The Réti Opening is a chess opening that begins with 1. Nf3 d5 2. c4. It is classified under ECO A09–A14 and has 43 named variations. White chooses it with the move c4.
Moves: 1. Nf3 d5 2. c4
ECO: A09–A14
Chosen by: White
Main variations
1. Nf3 d5 2. c4 d4
1. Nf3 d5 2. c4 dxc4
1. Nf3 d5 2. c4 b5
1. Nf3 d5 2. c4 c6 3. b3
1. c4 c6 2. Nf3 d5 3. e3
1. Nf3 d5 2. c4 d4 3. Rg1
All 43 variations
| ECO | Variation | Moves |
|---|---|---|
| A09 | Main line | 1. Nf3 d5 2. c4 |
| A09 | Advance Variation | 1. Nf3 d5 2. c4 d4 |
| A09 | Réti Accepted | 1. Nf3 d5 2. c4 dxc4 |
| A09 | Zilbermints Gambit | 1. Nf3 d5 2. c4 b5 |
| A12 | Anglo-Slav Variation, Bogoljubow Variation | 1. Nf3 d5 2. c4 c6 3. b3 |
| A11 | Anglo-Slav Variation, Gurevich System | 1. c4 c6 2. Nf3 d5 3. e3 |
| A09 | Penguin Variation | 1. Nf3 d5 2. c4 d4 3. Rg1 |
| A09 | Advance Variation, Michel Gambit | 1. Nf3 d5 2. c4 d4 3. b4 c5 |
| A09 | Advance Variation, Navara Gambit | 1. Nf3 d5 2. c4 d4 3. b4 g5 |
| A12 | Anglo-Slav Variation, Bogoljubow Variation | 1. Nf3 d5 2. c4 c6 3. b3 Bg4 |
| A12 | Anglo-Slav Variation, Bogoljubow Variation | 1. Nf3 d5 2. c4 c6 3. b3 Bf5 |
| A09 | Réti Gambit, Keres Variation | 1. Nf3 d5 2. c4 dxc4 3. e3 Be6 |
| A12 | Anglo-Slav Variation | 1. c4 Nf6 2. g3 c6 3. Nf3 d5 4. b3 |
| A12 | Anglo-Slav Variation, Bogoljubow Variation | 1. Nf3 d5 2. c4 c6 3. b3 Bf5 4. Bb2 |
| A11 | Anglo-Slav Variation, Gurevich System | 1. c4 c6 2. Nf3 d5 3. e3 Nf6 4. Qc2 |
| A11 | Anglo-Slav Variation, with g3 | 1. c4 c6 2. Nf3 d5 3. g3 Nf6 4. Bg2 |
| A09 | Reversed Blumenfeld Gambit | 1. Nf3 d5 2. c4 d4 3. e3 c5 4. b4 |
| A12 | Anglo-Slav Variation, Bled Variation | 1. Nf3 d5 2. b3 Nf6 3. Bb2 g6 4. c4 c6 |
| A12 | Anglo-Slav Variation, Capablanca Variation | 1. c4 Nf6 2. Nf3 c6 3. b3 d5 4. Bb2 Bg4 |
| A12 | Anglo-Slav Variation, London Defensive System | 1. c4 Nf6 2. g3 c6 3. Nf3 d5 4. b3 Bf5 |
| A12 | Anglo-Slav Variation, New York System | 1. Nf3 Nf6 2. c4 c6 3. b3 d5 4. Bb2 Bf5 |
| A12 | Anglo-Slav Variation, Torre System | 1. c4 Nf6 2. g3 c6 3. Nf3 d5 4. b3 Bg4 |
| A12 | Anglo-Slav Variation, with dxc4 | 1. c4 Nf6 2. g3 c6 3. Nf3 d5 4. b3 dxc4 |
| A11 | Anglo-Slav Variation, with g3 | 1. c4 c6 2. Nf3 d5 3. g3 Nf6 4. b3 g6 |
| A11 | Anglo-Slav Variation, with g3 | 1. c4 c6 2. Nf3 d5 3. g3 Nf6 4. Bg2 dxc4 |
| A11 | Anglo-Slav Variation, with g3 | 1. c4 c6 2. Nf3 d5 3. g3 Nf6 4. Bg2 Bf5 |
| A12 | Anglo-Slav Variation, Capablanca Variation | 1. c4 Nf6 2. Nf3 c6 3. b3 d5 4. Bb2 Bg4 5. e3 |
| A12 | Anglo-Slav Variation, Capablanca Variation | 1. c4 Nf6 2. Nf3 c6 3. b3 d5 4. Bb2 Bg4 5. d3 |
| A11 | Anglo-Slav Variation, Gurevich System | 1. c4 c6 2. Nf3 d5 3. e3 Nf6 4. Nc3 Nbd7 5. Qc2 |
| A12 | Anglo-Slav Variation, London Defensive System | 1. c4 Nf6 2. g3 c6 3. Nf3 d5 4. b3 Bf5 5. Bg2 |
| A12 | Anglo-Slav Variation, London Defensive System | 1. c4 Nf6 2. g3 c6 3. Nf3 d5 4. b3 Bf5 5. Bb2 |
| A12 | Anglo-Slav Variation, New York System | 1. Nf3 Nf6 2. c4 c6 3. b3 d5 4. Bb2 Bf5 5. e3 |
| A12 | Anglo-Slav Variation, New York System | 1. Nf3 Nf6 2. c4 c6 3. b3 d5 4. Bb2 Bf5 5. d3 |
| A12 | Anglo-Slav Variation, Torre System | 1. c4 Nf6 2. g3 c6 3. Nf3 d5 4. b3 Bg4 5. Bg2 |
| A12 | Anglo-Slav Variation, Torre System | 1. c4 Nf6 2. g3 c6 3. Nf3 d5 4. b3 Bg4 5. Bb2 |
| A11 | Anglo-Slav Variation, Gurevich System | 1. c4 c6 2. Nf3 d5 3. e3 Nf6 4. Nc3 Nbd7 5. b3 e5 |
| A11 | Anglo-Slav Variation, Gurevich System | 1. c4 c6 2. Nf3 d5 3. e3 Nf6 4. Nc3 e6 5. b3 Bd6 |
| A14 | Anglo-Slav Variation | 1. Nf3 d5 2. c4 c6 3. g3 Nf6 4. Bg2 e6 5. b3 Be7 6. Bb2 |
| A12 | Anglo-Slav Variation, London Defensive System | 1. c4 Nf6 2. g3 c6 3. Nf3 d5 4. b3 Bf5 5. Bg2 e6 6. Bb2 |
| A12 | Anglo-Slav Variation, Torre System | 1. c4 Nf6 2. g3 c6 3. Nf3 d5 4. b3 Bg4 5. Bg2 e6 6. Bb2 |
| A11 | Anglo-Slav Variation, with g3 | 1. c4 c6 2. Nf3 d5 3. g3 Nf6 4. Bg2 Bf5 5. O-O e6 6. d3 |
| A11 | Anglo-Slav Variation, with g3 | 1. Nf3 Nf6 2. g3 d5 3. Bg2 c6 4. O-O Bf5 5. d3 h6 6. c4 e6 |
| A14 | Anglo-Slav Variation, Bogoljubow Variation, Stonewall Line | 1. Nf3 d5 2. c4 e6 3. g3 Nf6 4. Bg2 Be7 5. O-O O-O 6. b3 c6 7. Bb2 |
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