Blunderbase

Réti Opening

The Réti Opening starts 1. Nf3 d5 2. c4. The opening book names 19 variations of it, under ECO A09 to A14.

The main line, move by move

Starting position3 more to go

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All 19 Réti Opening variations

  • A09Advance Variation1. Nf3 d5 2. c4 d4
  • A09Advance Variation, Michel Gambit1. Nf3 d5 2. c4 d4 3. b4 c5
  • A09Advance Variation, Navara Gambit1. Nf3 d5 2. c4 d4 3. b4 g5
  • A09Penguin Variation1. Nf3 d5 2. c4 d4 3. Rg1
  • A09Reversed Blumenfeld Gambit1. Nf3 d5 2. c4 d4 3. e3 c5 4. b4
  • A09Réti Accepted1. Nf3 d5 2. c4 dxc4
  • A09Réti Gambit, Keres Variation1. Nf3 d5 2. c4 dxc4 3. e3 Be6
  • A09Zilbermints Gambit1. Nf3 d5 2. c4 b5
  • A11Anglo-Slav Variation, Gurevich System1. c4 c6 2. Nf3 d5 3. e3 (also reached by 4 other move orders)
  • A11Anglo-Slav Variation, with g31. c4 c6 2. Nf3 d5 3. g3 Nf6 4. b3 g6 (also reached by 5 other move orders)
  • A12Anglo-Slav Variation1. c4 Nf6 2. g3 c6 3. Nf3 d5 4. b3 (also reached by 1 other move order)
  • A12Anglo-Slav Variation, Bled Variation1. Nf3 d5 2. b3 Nf6 3. Bb2 g6 4. c4 c6
  • A12Anglo-Slav Variation, Bogoljubow Variation1. Nf3 d5 2. c4 c6 3. b3 (also reached by 3 other move orders)
  • A12Anglo-Slav Variation, Capablanca Variation1. c4 Nf6 2. Nf3 c6 3. b3 d5 4. Bb2 Bg4 (also reached by 2 other move orders)
  • A12Anglo-Slav Variation, London Defensive System1. c4 Nf6 2. g3 c6 3. Nf3 d5 4. b3 Bf5 (also reached by 3 other move orders)
  • A12Anglo-Slav Variation, New York System1. Nf3 Nf6 2. c4 c6 3. b3 d5 4. Bb2 Bf5 (also reached by 2 other move orders)
  • A12Anglo-Slav Variation, Torre System1. c4 Nf6 2. g3 c6 3. Nf3 d5 4. b3 Bg4 (also reached by 3 other move orders)
  • A12Anglo-Slav Variation, with dxc41. c4 Nf6 2. g3 c6 3. Nf3 d5 4. b3 dxc4
  • A14Anglo-Slav Variation, Bogoljubow Variation, Stonewall Line1. 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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