The Réti Opening

The Réti Opening is a hypermodern chess opening where white does not build the ideal pawn center and instead tries to control that critical area of the board with piece pressure.

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8,2,4,16,32,4,2,8,1,1,1,1,1,1,1,1,0,0,0,0,0,0,0,0,0,0,0,0,0,0,0,0,0,0,0,0,0,0,0,0,0,0,0,0,0,0,0,0,129,129,129,129,129,129,129,129,136,130,132,144,160,132,130,136||The philosophy of the Réti opening is for white to control the center not with a pawn structure but instead white tries to control that critical area of the board with piece pressure.||8,2,4,16,32,4,0,8,1,1,1,1,1,1,1,1,0,0,0,0,0,2,0,0,0,0,0,0,0,0,0,0,0,0,0,0,0,0,0,0,0,0,0,0,0,0,0,0,129,129,129,129,129,129,129,129,136,130,132,144,160,132,130,136|0,6,13,0,aimage.png,0,0,6,9,0,blue_overlay.png,0,2,5,9,0,blue_overlay.png,0,4,4,2,0,x_blue.png,0|The basic moves are: Nf3

This develops the knight to a good square, prepares for quick castling, and prevents Black from occupying the center by 1...e5||8,2,4,16,32,4,0,8,1,1,1,1,1,1,1,1,0,0,0,0,0,2,0,0,0,0,0,0,0,0,0,0,0,0,0,129,0,0,0,0,0,0,0,0,0,0,0,0,129,129,129,0,129,129,129,129,136,130,132,144,160,132,130,136|6,3,13,0,aimage.png,0,6,3,9,0,blue_overlay.png,0,4,3,9,0,blue_overlay.png,0|d5

If Black plays a classic pawn controlled center d5 is Black's typical move.||8,2,4,16,32,4,0,8,1,1,0,1,1,1,1,1,0,0,0,0,0,2,0,0,0,0,1,0,0,0,0,0,0,0,0,129,0,0,0,0,0,0,0,0,0,0,0,0,129,129,129,0,129,129,129,129,136,130,132,144,160,132,130,136|1,2,13,0,aimage.png,0,1,2,9,0,blue_overlay.png,0,3,2,9,0,blue_overlay.png,0|c4

White offers the c-pawn to undermine the black pawn structure.|3,4,2,3,red|8,2,4,16,32,4,0,8,1,1,0,1,1,1,1,1,0,0,0,0,0,2,0,0,0,0,129,0,0,0,0,0,0,0,0,0,0,0,0,0,0,0,0,0,0,0,0,0,129,129,129,0,129,129,129,129,136,130,132,144,160,132,130,136|4,3,13,0,aimage.png,0,4,3,9,0,blue_overlay.png,0,3,2,9,0,blue_overlay.png,0,3,2,1,0,attackcross.png,0|dxc4

If Black captures the pawn this will be an empty victory as he cannot keep the pawn safe.||8,2,4,0,32,4,0,8,1,1,0,1,1,1,1,1,0,0,0,0,0,2,0,0,16,0,129,0,0,0,0,0,0,0,0,0,0,0,0,0,0,0,0,0,0,0,0,0,129,129,129,0,129,129,129,129,136,130,132,144,160,132,130,136|0,3,9,0,blue_overlay.png,0,3,0,9,0,blue_overlay.png,0,0,3,13,0,aimage.png,0,7,4,1,0,kingattack.png,0|As White plays 3.Qa4+ regaining the pawn and activating his queen.|0,3,2,3,red,0,3,4,7,green|8,0,4,16,32,4,0,8,1,1,0,1,1,1,1,1,2,0,0,0,0,2,0,0,0,0,129,0,0,0,0,0,0,0,0,0,0,0,0,0,0,0,0,0,0,0,0,0,129,129,129,0,129,129,129,129,136,130,132,144,160,132,130,136|0,1,13,0,aimage.png,0,2,0,9,0,blue_overlay.png,0,0,1,9,0,blue_overlay.png,0|Or 3.Na3 to attack the pawn with the knight.|0,2,2,3,red|8,2,4,16,32,4,0,8,1,1,1,1,1,1,1,1,0,0,0,0,0,2,0,0,0,0,0,0,0,0,0,0,0,0,0,0,0,0,0,0,0,0,0,0,0,0,0,0,129,129,129,129,129,129,129,129,136,130,132,144,160,132,130,136|0,6,13,0,aimage.png,0,0,6,9,0,blue_overlay.png,0,2,5,9,0,blue_overlay.png,0|Reti Openings often transpose into variations of the Queen's Gambit, the Slav, the Catalan, the English, or any one of a half dozen other possible queen's pawn structures.
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SteveB Premium Icon - 04:07 PM April 27, 2017

Thanks Charlie!
I'm glad you like it.

Charlie - 12:36 PM April 27, 2017

Hey steve, this is great. I am going to use this in my games!!!