Réti Opening
Hypermodern. Controls the center from a distance.
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1. Nf3 › Réti Opening
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Sequence
1.Nf3d52.c4
Possible Variations10
2... d44 variations
2... c62 variations
2... dxc42 variations
2... b5Zilbermints Gambit2... b5
2... e6Stonewall Line2... e6 3. g3 3... Nf6 4. Bg2
About this opening
The Réti Opening embodies the hypermodern school: with 1.Nf3 followed by c4 and a g2 fianchetto, White controls the center from a distance rather than occupying it with pawns. Flexible, it readily transposes into the English or Catalan depending on Black's replies. Richard Réti made it famous by beating Capablanca in New York in 1924, one of the first great hypermodern victories.