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Fun with Reti

A popular opening, the Reti offers White great flexibility and can transpose into numerous other openings, including the English, Kings Indian and the normal Kings Pawn game.

If the book lines are followed, White can have a strong push for the centre, with a Knight and its Queen developed in attack, before Black can bring its pieces into play.

1. Nf3 d5 2. c4 dxc4 3. Qa4+ Bd7

This is a game a recently played with the Reti opening. 1. Nf3 d5 2. c4 d5xc4 3. Qa4+ It was a thoroughly enjoyable game to play, initiative was won and lost by both players and the drawn outcome was in my opinion the deserved result.

 

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  • 3 years ago

    yMarchog

    Thankyou, thats brill!

  • 3 years ago

    Blunderprone

    Just follow the link I gave you. I reference the Capablanca game in that article ( linked with a hyper-text) I alos link to a game he played with Tartakower where he played your favorite new opening. The game with Bogoljubow won him a brilliancy prize.

    To learn openings, it's been suggested to me to study complete games by masters. This New York 1924 tournament is probably a good resource to start for Reti. I provide commentary in the linked games mentioned in the article as well as provide Alekhine's annotations ( especially where I over looked things being a student to the game myslef) from the tournament book.

    I look forward to your progress with this opening.

     

    Best wishes,

    George ( aka Blunderprone)

  • 3 years ago

    yMarchog

    Thankyou for the comment and advice Blunderprone , I will check those Reti/Capablanca games out later, they sound good. Smile I am beginning to use this opening more often now so any advice you can give is appreciated.

  • 3 years ago

    Blunderprone

    Richard Reti was the only Hypermodern who actually deployed his pet opening at teh NewYork 1924 tournament: http://blog.chess.com/Blunderprone/new-york-1924-richard-reti-the-hypermodern-master 

    He beat Capablanca with this opening breaking the world Champions 8 year long undefeated record! You are in good waters with this. The sharpest repsonse was with Dr. Lasker when he played 2...c6 and a reversed  London set up ( so called named after teh London 1922 event) :

    The cautionary note here is to watch Black's e-pawn advance. I hope you enjoy and Good luck!

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