Réti Opening: Ideas, Principles, Theory, Transpositions, Structures · Chess Openings

January 25, 2025 NHaselton Uncategorized

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The Réti Opening is uncommon, practical, dangerous and sound. What more could you ask for in a chess opening?
Get a premade Réti repertoire here: https://chessbook.com/hanging-pawns
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Openings and variations you should know if you play the Réti Opening (they transpose or you get them with colors reversed):

Symmetrical English https://youtu.be/xE0uUuAcMUg
Agincourt English https://youtu.be/u0svhCPjJ_c
Benko Gambit https://youtu.be/_x_jp_7Ephc
Modern Benoni https://youtu.be/9dokTA8p8tM
Queen’s Gambit Accepted https://youtu.be/DlXXfcXcF5o
Catalan https://youtu.be/s0mAzxJRHpk

0:00 Introduction, Ideas, Basics
10:48 Réti – Fischer, Vienna 1923
20:48 Réti – Rubinstein, Karlsbad 1923
29:41 Réti – Tartakower, Karlsbad 1923
36:37 Réti – Capablanca, New York 1924
45:14 2…c6 black wants to play the Slav/Semi-Slav
49:31 2…d4 black wants to play the reversed Benoni/Benko
1:00:30 2…dxc4 black wants to play the QGA
1:02:07 2…e6 black wants to play the QGD/Catalan
1:05:25 What if black doesn’t play d5?

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