Reti System

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16th September 2008, 03:05pm
#1
by fzweb
Australia
Member Since: Dec 2007
Member Points: 417

For those who don't know the Reti System, it is 1.Nf3. Devised by Richard Reti. I've made up a new line, and want to see if its worth playing or if it can be easily refuted.

16th September 2008, 03:45pm
#2
by Sothilde
Groningen Netherlands
Member Since: Oct 2007
Member Points: 230

Basically refusing the pawn by 4...e4 refutes it, forcing the night to go back home, and after Nf6 and further developing moves, white has nothing and is behind in development while black has a great game

16th September 2008, 03:49pm
#3
by pvmike
Voorhees, NJ United States
Member Since: Feb 2008
Member Points: 581

yeah 4...e4 or even 5...e4 looks good for black

16th September 2008, 04:03pm
#4
by dwaxe
Thousand Oaks, California United States
Member Since: May 2008
Member Points: 893

White is actually loosing from move five, because black is way ahead in development, and you needed a gross blunder (16...Nd6??) to gain a remotely possible attack.

Your choice of opening was not great either--you never play c4 in the KIA against e5 and d5, for fear of e4 or d4. If you want to play c4, play 1. Nf3 d5 2. c4. In the KIA, c4 is not intelligent.

So your line is not very smart for white.

This is what Fritz 11 says (look at move list):

 

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