Reti shows it is dynamic

With white i always try to play the reti opening (1.Pf3 .. 2. c4). I started playing it 1,5 years ago and to me it feels like a good choice. Before that i always played the birdsopening. Also a fine opening and not that well known to people. But the dynamic character of the Reti is a plus in comparison to the birds opening. I rarely play e4 or d4. and when i do for fun i always get into trouble because i don't know it well enough.

An example of one quick 5 min game giving my oponent to much problems. And it rarely (read never) ends up the way it did here. It has nothing to do with the quality of my oponent. But it has to do with underestamating the danger of the Reti i play.

Have fun with the reti. 

Lovely examples. I'm surprised in the first 2 games both opponents kept their King in the center.

By the way I am a member of the Are You Reti group, as well. And we have a group with the same name on FB. 

Cheers!

There are several defenses to the Reti. The best one on a theoretical basis is Capablanca's Defense. The next best is Lasker's Defense, which has the drawback of exposing the c8 B to attack on f5 outside the pawn chain,even though Lasker's solves the problem of the hemming in of the c8 B after ...e6.

Obviously 3. e3 is more accurate, to support a later d4 advance.

The statistics say 45% that the move is okay. Please explain what the danger is. I think it is an attacking move. 

B5 is weak I agrea

After 3. ... c5 you will find it much more difficult to push the d-pawn. Play might continue something like

e4 Looks really attractive to play, but if black knows what to do (which is not to defend the extra pawn, but play for rapid, sensible development), then you have a much more difficult game then the statistics tell you at move 3.

After 3. e3 c5 4. Bxc4 Nc6 5. d4 is possible with active piece play for white, without having to deal with a backward pawn on a semi-open file.

What if i say that in the reti the C5 pawn is not a must target. But if you want to attack it.. An example. 

Thanx for the comments. But in my opinion statistics do give information. It doesn't make me a better player. So any pointers are welcome.

Regards, Seine

First of all, why move your bishop a second time (Bb5)? If you want to attack the c-pawn, then just push b4. If Nxb4 Ne5.

In your example if I were black I would play 7. ... Nf6 8. e5 Ng4 followed by a6 and probably Qc7. Black is equal at the minimum and white still has the backward d-pawn.

Bx c6 to soon. First Re1. a6..... and so on.     Carefull Qd3......!!  Still white is okay...

If you evaluate this position as okay, then it's fine by me. I wouldn't want to come out of the opening as white with a minus (black has bishop pair, white has a backward d-pawn, unsupported e-pawn).That black hasn't castled yet doesn't really matter. I don't see any attack coming soon.

Obviously black will play for 10. ... Qd3. The knight will eventually be moved to f5 (h6-f5) and white will be left hoping for a draw.

2...dxc3 is a stupid move as the extra pawn is undefendable, which means black essentially throws away a centre pawn for a flank one. The same goes or any further pawn moves to defend the pawn as it just puts black in a bad position.

Correct is either e6 or equally good d4.

Your initial attempts at developing your own Reti Opening Theory is interesting. It is rather like your stick figure icon. The rudimentary essentials of head, body, arms, legs, hands and feet.

As you play more and more games your stick figurine will look more and more like Michael Angelo's world famous sculpture of David.

I will try the move e3 for a while.