TVremoteMicrowave - If black plays 1...c5, white doesn't have to accept his "sicilian invitation". White can and usually does play 2.c4, transposing into English opening, symmetrical variation.

I see Zukertort as this:

1. White plays a waiting move.

1... Black plays a reply to the certain opening that white hasn't even played yet.

2. White can transpose into the opening that makes black's "reply" typical (he excepts black's invitation) or he can choose a move that transposes into a rare variation of a completely different opening.

My favorite opening move as white.

This opening is no good. 1.d4 all the way!

I think that this move is thought better as a way to let black chose the opening . most openings end up with this night in this position so what ever blacks reply is , then you can form this into several openings.

This is the move :))

whatever the opening is called, Reti or Zukertort or just QPG ... once I played 1. Nf3 I am ready to any reply by Black ...

hmmmmmmm

Zukertort played it about 40 years before Reti, so it should be named after Zukertort. Respect priority not publicity.

For people saying this is the Reti - this is the zukertort, the reti is the fully hypermodern system of 1. Nf3 2.c4, once you play c4 it is the reti. The main line is: 1. Nf3 d5 2. c4

This is the first move typically of the reti opening, since 1. c4 is typically called the English, so people do often call Nf3 the Reti, but it is a slight misnomer

The reason I am not too fond of Nf3 is that it limits my options.  For example, I cannot do the Samisch variation when black plays King's Indian defense.

Yeah, I agree with you there - it's certainly the Reti; but then it's probably also known as the Zukertort.

I think the sicilian still works against this opening. So if you're white, this opening sucks because the sicilian rocks.  Queen's pawn opening is best against me, cause I'm still learning the King's Indian Defense.  Let's not discuss the games where I've tried to play the sicilian against the Queen's pawn opening...

thank u people  for sticking up for me im not good but im still lesrnig im know in my heart i can be a bettter player im voting on line  to bet gm i love the silace  def  bot im stil dont know how to play if gm  plays kniht we are down

I think white has a solid game after this.

I play this move almost 100% of the time now. I usually like to transpose into the Reti, in which I am most comfortable.

Reti...nice

opening

its only good if u   u get a rook out of it

I am rather rusty, but as I remember it, an opening cannot be characrerized by its first move. It may turnn into many things even by reversal of moves.