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1.Nf3 Nf6 2.c4 g6 3.b4 Bg7 4.Bb2 O-O 5.e3 d6 6.d4 Nbd7 (click on the names to open a database version of the game) Dreev vs Bronstein 1-0 (1990) Krnic vs Knaak 1-0 (1988)Mikhalchishin vs Zimmerman 1-0 (1999)Nimzowitsch vs Reti ½ (1923) 7...Be2 Mikhalchishin vs Vuckovic 1-0 (1998)Miles vs Polugaevsky ½ (1984) 7...e5 8.Nc3 Re8 9.O-O Gasimov vs Gadjily 1-0 (1999)Mikhalchishin vs Tratar ½ (1998) 9...Qe7 Mikhalchishin vs Reinderman ½ (1992) 10.Nb5! return to Dreev vs Bronstein Return to Following Smyslov and Reti Menu

SOSv4 - Mikhalchishin KID type of set-up: 4.0-0 5.e3 d6 6.d4 e5 (click on the names to open a database version of the game) Macieja vs Gdanski ½ (2002) 1.Nf3 Nf6 2.c4 g6 3.b4 Bg7 4.Bb2 O-O 5.e3 d6 6.d4 e5 7.dxe5 7.Be2 a) 7...e4 Krnic vs Paunovic 1-0 (1983) b) 7...exd4 Sokolsy vs Lilienthal ½ (1954) is correct 7...Ng4 7...Nfd7 8.Nc3 a) 8...Nxe5 transposes to the main game b) 8...Nc6?! not enough compensation for Black Krnic vs Hazai ½ (1984) c) 8...dxe5 9.Be2 9...a5 Kempinski vs Szelag ½ (2002) 9...e4 is stronger Djurkovic vs Mazi 0-1 (2000) 8.Nc3 Nxe5 9.Nxe5 Bxe5 9...dxe5 with a perceptibly weak d6-square Mikhalchishin vs Popovych 1-0 (1999) 10.Be2 10.f4 might be a better option Mikhalchishin vs Cigan 1-0 (1998) 10...a5 10...Nc6 Krnic vs Van Delft 0-1 (1999) 11.a3 11.b5 is less good Doncea vs Pedersen 0-1 (2003) 11...Qh4 An accurate move to prevent White from castling 11...Be6 allows White to seize the initiative Mikhalchishin vs Rasik ...continue Macieja vs Gdanski12.g3 Qh3 13.Bf1 Qg4 14.Be2 Qh3 15.Bf1 Qg4 16.f3 Qe6 17.Kf2 Re8 18.Qc1 axb4 19.axb4 Rxa1 20.Bxa1 c6 21.Ne4 f5 22.Bxe5 Qxe5 23.Ng5 Nd7 24.h4 Nf6 25.Be2 h6 26.Nh3 Be6 27.Rd1 Bf7 28.Qa3 Nh5 29.f4 Qe4 30.Qc3 Nf6 31.Rxd6 Ng4+ 32.Bxg4 fxg4 33.Ng1 Qh1 34.Qd3 Qh2+ 35.Kf1 Qxg3 36.Rxg6+ Bxg6 37.Qxg6+ Kf8 38.Qf6+ Kg8 39.Qg6+ Kf8 40.Qf6+ 1/2-1/2 Return to Following Smyslov and Reti Menu

A Grunfeld set-up with 5...c6 and ...d5 (click on the names to open a database version of the game) Mikhalchishin vs Naiditsch 1-0 (1998) 1.Nf3 Nf6 2.c4 g6 3.b4 Bg7 4.Bb2 O-O 5.e3 c6 5...b6 Psakhis vs Mikhalchishin ½ (1985) 6.d4 6.Be2 Smyslov vs Ftacnik ½ (1990) 6...a5 6...d5 7.Nbd2! and Black has many possibilities: 7...a5 Korchnoi vs Rogers 0-1 (1990) 7...Bg4 Korchnoi vs Belotti 1-0 (1990) 7...Bf5 Smyslov vs Tatai 1-0 (1967) 7...Ne4 Kempinski vs Moor 1-0 (2001) Continue Mikhalchishin vs Naiditsch 7.b5 cxb5 8.cxb5 d5 9.Be2 Nbd7 10.O-O Nb6 11.Nbd2 Bf5 12.Rc1 Ne8 13.Ba3 Nd6 14.Qb3 Be6 15.Ng5 Bf5 16.Bc5 Bh6 17.Ngf3 Be6 18.Ne5 Re8 19.Rfd1 Rc8 20.Qa3 Na8 21.Qa4 Bf5 22.Bf3 Nc7 23.Bb6 Ndxb5 24.Be2 Nd6 25.Qxa5 Ra8 26.Qb4 Rc8 27.Qa5 Ra8 28.Qc3 Ncb5 29.Qc5 Qc8 30.Bxb5 Qxc5 31.Rxc5 Nxb5 32.Rxb5 Rxa2 33.Rxd5 Rb2 34.Ndc4 1-0 Return to Following Smyslov and Reti Menu

Following Smyslov and Reti by Adrian Mikhalchishin from Secrets of Opening Surprises vol 4 - 2006 (all credit goes to Mikhalchishin) "This variation against the King's Indian Defense and the Grunfeld Defense was devised by the great innovator Richard Reti, but popularized by ex-world champion Vasily Smyslov, and after him by Victor Kortchnoi, and the informator cheif Zdenko Krnic." ---Adrian Mikhalchishin -------------------------------------------------------------------------- 1)[ A Grunfeld set-up with 5...c6 and ...d5] 2) A KID type of set-up after 1.Nf3 Nf6 2.c4 g6 3.b4 Bg7 4.Bb2 O-O 5.e3 d6 6.d4: a) [6...e5] b) [6...Nbd7] c) [6...c5] 3) [ The Method of Reti and Smyslov] -------------------------------------------------------------------------- Return to Mainline Indexes and Sample Games Menu

What do the members of Reti play against a kings indian?The approach with an quick b4 as mentioned in easy guide to the reti and dynamic reti seem interesting. Although im not sure how entirely testing they are.Do you think it is a better option to play the fianchetto KID? I used to play this and had mixted results, albeit playin with little theoretical knowledge.

Gambit System Summarized from the book "Reti Opening 1 Nf3 d5" by Viacheslav Osnos 1982 Names in braces { } are linked 1.Nf3 d5 2.c4 c6 The critical position of this system, when White continues to develop without defending c4. 3.g3 Nf6 3...dxc4 4.Bg2 e6 5.Qc2 a) {Carls vs Nimzowitsch} b) {Goldberg vs Beilin} c) {Schmid vs. Schaufelberger}4.Bg2 dxc4 5.Na3 a) 5.a4 a1) 5...g6 a1a) 6.Na3 Qd5 {Gaprindashvili vs Chiburdanidze} a1b) 6.Na3 Bg7 {Vukovic vs Trifunovic} a1c) 6.0-0 Qd5 7.Nc3 {Khasin vs Shestakov} a2) 5...Be6 {Romanishin vs Dorfman} a3) 5...h6 {Petrosian vs Dolmatov} a4) 5...Na6 {Romanishin vs Makarichev} b) 5.Qc2 b1) 5...Nbd7?! {Vadasz vs Lukacs} b2) 5...Qd5 {Bagirov vs Mnatsakanian} b3) 5...b5 b3a) 6.b3 {Dzindzichashvili vs Bagirov} b3b) 6.a4 {Nikolic vs Spassov} c) 5.0-0 c1) {Karner vs Polugaevsky} c2) {Sherbakov vs Estrin} c3) {Romanishin vs Sveshnikov}5...b5 a) 5...Be6?! b) 5...g6?! {Dzindzichashvili vs. Fedorowicz} c) 5...e5!? {Barczay vs Benko} c1) 8.d3 (Etruk vs Keres}6.Ne5 6.d3 6...e6 is weaker {Olafsson vs Hort} 6...cxd {Benko vs Petrosian}6...Qc7 6...Nd5?! is weaker {Portisch vs. Donner} {Zilberstein vs. Sveshnikov}7.d4 MainLine - {Tseitlin vs Sveshnikov} Return to Mainline Indexes and Sample Games Menu

Giri-Ivanchuk: Triple Format in Leon http://www.chess.com/news/giri-ivanchuk-triple-format-in-leon-7688 A couple of Reti games from this recent encounter.

Reti group VC Tree Game names in braces {gamename} are links to the games 1.Nf3 d5 2.c4 2...dxc4 3.e3 {Reti - set - go} 3.Na3 {I can c4 files and files} 2...d4 3.b4 3...f6 {knight shift} 3...g6 {Reti for anything} 3.e3 3...c5 {Let's get Reti to rumble} 3.g3 3...c5 {Reti on the ready} 3...Nf6 {all reti then} 3...Nc6 {madman drummers bummers} 2...c6 3.Qc2 {knight people} 3.b3 3...dxc4 {indians in the summer} 3...Nf6 {He was born Reti} 2...e6 3.b3 {tripped the merry-go-round} 3.g3 3...dxc4 {blinded by the knight} 3...Nf6 4.Bg2 4...Be7 {with a teenage diplomat} 4...dxc4 {Reti lives!} 1.Nf3 Nf6 2.c4 2.g3 g6 3.Bg2 Bg7 4.c4 {reti on the rite} 1.Nf3 misc 1...d6 {we R reti too} 1...c5 {Are You RETI To Be Obsessed?}

Here is my game from the reversed Blumenfeld Gambit Team Match game. I thought it was a pretty interesting game, but my opponent played pretty poorly for an 1800 rated player..

This will be the first installment in which I will be posting annotated games from the excellent book "Reti's Best Games of Chess" by H. Golombek. My copy is from 1974 and i will be translating from old notation to algebraic. it was printed by Dover Press. Though not 100% sure, I believe each game is annotated by Golombek. This game is a very sharp Reti opening. It was played in Buenos Aires, 1924 against a strong grandmaster, R. Grau. At the time, Richard Reti was on an extended stay in South America.

Mainline Indexes and Sample Games ------------------------------------------- Under Construction - Many of the links do not currently work Suggested - [ Reti References ] ------------------------------------------- 1.Nf3 d5 2.c4 2...Nf6 2...dxc4 - Reti Accepted A) 3.Na3 B) 3.Qa4+ C) 3.e3 *d) 3.g3 *e) 3.e4 Kramer's Gambit f) 3.b3 Regina Nu 2...d4 - Reti Benoni (Advance Variation) A) 3.e3 B) 3.g3 C) 3.b4 2...c6 - Reti Slav 3.g3 - Gambit System 3.b3 Bf5 - Lasker System 3.b3 Bg4 - Capablanca System *3.b3 Nf6 - Reti/Slav 2...e6 3.g3: 4...dxc4 4...Be7 1.Nf3 f5 - Reti Dutch Black plays ...d5 Black plays ...e5 1.Nf3 Nf6 2.c4 2.g6 Following Smyslov and Reti -----------------------------------------------------------------------