Best contemporary book on the Reti?

Hi folks,

After years of playing around with the Orangutan (b4), I've developed a bit of an appreciation for the Reti. I like the options it gives White, whilst leaving my intentions less than clear.

Is there a text that is generally considered the go to for the Reti these days?

I have "The Modernized Reti" by Adrien Demuth. It's more of a variation filled reference book than a game collection that is more prevalent in the "Opening Repertoire" series of books. I suggest looking for a pdf sample on the New in Chess website to see if that fits what you are looking for. Let me know if you have any further questions.

Many thanks, lostpawn247.

https://www.amazon.com/Hypermodern-Opening-Repertoire-Publishings-Essential/dp/158042015X I actually like this one by Schiller , It is one of his better books

i like starting out: the reti by neil mcdonald. this author is really good at explaining idea based openings.

but let me tell you as someone like you that has played 1.b4 and other hypermodern openings but just recently added the reti to my repertoire, the opening is pretty darn intuitive and almost plays itself. either black goes d4 and you get very comfy long term hypermodern pressure or they play more solid and white can usually keep a pleasant edge with double fianchetto and eventually expand with pawns approach

Really appreciate your response, darkunorthodox88. So, have you found yourself generally able to transpose to Orangutan lines? (I love the look and feel of the Reti exchange variation.)

when white is allowed i sometimes do. it is often a good way to break symmetry, for example.

There is also this b pawn idea from the black side of things. I rather like this game played by Caruana.

The downside to playing the Reti below the master level is it cannot be used as a standalone opening. You must know a number of other openings and a number of pawn structures.

The Reti - 1.Nf3 d5 2.c4 and Black can play 2...c6, 2...e6, 2...d4, or 2...dxc4, all of which lead to extremely different structures.

Black Avoids the Reti - Black can actually avoid the Reti by not playing 1...d5. This is going to force White to understand other openings as well. For example:

Black plays 1...c5 - Here you have to be willing to play either the Symmetrical English (2.c4), the Sicilian (2.e4), or a move like 2.g3, leading to another opening, like the KIA, possibly the Reti if Black ever plays ...d5, this could also lead back to the English, etc.

Black plays 1...Nf6 - Aside from transpositions to those after 1...d5 or 1...c5, there are King's Indian setups, potential transpositions to the King's Indian, etc. This can also lead to many other "Non-Reti" responses.

There are a LOT of different pawn structures to deal with here.

That's a helpul reply ThrillerFan. Thanks.

"The Modernized Réti" by Adrien Demuth

Hello everyone can anyone tell me that which reti book can help me. I generally play KIA ,when Bishop comes on g5 I play Reti ,in Symetrical Reti I transpose it to symmetrical english.