How to lay against the Reti? - Chess Forums - Page 2

Uphigh100percent · 2014-01-14T18:25:33-08:00

I am a Kid and Pirc player as black.I know the Benoni, the Benko Gambit and Najdorf.Few times I play against the Reti opening and, besides needing to play against it I do not think that I should devote a lot of time to prepare against it?Is there an easy and even position to play as black in 1500-19

toiyabe

Jan 16, 2014

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#21

LOL, my "incorrect view"? You said the opening is played a ton by super-GM's. It isn't.

Gamboo

Jan 18, 2014

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#22

Assuming you play 1.Nf3 d5 2.c4.. then push the pawn to d4. As a Reti-white guy I find that pawn very irritating.

superdrewe53

Jul 13, 2019

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#23

Can anyone show a line that kills the Reti dead

kindaspongey

Jul 13, 2019

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#24

The June 2019 issue of Chess lists the top twenty openings compiled from a list of 1940 April games where both players were rated over 2400 Elo. One can not take position on this list too seriously because it is greatly influenced by how the openings are grouped. For example, all the Retis are grouped together, while English is separated into 1...c5, 1...e5, etc. Nevertheless, for what it is worth, some of the list entries are: 114 Retis, 89 declined Queen's Gambits, 83 Najdorf Sicilians, 75 Caro-Kanns, 73 King's Indians, 61 Nimzo-Indians, 53 1...e6 Englishes, 48 Slavs, 47 1...c5 Englishes, 46 1...e5 Englishes, 43 1...Nf6 Englishes, 43 Berlin Ruy Lopezes, 39 Giuoco Pianos, 37 Catalans, 36 Classical Gruenfelds, 35 Queen's Indians, and 33 Sicilian Kans.