Réti Opening
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KennaTree27
7 days ago
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#1
Is this a good opener? I'm new to chess and this is the move I want to make naturally.
7 days ago
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#3
It is very flexible. I think that it is a very good opening. If you take a look at the eval (stockfish 18, depth 60), e4 and d4 are + and Nf3 is +, which indicates that it is pretty decent (e4 being the best move according to stockfish)
6 days ago
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#4
The problem is the Reti cannot be forced. If you play the Reti, you must also know other openings. The English suffers the same problem. For a beginner, that's not good.
After 1.Nf3:
1...d5 - You can play the Reti with 2.c4.
1...c5 - Now your choice is the English (2.c4), Anti-Benoni (2.d4), Sicilian (2.e4), Nimzowitsch Attack (2.b3), or remain flexible with 2.g3.
1...Nf6 - Non-committal - you might get a Reti, you might not.
1...f5 - Now you get a Dutch if you play an early d4, the Anglo-Dutch if you don't.
1...g6 - Modern Defense - can often transpose to Symmetrical Englis, reverse Sicilian , e4-Modern, or QP opening.
For anyone that is a beginner, 1.e4 or 1.d4 are best.