The Dynamic Réti Opening
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It depends on how or what blacks defensive move... but usually end up in a playable middle game
thats right but black is a bit cramped. e5 knight is a monster!
so how defense yourself against the e5 knight?
lolo950 wrote:
so how defense yourself against the e5 knight?
One way is avoid the Reti. I don't allow it! The Reti requires a d5 push by Black (1.Nf3 d5 2.c4).
Instead, play either 1...Nf6 (a non-committal move) or 1...c5. You must be happy with the Sicilian if you play 1...c5 as White could turn it around on you with 2.e4.
After 1...c5, in addition to the Sicilian, White can play a Symmetrical English (2.c4) or enter some kind of Anti-Benoni (2.c4 and 3.d4).
After 1...Nf6, if White plays 2.c4, he has to be willing to deal with the Symmetrical English as Black can play 2...c5. He can also play an Anti-Grunfeld with 2...d5 (3.d4 g6 would transpose directly to the Grunfeld), or he can play 2...e6, which allows White the Anti-Nimzo via 3.Nc3 or can transpose to QP openings with 3.d4, leading to a Benoni (3...c5), QGD (3...d5), or QID (3...b6). Another option by Black is 2...g6, which King's Indian players will typically play, and if White avoids the Transposition to the KID, then you have something like 1.Nf3 Nf6 2.c4 g6 3.g3 Bg7 4.Bg2 O-O 5.Nf3 d6 6.Nc3 and if let's say, 6...Nc6, 7.d4 would transpose to the Fianchetto KID while 7.d3 would lead to an insipid line of the 1.c4 e5 English for White after 7...e5.
The last is what I play, being the King's Indian Player that I am, but there are numerous ways to avoid the Reti and force White into either an English or transposition to a KP or QP opening.
The same thing goes for the Reverse. If you are an English player, you either have to be willing to transpose to QP openings or else deal with the Reti (1.c4 e6 2.Nc3 d5 virtually forces 3.d4 and a QGD while 1.c4 e6 2.Nf3 d5 is a direct transposition to the Reti).
By the way, after 1.Nf3 Nf6, White can avoid 2.c4, and play 2.g3, which will transpose eventually if White ever plays c4, will transpose to a QP opening if he plays d4, and if he plays for d3 and e4, you have a King's Indian Attack, but not a very good version of it for White. The KIA is best played against the French or Sicilian with 2...e6. Against just about any other line, the KIA is insipid.
ThrillerFan wrote:
lolo950 wrote:
so how defense yourself against the e5 knight?
One way is avoid the Reti. I don't allow it! The Reti requires a d5 push by Black (1.Nf3 d5 2.c4).
Instead, play either 1...Nf6 (a non-committal move) or 1...c5. You must be happy with the Sicilian if you play 1...c5 as White could turn it around on you with 2.e4.
After 1...c5, in addition to the Sicilian, White can play a Symmetrical English (2.c4) or enter some kind of Anti-Benoni (2.c4 and 3.d4).
After 1...Nf6, if White plays 2.c4, he has to be willing to deal with the Symmetrical English as Black can play 2...c5. He can also play an Anti-Grunfeld with 2...d5 (3.d4 g6 would transpose directly to the Grunfeld), or he can play 2...e6, which allows White the Anti-Nimzo via 3.Nc3 or can transpose to QP openings with 3.d4, leading to a Benoni (3...c5), QGD (3...d5), or QID (3...b6). Another option by Black is 2...g6, which King's Indian players will typically play, and if White avoids the Transposition to the KID, then you have something like 1.Nf3 Nf6 2.c4 g6 3.g3 Bg7 4.Bg2 O-O 5.Nf3 d6 6.Nc3 and if let's say, 6...Nc6, 7.d4 would transpose to the Fianchetto KID while 7.d3 would lead to an insipid line of the 1.c4 e5 English for White after 7...e5.
The last is what I play, being the King's Indian Player that I am, but there are numerous ways to avoid the Reti and force White into either an English or transposition to a KP or QP opening.
The same thing goes for the Reverse. If you are an English player, you either have to be willing to transpose to QP openings or else deal with the Reti (1.c4 e6 2.Nc3 d5 virtually forces 3.d4 and a QGD while 1.c4 e6 2.Nf3 d5 is a direct transposition to the Reti).
By the way, after 1.Nf3 Nf6, White can avoid 2.c4, and play 2.g3, which will transpose eventually if White ever plays c4, will transpose to a QP opening if he plays d4, and if he plays for d3 and e4, you have a King's Indian Attack, but not a very good version of it for White. The KIA is best played against the French or Sicilian with 2...e6. Against just about any other line, the KIA is insipid.
Excellent analysis!
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