Réti Opening: all variations and ECO codes

43 named lines across 4 ECO codes (A09–A14). Source: the CC0-licensed lichess.org opening database.

The idea

White develops the knight first and only later challenges the center with c4, pressuring d5 from the flank instead of occupying the center outright. It’s the founding idea of hypermodern chess: give Black a bigger pawn center on purpose, in exchange for lasting pressure against it.

The main line

How the main line scores at your rating

Real Lichess win rates for 1.Nf3 d5 2.c4, playing as white: the family’s other variations are not separately tracked for win rate yet, main line only.

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All 43 named variations

Every named line in the Réti Opening family, from the CC0-licensed ECO classification: not separately tracked for win rate, but every ECO code and move sequence is real, sourced data.

• A09Réti Opening (main line)1.Nf3 d5 2.c4
• A09Advance Variation1.Nf3 d5 2.c4 d4
  • A09Michel Gambit1.Nf3 d5 2.c4 d4 3.b4 c5
  • A09Navara Gambit1.Nf3 d5 2.c4 d4 3.b4 g5
• A09Penguin Variation1.Nf3 d5 2.c4 d4 3.Rg1
• A09Reversed Blumenfeld Gambit1.Nf3 d5 2.c4 d4 3.e3 c5 4.b4
• A09Réti Accepted1.Nf3 d5 2.c4 dxc4

• Réti Gambit

  • A09Keres Variation1.Nf3 d5 2.c4 dxc4 3.e3 Be6
• A09Zilbermints Gambit1.Nf3 d5 2.c4 b5
• A12Anglo-Slav Variation1.c4 Nf6 2.g3 c6 3.Nf3 d5 4.b3
  A14Anglo-Slav Variation1.Nf3 d5 2.c4 c6 3.g3 Nf6 4.Bg2 e6 5.b3 Be7 6.Bb2
  • A11Gurevich System1.c4 c6 2.Nf3 d5 3.e3
    A11Gurevich System1.c4 c6 2.Nf3 d5 3.e3 Nf6 4.Qc2
    A11Gurevich System1.c4 c6 2.Nf3 d5 3.e3 Nf6 4.Nc3 Nbd7 5.Qc2
    A11Gurevich System1.c4 c6 2.Nf3 d5 3.e3 Nf6 4.Nc3 Nbd7 5.b3 e5
    A11Gurevich System1.c4 c6 2.Nf3 d5 3.e3 Nf6 4.Nc3 e6 5.b3 Bd6
  • A11with g31.c4 c6 2.Nf3 d5 3.g3 Nf6 4.b3 g6
    A11with g31.c4 c6 2.Nf3 d5 3.g3 Nf6 4.Bg2
    A11with g31.c4 c6 2.Nf3 d5 3.g3 Nf6 4.Bg2 dxc4
    A11with g31.c4 c6 2.Nf3 d5 3.g3 Nf6 4.Bg2 Bf5
    A11with g31.c4 c6 2.Nf3 d5 3.g3 Nf6 4.Bg2 Bf5 5.O-O e6 6.d3
    A11with g31.Nf3 Nf6 2.g3 d5 3.Bg2 c6 4.O-O Bf5 5.d3 h6 6.c4 e6
  • A12Bled Variation1.Nf3 d5 2.b3 Nf6 3.Bb2 g6 4.c4 c6
  • A12Bogoljubow Variation1.Nf3 d5 2.c4 c6 3.b3
    A12Bogoljubow Variation1.Nf3 d5 2.c4 c6 3.b3 Bg4
    A12Bogoljubow Variation1.Nf3 d5 2.c4 c6 3.b3 Bf5
    A12Bogoljubow Variation1.Nf3 d5 2.c4 c6 3.b3 Bf5 4.Bb2
    • A14Stonewall Line1.Nf3 d5 2.c4 e6 3.g3 Nf6 4.Bg2 Be7 5.O-O O-O 6.b3 c6 7.Bb2
  • A12Capablanca Variation1.c4 Nf6 2.Nf3 c6 3.b3 d5 4.Bb2 Bg4
    A12Capablanca Variation1.c4 Nf6 2.Nf3 c6 3.b3 d5 4.Bb2 Bg4 5.e3
    A12Capablanca Variation1.c4 Nf6 2.Nf3 c6 3.b3 d5 4.Bb2 Bg4 5.d3
  • A12London Defensive System1.c4 Nf6 2.g3 c6 3.Nf3 d5 4.b3 Bf5
    A12London Defensive System1.c4 Nf6 2.g3 c6 3.Nf3 d5 4.b3 Bf5 5.Bg2
    A12London Defensive System1.c4 Nf6 2.g3 c6 3.Nf3 d5 4.b3 Bf5 5.Bg2 e6 6.Bb2
    A12London Defensive System1.c4 Nf6 2.g3 c6 3.Nf3 d5 4.b3 Bf5 5.Bb2
  • A12New York System1.Nf3 Nf6 2.c4 c6 3.b3 d5 4.Bb2 Bf5
    A12New York System1.Nf3 Nf6 2.c4 c6 3.b3 d5 4.Bb2 Bf5 5.e3
    A12New York System1.Nf3 Nf6 2.c4 c6 3.b3 d5 4.Bb2 Bf5 5.d3
  • A12Torre System1.c4 Nf6 2.g3 c6 3.Nf3 d5 4.b3 Bg4
    A12Torre System1.c4 Nf6 2.g3 c6 3.Nf3 d5 4.b3 Bg4 5.Bg2
    A12Torre System1.c4 Nf6 2.g3 c6 3.Nf3 d5 4.b3 Bg4 5.Bg2 e6 6.Bb2
    A12Torre System1.c4 Nf6 2.g3 c6 3.Nf3 d5 4.b3 Bg4 5.Bb2
  • A12with dxc41.c4 Nf6 2.g3 c6 3.Nf3 d5 4.b3 dxc4

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