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Réti popularized these moves against all defenses in the spirit of hypermodernism, and as the opening developed it gained structure and a clearer distinction between it and other openings. Hans Kmoch called the system of attack employed by Réti in the game Réti–Rubinstein, Carlsbad 1923, [ 5 ] "the Réti Opening" or "the Réti System".
A flank opening, it is the third most popular of the twenty legal opening moves White has, behind only 1.e4 and 1.d4. [ 3 ] [ 4 ] [ 5 ] The move has been described by Edmar Mednis as a "perfect and flexible opening" [ 6 ] and by others such as Aron Nimzowitsch as "certainly the most solid move, whereas moves such as 1.e4 and 1.d4 are both ...
This is a list of chess openings, organised by the Encyclopaedia of Chess Openings (ECO) code classification system.The chess openings are categorised into five broad areas ("A" through "E"), with each of those broken up into one hundred subcategories ("00" through "99").
Reti Opening, Penguin Variation: 1. Nf3 d5 2. c4 d4 3. Rg1 Thank you! —Preceding unsigned comment added by 24.231.166.4 23:34, 7 February 2008 (UTC) 1.Nf3 should not be called the KI Attack either. The KI Attack is the 2. g3 (or 3. g3) variation, just as the Réti is the 1...d5 2. c4 variation. 1. Nf3 itself should be called Zukertort Opening.
The Encyclopaedia of Chess Openings (ECO) identifies the Colle System as an uncommon continuation of the Queen's Pawn Game, assigning it the code D05. [a] In the ECO, the Colle System is defined by the line 1.d4 d5 2.Nf3 Nf6 3.e3 e6 4.Bd3 c5 5.c3. [1] Paul van der Sterren gives an identical definition, with the same moves played in the same ...
The Franco-Indian Defence is a chess opening characterized by the moves: 1.d4 e6. This play allows White to play 2.e4, entering the French Defence . If White wants to continue with a Queen's Pawn Game however, 2.c4 and 2.Nf3 usually transpose to a familiar opening such as the Queen's Gambit Declined , Nimzo-Indian or Queen's Indian .
After playing the four moves outlined above White will usually choose to direct play into another opening system [2] such as the Réti Opening (by playing c4), the King's Indian Attack (by playing d3, Nbd2 and e4), the Catalan (by playing d4 and c4), or the Hippopotamus (by playing b3 and Bb2). The Barcza System is thus essentially a ...
This is a list of chess openings that are gambits. ... Alekhine Gambit – B02 – 1.e4 Nf6 2.e5 Nd5 3.c4 Nb6 4.d4 d6 5.Nf3 Bg4 6.Be2 dxe5 7.Nxe5 [1]