Réti Opening: Complete Guide

The original hypermodern try — White develops the knight before any pawn commitments, then pressures Black's center with pieces from the flanks. Drill every main line against an adaptive engine, backed by real Lichess win rates and Stockfish evaluations.

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All 27 variations of the Réti Opening

Openings & Plans Réti Opening: e6 ECO A09 7M games Openings & Plans Réti Opening ECO A09 2M games Openings & Plans Réti Opening ECO A09 2M games Anti-Openings Réti Opening ECO A09 2M games Openings & Plans Réti Opening: Réti Accepted ECO A09 1M games Openings & Plans Réti Opening: Réti Accepted ECO A09 1M games Openings & Plans Réti Opening: Advance Variation ECO A09 506K games Openings & Plans Réti Opening: Advance Variation ECO A09 506K games Openings & Plans Réti Opening: Nf6 ECO A09 218K games Openings & Plans Réti Opening: Anglo-Slav Variation, Gurevich System ECO A11 197K games Openings & Plans Réti Opening: Anglo-Slav Variation, Gurevich System ECO A11 197K games Openings & Plans Réti Opening: c6 ECO A09 197K games Openings & Plans Réti Opening: dxc4 ECO A09 158K games Openings & Plans Réti Opening: d4 ECO A09 109K games Openings & Plans Réti Opening: Réti Accepted: Qa4+ ECO A09 81K games Openings & Plans Réti Opening: Anglo-Slav Variation, Bogoljubow Variation ECO A12 55K games Openings & Plans Réti Opening: Anglo-Slav Variation, Bogoljubow Variation ECO A12 55K games Openings & Plans Réti Opening: Réti Accepted: Nc3 ECO A09 49K games Gambits Réti Opening: Réti Gambit, Keres Variation ECO A09 43K games Openings & Plans Réti Opening: Réti Accepted: e3 ECO A09 43K games Openings & Plans Réti Opening: Réti Accepted: g3 ECO A09 15K games Openings & Plans Réti Opening: Réti Accepted: Na3 ECO A09 9K games Gambits Réti Opening: Advance Variation, Michel Gambit ECO A09 5K games Openings & Plans Réti Opening: Réti Accepted: e4 ECO A09 2K games Gambits Réti Opening: Zilbermints Gambit ECO A09 141 games Gambits Réti Opening: Advance Variation, Navara Gambit ECO A09 134 games Openings & Plans Réti Opening: Penguin Variation ECO A09 57 games

Frequently asked questions about the Réti Opening

What is the réti in chess?

The Réti is a chess opening family with 27 variations covered on Chessy. Over 20 million Lichess games have reached these positions across all rating levels.