Réti with b3

Réti Opening · A13 · you play White. 1.Nf3 d5 2.c4 e6 3.g3 Nf6 4.Bg2 Be7 5.O-O O-O

About the Réti with b3

The Réti with the double fianchetto, b3 and Bb2, keeps everything flexible. White controls the centre with pieces, plays cxd5 to open the c-file and chooses between d4 and e4 when Black's setup is clear. It transposes to many other openings.

The Réti with b3 (A13) is one of 4 lines of the Réti Opening you can train here as White. It starts with 1.Nf3 d5 2.c4 e6 3.g3 Nf6 4.Bg2 Be7. Learn the Réti with b3 move by move, then play it against the computer until the book moves come automatically. After the opening, the page shows the typical middlegame plans, the endgames that often follow and grandmaster games with the Réti with b3. Add it to your set of lines to play with White, and repeat it in speed mode or the drill until you no longer have to think about it.

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