Réti Opening: Anglo-Slav Variation, Bogoljubow Variation, Stonewall Line
Réti Opening: Anglo-Slav Variation, Bogoljubow Variation, Stonewall Line is a chess opening with the ECO code A14, part of the Réti Opening family. It goes 1. Nf3 d5 2. c4 e6 3. g3 Nf6 4. Bg2 Be7 5. O-O O-O 6. b3 c6 7. Bb2. White opens with 1. Nf3 (the Zukertort/Réti knight move) and Black answers 1... d5. After 13 moves it is Black to move. The lesson on the board explains every move of the line and lets you play it yourself; it is free.
The moves
1. Nf3 – White plays the knight to f3
1... d5 – Black plays the pawn to d5
2. c4 – White plays the pawn to c4
2... e6 – Black plays the pawn to e6
3. g3 – White plays the pawn to g3
3... Nf6 – Black plays the knight to f6
4. Bg2 – White plays the bishop to g2
4... Be7 – Black plays the bishop to e7
5. O-O – White castles kingside
5... O-O – Black castles kingside
6. b3 – White plays the pawn to b3
6... c6 – Black plays the pawn to c6
The line goes on for 1 more moves; the lesson shows them all.
About the Réti Opening
White plays 1.Nf3 and c4, attacking the centre from the side instead of occupying it. It is a modern, flexible approach.
White fianchettoes with g3 and Bg2, sometimes on both sides with b3 and Bb2.
The c4 pawn pressures d5; White may take with cxd5 to open the c-file.
If Black pushes ...d4, White attacks it with e3 or b4.
chessGM