Réti Opening: Anglo-Slav Variation, Bogoljubow Variation (3. b3 Bg4)
1. Nf3 d5 2. c4 c6 3. b3 Bg4
The Réti Opening: Anglo-Slav Variation, Bogoljubow Variation is a chess opening classified as ECO A12, reached after 1. Nf3 d5 2. c4 c6 3. b3 Bg4. It is a line of the Réti Opening. White is to move.
In 12.6 million rated Lichess games (blitz and slower), this position was reached 32 times by this move order. White won 50%, 6% were drawn and Black won 44%. The most popular continuation is 4. Bb2 (50% of games).
Engine evaluation: +0.01 (Stockfish, depth 46; best line 4. e3 e6 5. Be2 Nd7 6. Nc3 Ngf6)
- ECO
- A12
- Moves
- 6 plies
- FEN
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1. Nf3 d5 2. c4 c6 3. b3 Bg4
Analyse with Stockfish · Board image (SVG) · Open on Lichess
Results by rating
| Average rating | Games | White / draw / Black |
|---|---|---|
| 0-1499 | 4 | |
| 1500-1999 | 18 | |
| 2000+ | 10 | |
| All | 32 |
Most played moves
| Move | Games | White / draw / Black |
|---|---|---|
| 4. Bb2 | 16 (50%) | |
| 4. Ne5 | 11 (34%) | |
| 4. e3 | 3 (9%) | |
| 4. d3 | 1 (3%) | |
| 4. g3 | 1 (3%) |
Master games
103 over-the-board games are classified under this line (White 29%, draw 30%, Black 41%). The strongest:
- GM Parham Maghsoodloo (2676) – GM Magnus Carlsen (2862) 0-1 · chess.com Speed 2020 · 2020-11-02
- GM Kacper Piorun (2657) – GM Nikita Vitiugov (2726) 0-1 · European Blitz 2016 · 2016-12-17
- GM Bardiya Daneshvar (2597) – GM Nitzan Steinberg (2556) 0-1 · Chess.com Open PlayIn1 · 2026-03-16
- GM Aleksandr Lenderman (2585) – GM Jorge Cori (2546) 0-1 · VIII American Continental 2013 · 2013-05-14
- GM Thal Abergel (2464) – GM Jorge Cori (2636) 1/2-1/2 · 37th Benasque Open 2017 · 2017-07-09
Highest-rated Lichess games
- die_maus (2370) – PoulesAurontDesDents (2310) 1-0 · 2026-09-02 · 180 + 0s
- googlecoms (2312) – Exito76 (2356) 0-1 · 2026-09-06 · 600 + 0s
- kenst (2286) – Jhonsmit (2349) 1-0 · 2026-09-06 · 300 + 0s
Comes from
Réti Opening: Anglo-Slav Variation, Bogoljubow Variation (2… c6 3. b3) 1. Nf3 d5 2. c4 c6 3. b3
More Réti Opening lines (all)
- Réti Opening A09
- Réti Opening: Advance Variation A09
- Réti Opening: Advance Variation, Michel Gambit A09
- Réti Opening: Advance Variation, Navara Gambit A09
- Réti Opening: Penguin Variation A09
- Réti Opening: Reversed Blumenfeld Gambit A09
- Réti Opening: Réti Accepted A09
- Réti Opening: Réti Gambit, Keres Variation A09
- Réti Opening: Zilbermints Gambit A09
- Réti Opening: Anglo-Slav Variation, Gurevich System (2… d5 3. e3) A11
- Réti Opening: Anglo-Slav Variation, Gurevich System (3… Nf6 4. Qc2) A11
- Réti Opening: Anglo-Slav Variation, Gurevich System (4… Nbd7 5. Qc2) A11
Opening names and moves from the Lichess openings dataset; statistics from the Lichess open database, 2026-09 (CC0), sample of 12.6 million games, bots excluded; evaluations from Lichess cloud analysis (all CC0). Master games from The Week in Chess #920–#1664 by Mark Crowther, used with permission.