Réti Opening: Anglo-Slav Variation, Bogoljubow Variation, Stonewall Line
1. Nf3 d5 2. c4 e6 3. g3 Nf6 4. Bg2 Be7 5. O-O O-O 6. b3 c6 7. Bb2
The Réti Opening: Anglo-Slav Variation, Bogoljubow Variation, Stonewall Line is a chess opening classified as ECO A14, reached after 1. Nf3 d5 2. c4 e6 3. g3 Nf6 4. Bg2 Be7 5. O-O O-O 6. b3 c6 7. Bb2. It is a line of the Réti Opening. Black is to move.
In 12.6 million rated Lichess games (blitz and slower), this position was reached 8 times by this move order. White won 50%, 0% were drawn and Black won 50%. The most popular continuation is 7… Nbd7 (88% of games).
Engine evaluation: +0.07 (Stockfish, depth 44; best line 7… b6 8. e3 Nbd7 9. Qe2 Bb7 10. Rd1)
- ECO
- A14
- Moves
- 13 plies
- FEN
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1. Nf3 d5 2. c4 e6 3. g3 Nf6 4. Bg2 Be7 5. O-O O-O 6. b3 c6 7. Bb2
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Results by rating
| Average rating | Games | White / draw / Black |
|---|---|---|
| 0-1499 | 1 | |
| 1500-1999 | 1 | |
| 2000+ | 6 | |
| All | 8 |
Most played moves
| Move | Games | White / draw / Black |
|---|---|---|
| 7… Nbd7 | 7 (88%) | |
| 7… b6 | 1 (13%) |
Master games
44 over-the-board games are classified under this line (White 52%, draw 23%, Black 25%). The strongest:
- GM Aleksandr Shimanov (2578) – GM Dmitry Andreikin (2729) 1-0 · World Blitz 2023 · 2023-12-30
- GM Ivan Rozum (2559) – GM Sergey Vokarev (2461) 1/2-1/2 · TCh-RUS Major League 2016 · 2016-05-01
- IM Srdjan Sale (2430) – IM Jadranko Plenca (2487) 1/2-1/2 · Croatian Cup 2018 · 2018-05-18
- IM Zurab Javakhadze (2454) – IM Yuliia Osmak (2438) 1/2-1/2 · PNWCC Online Blitz JP 16 · 2020-07-11
- GM Pouya Idani (2595) – FM Massinas Djabri (2259) 1-0 · Titled Tue 2nd Jul Late · 2024-07-02
Highest-rated Lichess games
- FM sutcunuri (2609) – FM bomber1234 (2623) 1-0 · 2026-09-06 · 180 + 0s
- TeoriaGolem01 (2391) – NM atdchess (2296) 0-1 · 2026-09-01 · 180 + 0s
- Duk555 (2279) – MaxxxMan (2250) 0-1 · 2026-09-03 · 180 + 0s
Comes from
Réti Opening 1. Nf3 d5 2. c4
More Réti Opening lines (all)
- 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
- Réti Opening: Anglo-Slav Variation, Gurevich System (5. b3 e5) 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.