Réti Opening: Anglo-Slav Variation, Gurevich System (3… Nf6 4. Qc2)
1. c4 c6 2. Nf3 d5 3. e3 Nf6 4. Qc2
The Réti Opening: Anglo-Slav Variation, Gurevich System is a chess opening classified as ECO A11, reached after 1. c4 c6 2. Nf3 d5 3. e3 Nf6 4. Qc2. 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 13 times by this move order. White won 38%, 0% were drawn and Black won 62%. The most popular continuation is 4… e6 (54% of games).
Engine evaluation: +0.01 (Stockfish, depth 33; best line 4… g6 5. Be2 Bg7 6. O-O O-O 7. d4)
- ECO
- A11
- Moves
- 7 plies
- FEN
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1. c4 c6 2. Nf3 d5 3. e3 Nf6 4. Qc2
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Results by rating
| Average rating | Games | White / draw / Black |
|---|---|---|
| 1500-1999 | 2 | |
| 2000+ | 11 | |
| All | 13 |
Most played moves
| Move | Games | White / draw / Black |
|---|---|---|
| 4… e6 | 7 (54%) | |
| 4… Bg4 | 4 (31%) | |
| 4… g6 | 2 (15%) |
Master games
129 over-the-board games are classified under this line (White 52%, draw 29%, Black 19%). The strongest:
- GM Anish Giri (2780) – GM Nikita Vitiugov (2709) 1/2-1/2 · 2nd Du Te Cup 2018 · 2018-11-12
- GM Nihal Sarin (2718) – GM Jan-Krzysztof Duda (2743) 1-0 · Esports World Cup A 2026 · 2026-08-13
- GM Radoslaw Wojtaszek (2670) – GM Anish Giri (2768) 0-1 · Superbet Rapid 2023 · 2023-05-23
- GM Radoslaw Wojtaszek (2708) – GM Sam Shankland (2720) 1-0 · FTX Road to Miami Prelim · 2022-07-13
- GM Hans Moke Niemann (2688) – GM Santosh Gujrathi Vidit (2721) 0-1 · Niemann-Vidit Blitz 2024 · 2024-06-22
Search all games of the Réti Opening: Anglo-Slav Variation, Gurevich System and its sub-variations
Highest-rated Lichess games
- NM chessiah (2578) – Gyalog75 (2570) 0-1 · 2026-09-02 · 180 + 0s
- sfr_ga (2345) – Moepje (2466) 0-1 · 2026-09-04 · 180 + 0s
- KarelVl (2345) – waffles_06 (2375) 0-1 · 2026-09-01 · 180 + 0s
Comes from
Réti Opening: Anglo-Slav Variation, Gurevich System (2… d5 3. e3) 1. c4 c6 2. Nf3 d5 3. e3
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 (4… Nbd7 5. Qc2) A11
- Réti Opening: Anglo-Slav Variation, Gurevich System (5. b3 e5) A11
- Réti Opening: Anglo-Slav Variation, Gurevich System (5. b3 Bd6) 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.