Réti Opening: Anglo-Slav Variation, Gurevich System (4… Nbd7 5. Qc2)
1. c4 c6 2. Nf3 d5 3. e3 Nf6 4. Nc3 Nbd7 5. 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. Nc3 Nbd7 5. 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 1 times by this move order. White won 0%, 0% were drawn and Black won 100%. The most popular continuation is 5… e5 (100% of games).
Engine evaluation: +0.14 (Stockfish, depth 38; best line 5… e5 6. cxd5 Nxd5 7. d4 Nb4 8. Qb1)
- ECO
- A11
- Moves
- 9 plies
- FEN
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1. c4 c6 2. Nf3 d5 3. e3 Nf6 4. Nc3 Nbd7 5. Qc2
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Results by rating
| Average rating | Games | White / draw / Black |
|---|---|---|
| 2000+ | 1 | |
| All | 1 |
Most played moves
| Move | Games | White / draw / Black |
|---|---|---|
| 5… e5 | 1 (100%) |
Master games
55 over-the-board games are classified under this line (White 47%, draw 35%, Black 18%). The strongest:
- GM Jan-Krzysztof Duda (2758) – GM Alexei Shirov (2684) 1-0 · World Rapid 2019 · 2019-12-27
- GM Hans Moke Niemann (2667) – GM Anish Giri (2760) 0-1 · FIDE Grand Swiss 2023 · 2023-11-04
- GM Vincent Keymer (2738) – GM Volodar Murzin (2627) 1/2-1/2 · World Rapid 2023 · 2023-12-28
- GM Anish Giri (2769) – GM Ihor Samunenkov (2584) 1-0 · Titled Tue 2nd Dec 2025 · 2025-12-02
- GM Igor Kovalenko (2674) – GM Maxim Matlakov (2674) 1-0 · Chess.com RCC Wk11 Swiss · 2022-04-23
Search all games of the Réti Opening: Anglo-Slav Variation, Gurevich System and its sub-variations
Highest-rated Lichess games
- Schuppiluliuma (2259) – Whitebeard19 (2261) 0-1 · 2026-09-02 · 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 (3… Nf6 4. 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.